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Personnel: Frank Ocean (keyboards); James Ho (guitars, brass, keyboards, programming, background vocals); Taylor Johnson, John Mayer , Andr? 3000, Charlie Hunter (guitars); Dave Eggar , Sara Parkins, Chuck Palmer (strings); Francisco Torres, Irvin Mayfield (brass); Pharrell Williams (keyboards, programming); Om'Mas Keith (keyboards, background vocals); Shea Taylor, Jeff Babko (keyboards); Matt Chamberlain (drums, programming); Stacy Barthe, Lalah Hathaway, Raymond Buck, Juliet Buck, Elizabeth Paige, Danielle Miranda-Simms, Crimson Tide Cheerleaders, Auntie Rosie (background vocals). Audio Mixers: James Ho ; Frank Ocean; Mark "Spike" Stent; Jeff Ellis. Liner Note Author: Frank Ocean. information: East West Studios, Hollywood, CA; Henson Studios, Hollywood, CA; Manhattan Sound , New York, NY; San Ysidro, Beverly Hills, CA; Studio For The Talented & Gifted, Los Angeles, CA; the Record , Hollywood, CA; Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Photographer: Nabil Elderkin. Def Jam's contracted edition of Frank Ocean's Nostalgia, Ultra never materialized. The label nonetheless released two of the mixtape's songs as singles. One of them, "Novacane," clashed with everything else on the radio, reached the Top 20 of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and crossed into the Hot 100. The singer's presence spread with appearances on Goblin, 4, Watch the Throne, and The OF Tape, Vol. 2. He then completed this album with Malay, Om'Mas Keith, and Pharrell as his co-producers. Journalists present at June pre-release listening events speculated that some of the lyrics revealed Ocean's bisexuality. Ocean subsequently published a screen of a document, dated December 27, 2011, that included details of a crushing romantic relationship with a male. Ocean also revealed that he wrote for the sake of his sanity and credited his inner circle: "I'm sure these people kept me alive, kept me safe." One listen to Channel Orange makes it obvious th

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