Channel Orange is the debut studio album by American R&B singer and songwriter Frank Ocean. It was released on July 10, 2012, by Def Jam Recordings. It has an unconventional musical style, film-inspired segue tracks, and songs that draw on electro-funk, pop-soul, jazz-funk, and psychedelic music. Ocean's songwriting touches on themes such as unrequited love, decadence, class, and drugs through the use of surrealistic imagery, conversational devices, and descriptive narratives depicting dark characters. His singing on the album exhibits free-form flow and alternating falsetto and tenor registers. The album features guest appearances from Odd Future artists Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, the Creator, along with appearances from André 3000 and John Mayer. Production is handled by Ocean himself, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, and Pharrell Williams.
