Andrew Chin/FilmMagicOn the same day, Frank Ocean dropped both his long-awaited album, Blonde, and a magazine titled Boys Don’t Cry. In the publication, Ocean lists his favorite songs, XXL reports. The long list includes a wide range of musical genres and artists, such as Jimi Hendrix‘s “Crosstown Traffic,” Talking Heads‘ “Road to Nowhere” and Willie Nelson‘s “Stardust.”
Ocean’s sophomore studio album is headed towards the number-one spot on the Billboard 200 this week. It would be the performer’s first-ever album to reach number one on the chart.
Here is the complete list of Frank Ocean’s favorite tracks:
“Crosstown Traffic” — Jimi Hendrix
“How Insensitive” — Frank Sinatra
“Scarborough Fair” — Simon & Garfunkel
“Alina” — Arvo Part
“I Feel Love” — Donna Summer
“To The Last Whale” — Crosby & Nash
“Prints Tie” — Bobby Hutcherson
“Jardim Dos Deuses” — Joyce Moreno
“Fade Into You” — Mazzy Star
“No More Shall We Part” — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
“I Never Learnt To Share” — James Blake
“One Mo Gin” — D’Angelo
“The Last One To Be Loved” — Gabor Szabo
“Shadows” — Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
“Images Live In 1964″ — Nina Simone
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” – Roberta Flack
“It’s Gonna Rain” — Steve Reich
“Stardust” — Willie Nelson
“Nós e o mar” — Tamba Trio
“$” — D.R.A.M.
“When I Die” — GoldLink
“The Man-Machine” — Kraftwerk
“Asiko” — Tony Allen
“Earth Bound Hearts” — John McLaughlin feat. John Surman
“Simply Beautiful” — Al Green
“Mr. Bojangles” — Nina Simone
“Flamingo” — Todd Rundgren
“The Medley Of Praise” — Daryl Coley
“Claire De Lune” — Isao Tomita
“Calls” — Robert Glasper feat. Jill Scott
“Your Smile” — Chaka Khan and Rufus
“B**** Please” — Death Grips
“Anthrax” — Gang Of Four
“I Am The Walrus” — The Beatles
“Jesus Children Of America” — Stevie Wonder
“Garden Of Linmiri” — Caustic Window
“Home (YouTube Rip)” — Kim Burrell
“Vibrate” — OutKast
“12 Aisatsana” — Aphex Twin
“Mis” — Alex G
“Right Down The Line” — Gerry Rafferty
“Anytime” — Ray J
“Jesus” — Curtis Mayfield
“Something About Us” — Daft Punk
“Your Daddy Loves You” — Gil Scott Heron
“Portrait Of Tracy” — Jaco Pastorius
“Rusholme Ruffians” — The Smiths
“When U Were Mine” — Prince
“Road To Nowhere” — Talking Heads
“Boys Don’t Cry” — The Cure
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