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Check out the full credits for Frank Ocean’s ‘Endless’

New visual album features Jonny Greenwood, James Blake and a surprising guest spot from Alex G.

19th August 2016

It’s finally here. Frank Ocean has released new music, and the first of a reported two albums.

‘Endless’, streaming now on Apple Music, is a “visual album” that runs separate to ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, his long-awaited full-length.

As the world waits for this second album to drop, details are emerging on ‘Endless” collaborators.

Covering the Isley Brothers’ ‘At Your Best (You Are Love)’, Frank collaborated with Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and the London Contemporary Orchestra. James Blake was on synth duties.

Perhaps the most surprising guest spot is Alexander Giannascoli aka Alex G., a Philadelphia songwriter who appears on four tracks - ‘Rushes’, ‘Higgs’, ‘Wither’ and ‘Slide On Me’.

Sampha appears on ‘Alabama’, a track that also features Jazmine Sullivan.

And Venezuelan producer Arca provides additional programming on ‘Mine’.

Check out the full credits below.

Another Frank Ocean album, reportedly not titled ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, is due out this weekend.

‘Device Control’

(W. Tillmans)

Synthesizers: Tim Knapp and Kyle Combs
Drum Programming: Tim Knapp and Kyle Combs
Drums: Rosie Slater
Recorded at Wolfgang’s Home, Grafica Maiadouro and Studio G, Brooklyn.

‘At Your Best (You Are Love)’

(E. Isley, M. Isley, C. Jasper, R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley)

String Orchestration: Jonny Greenwood
Orchestra Credits: London Contemporary Orchestra
Engineer: Graeme Stewart
Piano: Om’mas Keith
Synthesizers: James Blake
Cover of the Isley Brothers song ‘At Your Best (You Are Love)’
Cover Recorded at Abbey Road and East West Studios

‘Alabama’

(F. Ocean)

Piano: Frank Ocean
Additional Vocals: Sampha and Jazmine Sullivan
Recorded at the Mercer Hotel and Capitol Studios.

‘Mine’

(F. Ocean)

Programming: Arca
Recorded at Abbey Road

‘U-N-I-T-Y’

(F. Ocean)

Piano: Christophe Chassol
Recorded at Capitol Studios

Ambience 001: ‘In A Certain Way’

‘Commes des Garcons’

(F. Ocean)

Synthesizers: Buddy Ross
Drum Programming: Troy Noka and Joe Thornalley
Bass: Ben Reed
Additional Vocals: Rita Zebdi
Recorded at MSR & Capitol Studios

Ambience 002: ‘Honeybaby’

‘Wither’

(F. Ocean)

Guitars: Alex G.
Background Vocals: Jazmine Sullivan
Bass: Ben Reed
Piano: Frank Ocean
Recorded at Mercer Hotel

‘Hublots’

(F. Ocean)

Piano: Frank Ocean

Vocals: Jazmine Sullivan

Recorded at Mercer Hotel and Conway

‘In Here Somewhere’

(F. Ocean, T. Noka, J. Thornalley)

‘Slide On Me’

(F. Ocean)

Guitars: Alex G.
Bass: Joe Thornalley
Drum Programming: Joe Thornalley
Synthesizers: Buddy Ross
Additional Programming: Sebastian
Recorded at Capitol Studios and MSR

‘Sideways’

(F. Ocean)

Synthesizers: Buddy Ross

Drum Programming: Noh Life and Joe Thornalley
Bass: Ben Reed
Recorded at Mercer Hotel, Capitol Studios and MCR Studios

‘Florida’

(F. Ocean)

Bass: Buddy Ross
Recorded at Conway Studios and Setal Studios

‘Deathwish (ASR)’

(F. Ocean, T. Noka, J. Thornalley)

Guitars: Spaceman
Programming: Troy Noka and Joe Thornalley
Additional Programming: Frank Ocean
Recorded at MSR & Mercer Hotel

‘Rushes’

(F. Ocean)