Английская Википедия:Freetown Sound

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox album Freetown Sound is the third album by Dev Hynes recording as Blood Orange. It was released on 28 June 2016, three days before its originally announced release date of 1 July 2016. The album contains guest appearances by Empress Of, Debbie Harry, Nelly Furtado, Kelsey Lu and Carly Rae Jepsen. The album cover is a 2009 photograph titled Binky and Tony Forever by American artist Deana Lawson.

Production

Freetown Sound takes its name from Freetown, Sierra Leone, where Hynes' father was born. The album features Carly Rae Jepsen, Zuri Marley, Debbie Harry, Nelly Furtado, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, slam poet Ashlee Haze, and others. When he first announced the album's release on Instagram, Hynes wrote that the album was intended for those who had been told they were "not black enough, too black, too queer, not queer the right way."

Promotion

The track "Hadron Collider", featuring Nelly Furtado, was released only as a cassette tape on 12 December 2015, and sold exclusively at his shows at the Apollo Theater in New York City. A music video for "Augustine" was released on 28 June 2016, accompanying the release of the album. A video for "I Know" was released on 28 October 2016, followed by a video for "Better Than Me", featuring Carly Rae Jepsen, on 16 December 2016. On 24 March 2017, a music video/short film for the tracks "With Him", "Best to You", and "Better Numb" was released exclusively on the music streaming service TIDAL. The video also features Empress Of, appearing on behalf of her vocals on "Best to You".

Composition

Freetown Sound has been seen as a "deep" avant-pop work, as well as pulling in funk and 80s R&B sounds. It also works gospel, quiet storm's "subtle bluster", soca and soul into its mix.

Critical reception

The album was released to high critical acclaim and positive reviews. Writing for Exclaim!, Stephen Carlick praised the album, calling it "Hynes at his best, mixing his best songwriting and production yet to powerful, purposeful effect."

The album was shortlisted by IMPALA (The Independent Music Companies Association) for the Album of the Year Award 2016, which rewards on a yearly basis the best album released on an independent European label.

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank	Шаблон:Abbr
Consequence of Sound	Top 50 Albums of 2016	2016	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
The Guardian	The Best Albums of 2016	2016	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Paste	The 50 Best Albums of 2016	2016	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
The Quietus	Albums of the Year 2016	2016	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
The Skinny	Top 50 Albums of 2016	2016	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Noisey	The Best 100 Albums of 2016	2016	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Pitchfork	The 50 Best Albums of 2016	2016	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center

Track listing

Sample credits

• "By Ourselves" contains samples from "Myself When I Am Real" written by Charles Mingus and the poem "For Colored Women" by Ashlee Haze.
• "E.V.P" contains samples from "Chief Inspector" written by Wally Badarou from his "Echoes" album.
• "Love Ya" contains samples from an interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates.
• "Desirée" contains samples from the 1990 documentary film Paris Is Burning.
• "Hands Up" contains samples from an interview with Vince Staples.
• "Thank You" contains samples from "Stakes Is High" by De La Soul.

Personnel

• Devonte Hynes – vocals Шаблон:Small, keyboards Шаблон:Small, piano Шаблон:Small, bass Шаблон:Small, drums Шаблон:Small, synths Шаблон:Small, drum machine Шаблон:Small, guitar Шаблон:Small, cello Шаблон:Small, drum programming Шаблон:Small, scratching Шаблон:Small, percussion Шаблон:Small, vox Шаблон:Small, EWI Шаблон:Small, Juno Шаблон:Small; arrangement Шаблон:Small, vocal arrangements Шаблон:Small; production, engineering Шаблон:Small, mixing Шаблон:Small; booklet photos
• Jason Arce – saxophone Шаблон:Small; saxophone arrangements Шаблон:Small
• Adam Bainbridge – drums, sampling Шаблон:Small production Шаблон:Small; end arrangement Шаблон:Small
• BEA1991 – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Mikaelin 'Blue' Bluespruce – additional vocal engineering Шаблон:Small, mixing Шаблон:Small
• Dave Cooley – additional live engineering Шаблон:Small
• Matthew Cooper – design
• Bryndon Cook – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Christopher Egan – drums Шаблон:Small
• David Ginyard – bass Шаблон:Small
• Debbie Harry – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Nick Harwood – booklet photo
• Nelly Furtado – vocals Шаблон:Small; vocal arrangements Шаблон:Small
• Ian Isiah – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Joseph of Mercury – vocal arrangements Шаблон:Small
• John Carroll Kirby – keyboards Шаблон:Small
• Caleb Laven – additional engineering Шаблон:Small
• Kelsey Lu – vocals Шаблон:Small; organisation of tracks idea Шаблон:Small
• Aaron Maine – third chord suggestion in hook Шаблон:Small; acoustic guitar Шаблон:Small
• Benjamin Morsberger – guitar Шаблон:Small
• Zuri Marley – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Carly Rae Jepsen – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Ava Raiin – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – engineering Шаблон:Small
• Lorely Rodriguez – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Paul J Street – design
• Patrick Wimberly – drums, percussion, bass Шаблон:Small; production Шаблон:Small

Charts

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Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Hitseekers)	4
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)	10