The album follows up 2015's Cherry Bomb, and is available digitally and on CD.įLOWER BOY is a 14-song album, and the physical version of the CD features two unique covers, the first one designed by Tyler himself and the other by artist Eric White.
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There are two versions of the cover: the main cover is a painting by visual artist Eric White and the alternative cover, in the style of a cassette tape, was done by Tyler himself. Reception Awards and accolades Charts Artwork and packaging Rex Orange County & Anna of the North, Corinne Bailey Rae)ĩ11 / Mr. Release and promotion Singles Track list # "See You Again" was written for former One Direction member Zayn Malik but was later kept after Malik rejected the song twice. "Who Dat Boy" was rejected by rapper Schoolboy Q. After West declined it, the beat was sent to rapper Nicki Minaj who, after a month, also turned it down. "Glitter" was written for Justin Bieber Tyler kept it after Bieber did not return any of his calls. He decided to keep his rap verses short and to-the-point to give guest artists and instrumentation more of a focal point. Many songs on the album featured guitar playing by Austin Feinstein. The beat used on the song "I Ain't Got Time!" was initially made for Kanye West during recording sessions for West's seventh studio album The Life of Pablo. Recording began in late 2015. Like previous releases, the album was produced by Tyler himself. Tyler noted the works of Max Martin, Pharrell Williams and Justin Timberlake as musical inspirations for the album. See You Again (featuring Kali Uchis) Where This Flower Blooms (featuring Frank Ocean) Earfquake (featuring Playboi Carti and Charlie Wilson) Fing Young/. And in this one I was like alright, let me write down every feeling." Tyler felt that the general response to Cherry Bomb was poor and he wanted to deliver an album that succeeded it well. The official title was originally thought to be Scum Fuck Flower Boy but was later confirmed simply as Flower Boy shortly prior to release. With Flower Boy, Tyler decided to take a more personal approach compared to his previous album, Cherry Bomb, stating "For Cherry Bomb I purposely was like, I don't want to get personal at all.