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2016 studio album by Todrick Hall From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Straight Outta Oz is the second solo studio album and original musical, written and produced by American singer-songwriter and YouTube celebrity Todrick Hall with music produced by Jeeve Ducornet and wiidope,[1] released on 23 June 2016.[2] Featured artists include Nicole Scherzinger, Jordin Sparks, Perez Hilton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Amber Riley, Raven-Symoné and Tamar Braxton. It is based on the Wizard of Oz whilst being a semi-autobiographical account of his rise to fame in Los Angeles (Oz).
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| Released | 23 June 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2016 | |||
| Length | 48:32 | |||
| Label | Self-Released | |||
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| Singles from Straight Outta Oz | ||||
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The trailer for the album was first released on May 13, 2016. Todrick has released the musical in the form of an hour long piece (as well as each song separately) on his YouTube channel.[3] On April 27, 2017, the song "Defying Gravity" was released as a music video and digital download. The song does not appear on either the standard or deluxe versions of the album but does appear in the tour.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Place Like Home" | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Proud" | 2:37 |
| 3. | "Over the Rainbow" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Color" (featuring Jay Armstrong Johnson) | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Little People" | 2:45 |
| 6. | "Expensive" | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Dumb" | 2:55 |
| 8. | "If I Had a Heart" | 2:51 |
| 9. | "Lyin' to Myself" | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Lions and Tigers and Bears" (writer: Amber Riley) | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Papi" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) | 3:47 |
| 12. | "Green" (featuring Perez Hilton) | 3:00 |
| 13. | "See Your Face" (writer: Amber Riley) | 2:11 |
| 14. | "Wrong Bitch" (featuring Bob the Drag Queen) | 2:38 |
| 15. | "Water Guns" (featuring Jordin Sparks) | 3:24 |
| 16. | "Home" | 3:34 |
All tracks are written by Todrick Hall, except where noted
On March 21, 2017, Hall released a deluxe version of the visual album on YouTube as well as iTunes, featuring 4 songs from the Straight Outta Oz Tour that were not present on the album, as well as re-recorded versions of other songs. This album also included the song "Blah Blah Blah" present in the original version of the video, but not on the original album. It also includes a remix of Todrick's previous 2015 single "Low" with new vocals from RuPaul.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Place Like Home" | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Proud" | 2:37 |
| 3. | "Over the Rainbow" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Black & White" (featuring Kirstin Maldonado, Scott Hoying, and Mitch Grassi) | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Color" (featuring Jay Armstrong Johnson) | 2:44 |
| 6. | "Little People" | 2:45 |
| 7. | "Expensive" | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Whoop Dat Ass" (writer: Tracie Thoms) | 2:03 |
| 9. | "Flying Monkey Lament 1" (writer: Raven-Symoné) | 1:01 |
| 10. | "Dumb" | 2:55 |
| 11. | "If I Had a Heart" | 2:51 |
| 12. | "Lyin' to Myself" | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Lions and Tigers and Bears" (writer: Tamar Braxton) | 2:37 |
| 14. | "Papi" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) | 3:47 |
| 15. | "Green" (featuring Perez Hilton) | 3:00 |
| 16. | "Flying Monkey Lament 2" (writer: Shoshana Bean) | 1:20 |
| 17. | "See Your Face" (writer: Amber Riley) | 2:11 |
| 18. | "Wrong Bitch" (Deluxe Edition Extended Version featuring Bob The Drag Queen) | 3:36 |
| 19. | "Water Guns" (featuring Jordin Sparks) | 3:24 |
| 20. | "Blah Blah Blah" (featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt) | 1:53 |
| 21. | "Home" | 3:34 |
| 22. | "Low" (Deluxe Edition Remixed Version featuring RuPaul) | 3:21 |
All tracks are written by Todrick Hall, except where noted
Behind the Curtain, a documentary film about the making of Straight Outta Oz, was released in select theaters on December 6 and 13, 2017. It was released for digital download and on Netflix on December 12.[4] A trailer for it was played prior to the opening of Hall's concerts in 2017.
To promote the album, Hall launched the Straight Outta Oz Tour for summer 2016. Originally a 30-date tour taking place in North America, starting in Vancouver, Canada, on July 7, 2016. On February 18, 2017, additional dates in the United States, Australia, and Europe were announced; the tour would officially conclude in Melbourne, Australia, on June 5, 2017.
The following set list is obtained from the July 13, 2016, show in Beverly Hills, California. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour.[5]
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