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Scrapped third studio album

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Lana Del Rey's scrapped third studio album, at one time known as Tropico[S 1] (not to be confused with the released EP nor with the short film released in 2013, both of the same name), is an unreleased studio album thought to have been written and recorded from 2012 to 2013. Many songs that were recorded during this time period were later reworked for Ultraviolence.

Background[]

In late 2012, following the release of Paradise, Del Rey began development of her second major label and third studio album, which would become Ultraviolence, and a short film titled Tropico. While the film was announced on November 8, 2012, with the release of the music video for "Bel Air", it is speculated that around this time, the title Tropico was synonymous with Del Rey's third album.[S 1] Initially, the short film was intended to serve as the visuals for the album, but as development continued, it was decided that the film would be repurposed to use music from Paradise.[S 1][S 2]

Filming for Tropico took place in June 2013, with Del Rey announcing further details regarding the project on Twitter on July 27, 2013.[1] This announcement revealed that the film would feature the songs "Body Electric", "Gods & Monsters" and "Bel Air", indicating that by mid 2013, the Tropico album concept had been scrapped.[S 3]

The music written and recorded between late 2012 and early 2013 is thought to have been considered for inclusion on the scrapped album. Certain tracks, such as "Old Money" and "Black Beauty", were repurposed for inclusion on Ultraviolence, whereas others, such as "Earthquakes" and "I Talk to Jesus", were abandoned.[S 3]

Track listing[]

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Close-up of January 2013 photo with digital tracing to embolden writing

While no firm track list has ever been uncovered, a picture taken in January 2013 of Del Rey's notebook has been used, with reference to information provided by insiders,[S 4][S 5] to piece together what is thought to be a draft track list at the time. The image shows the title Tropico in bold at the top of the list.

First known draft[]

  1. "Old Money"
  2. "Black Beauty"
  3. "Guns n Roses"
  4. "Lake Placid"
  5. "Summertime"
  6. "Melancholia"
  7. "Jesus"
  8. "Pink Champagne"
  9. "Elvis"[S 6]
  10. "Earthquakes"
  11. Illegible
  12. Illegible
  13. Illegible

A second set of photos from the aforementioned 2013 studio photoshoot were discovered to show what appears to be another draft track list handwritten by Del Rey in her notebook.

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Close-up of January 2013 photo with filters applied to embolden writing

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Close-up of January 2013 photo with filters applied to embolden writing

Second known draft[]

  1. Illegible
  2. "Money Power Glory"
  3. "Guns n Roses"
  4. "Black Beauty"
  5. "Lake Placid"
  6. "Melancholia"
  7. "Earthquakes"
  8. "Summertime"
  9. "Dragonslayer"
  10. Illegible
  11. Illegible

Other known tracks[]

The following songs leaked with metadata that attributed them to an album titled TROPICO.[a]

The following songs were rumored by an insider to be considered for the album.[S 7]

Other possible tracks[]

The following songs are known to have been written and recorded after the release of Paradise, but before the Ultraviolence concept was born in late 2013.[S 3]

References[]

  1. ↑ Levine, Nick (July 28, 2013). "Lana Del Rey announces her own 30-minute short film ‘Tropico’". NME. https://www.nme.com/news/music/lana-del-rey-127-1252917. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

Notes[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by BlackoutZone, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
  2. ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by BlackoutZone, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official source, but is considered widespread knowledge within the community.
  4. ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by BlackoutZone, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
  5. ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Honeymoun, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
  6. ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by BlackoutZone, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
  7. ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Carcase, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
  1. ↑ The demo of "Old Money", the final version of "I Talk to Jesus", "Lake Placid", and the demo of "Earthquakes" leaked with similar metadata.
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