Beyoncé's phenomenal arrival with Cowboy Carter last weekend remains the most-talked topic on social media today. Many of her fans finally received their pre-ordered album CDs and Vinyl copies, and many seemed to have noticed something was wrong.
It seemed like five tracks were missing for fans who ordered a Vinyl copy of the album.
Beyoncé 'Cowboy Carter' 5 Lost Tracks
In a Variety report, some members of the BeyHive are complaining on social media that five songs, which can be heard on the digital release of Cowboy Carter, are seemingly missing from the Vinyl copy and the physical CD.
The five missing tracks were "Flamenco," "Spaghettii," "The Linda Martell Show," "Ya Ya," and "Oh Louisiana." Meanwhile, "Flamenco" was included in the CD while the other four were absent. Some fans are also fuming because they didn't receive an additional song on the CD version (bought on e-commerce) and were even missing more songs despite being promised an additional one.
"wow the cowboy carter tracks missing shit is actually upsetting asf i was going to buy it on vinyl but certainly not anymore tired of this shit its so olddd no more variants no more deluxe editions thx," a fan wrote on Twitter/X.
"so yall are right about the vinyl missing some tracks... no way am I not gonna have a vinyl without Ya Ya #CowboyCarter," another echoed.
The CDs were marketed as having a “bonus track” but instead they came only missing 4 tracks instead of 5, making Flamenco (a song already on the album on Spotify) the “bonus track”.
— 𝔯𝔢𝔭𝔲𝓁𝑜𝓇𝑒 | COWBOY CARTER 🐝 (@repulore13) March 31, 2024
Beyoncé I love you, this album is incredible, but what is this.
Fans who have complained directly to their point of purchase were only responded to using an automated response, saying that the origin has been "experiencing a higher volume of emails than usual." The promised date for their problems to be addressed was three to four days.
Because of this, fans speculate that Beyoncé may have missed the deadline for the tracks when the physical albums were manufactured.
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Beyoncé Missed 'Cowboy Carter' Manufacturing Deadline?
As speculation on the album debacle continues, fans are hounding Beyoncé to explain what really happened and resolve the situation.
Some fans are piecing together information from "II Most Wanted" collaborators. Apparently, musicians who collaborated on the track teased that they were just working on the track "a month or so ago," which theoretically puts it as one of the few last tracks recorded. (via Variety)
However, "II Most Wanted" appears on the digital release, vinyl, and CD pressings of the album.
As of this writing, Beyoncé has not yet responded to the said controversy.
