No One Else Can Wear Your Crown
Studio album by
Released7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
Length30:41
LabelIsland
Producer
Oh Wonder chronology
Ultralife
(2017)
No One Else Can Wear Your Crown
(2020)
22 Break
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[2]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[3]
Pitchfork5.7/10[4]

No One Else Can Wear Your Crown is the third studio album by London-based alt-pop duo Oh Wonder, released through Island Records on 7 February 2020.[5] It was preceded by the release of the singles "Hallelujah", "Better Now", "I Wish I Never Met You" and "Happy".[6] The duo embarked on a world tour in support of the album in March 2020.[7] However, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

Background and recording

Oh Wonder wrote and recorded the album at their home studio, and it was co-mixed by Cenzo Townshend.[10]

Track listing

No One Else Can Wear Your Crown track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dust"2:40
2."Happy"
2:53
3."Better Now"
3:18
4."Hallelujah"
  • Vander Gucht
  • West
3:11
5."In and Out of Love"
  • Vander Gucht
  • West
2:57
6."How It Goes"
3:25
7."Drunk On You"
  • Vander Gucht
  • West
  • Dow-Smith
  • Lawrence Principato
3:09
8."Nothing But You"
  • Vander Gucht
  • West
3:16
9."I Wish I Never Met You"
  • Vander Gucht
  • West
2:58
10."Nebraska"
  • Vander Gucht
  • West
2:54
Total length:30:41
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Hallelujah" (acoustic)
  • Vander Gucht
  • West
3:46
12."Better Now" (acoustic)
  • Vander Gucht
  • West
  • Janiak
3:13
13."Happy" (acoustic)
  • Vander Gucht
  • West
  • Yatchenko
3:31
14."Drunk on You" (acoustic)
  • Vander Gucht
  • West
  • Dow-Smith
  • Principato
3:17
15."Hallelujah" (unplugged)
  • Vander Gucht
  • West
3:51
Total length:48:19

Personnel

Oh Wonder

  • Josephine Vander Gucht – vocals, production (all tracks); mixing (tracks 1–12), piano (1–10), keyboards (1–9) string arrangement (1, 2, 4–7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15), Wurlitzer electric piano (13)
  • Anthony West – vocals, production, mixing (all tracks); keyboards, programming (1–10, 12, 13); guitar (2, 3, 10, 12, 13), bass guitar (9)

Additional musicians

  • Maïa Collette – cello (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
  • Helen Sanders-Hewett – viola (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12)
  • Rosie Langley – violin (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12)
  • Tobie Tripp – violin (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), horn arrangement (12, 13, 15), string arrangement (12, 13, 15), strings (15)
  • George Lindsay – programming (tracks 1, 2, 6, 12, 15), drums (6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15)
  • Yves Fernandez – bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–8)
  • Fin Dow-Smith – piano (track 6), keyboards (7)
  • Jonny Abraham – trumpet (track 6)
  • Jess Cox – cello (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • James Trood – drums (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Dan Beer – French horn (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Diana Sheach – French horn (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Edward Ashby – sousaphone (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Courtney Brown – trombone (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Thomas George White – trombone (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Jack Birchwood – trumpet (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Nick Mead – trumpet (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • George White – viola (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Ciara Ismail – violin (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Oli Langford – violin (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • ACM Gospel Choir[lower-alpha 1] – choir (tracks 13, 15)

Technical

  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing (tracks 1–10)
  • Camden Clarke – mixing assistance (tracks 1–10)
  • Robert Sellens – mixing assistance (tracks 1–10)
  • Starsmith – production (track 7), additional production (6)
  • Jason McIntosh – engineering (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Andy Cook – engineering assistance (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Rowan McIntosh – engineering assistance (track 15)

Charts

Chart performance for No One Else Can Wear Your Crown
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[11] 46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 84
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 86
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 8

Notes

  1. The ACM Gospel Choir consists of arranger Mark De-Lisser and vocalists Adam Wallis, Charlotte Churchmann, Charlotte Lubbock-Stevens, Chess Galea, Chloe Sanders, Debby Bracknell, Gneg Dwight, Hermione Thomas, Joanna Breheny, Jonathan Owusu-Yianomah, Jonny De Mallet Morgan, Kedma Macias, Rachel Clark, Seonaid Bowers, Toni Reece Robinson, and Wilson Atie.

References

  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. Walker, Sophie (6 February 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. Choo, Li Sa (7 February 2020). "Oh Wonder deliver another sublime pop record on album three". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. Blum, Dani (12 February 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. "Oh Wonder have announced their new album, 'No One Else Can Wear Your Crown'". Dork. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. 15 November 2019 (15 November 2019). "Oh Wonder announce new album 'No One Else Can Wear Your Crown'". DIY. Retrieved 25 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. Stickler, Jon (14 November 2019). "Oh Wonder Announce Third Album 'No One Else Can Wear Your Crown' And Accompanying World Tour". Stereoboard. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ohwondermusic/posts/pfbid0xEN1JcFFBMqwqCq7bsxc4rX92uzKVsL96GU8VTjhnmvg3jVDtH6f3vCWrKiLgaXrl?__cft__[0]=AZVZtCnBEFwJCXz2lZ-R1viUm1nHMpCSx2Cn9qAw1jCynA_XDX9dkN4vHpp4oucKeSsSCN8AQnE1euLE53qbUqmqxSJF8nTdURU6SPz0KvynOD70hC8sskb2KbW-iBTO7Qwksq4iPRi-d42ZQX_-SgRUydUYeiWUc-g9kdM08QzmZlv4GgK6NSGwq86DuO7Wqac&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R. Retrieved 2 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ohwondermusic/posts/pfbid02S8xyrMAzYYuDefEaDcgeNHi6oPpr8UR5s8ZhYYnGUUvXHyrhBf4YUfjerceJvpJwl. Retrieved 2 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. Murphy, Roisin (14 November 2019). "Oh Wonder Return With New Album 'No One Else Can Wear Your Crown'". Clash. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  12. "Ultratop.be – Oh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Oh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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