No One Else Can Wear Your Crown
Studio album by
Oh Wonder
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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