Alone in a Crowd

Studio album by Catch 22

Released

October 10, 2000

Genre

third-wave ska

Length

36:58

Catch 22 chronology

Washed Up!
(1999)

Alone in a Crowd
(2000)

Washed Up and Through the Ringer
(2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Alone in a Crowd is an album by Catch 22, and the first release featuring the band's second lineup (featuring Jeff Davidson as lead vocalist, replacing Tomas Kalnoky). The album features a song trilogy, "What Goes Around Comes Around", "Bloomfield Avenue" and "Neverending Story", which follows two young lovers who commit multiple acts of homicide on a cross-country spree before finally succumbing to their own personal demons. Themes on the album include a longing for childhood and home, and a general feeling of alienation from the rest of the world.

The end of the album features seven blank tracks, each 22 seconds long, followed by a bonus track that starts after 22 seconds of silence, bringing the album to a total of 22 tracks.

To promote the album, the band made a music video for "Point the Blame", the album's first single. However, due to financial problems, the video was never completed.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jeff Davidson and Ryan Eldred unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:18
2.	"Point the Blame"	2:17
3.	"Sounds Good But I Don't Know"	1:56
4.	"It Takes Some Time"	3:05
5.	"What Goes Around Comes Around"	2:39
6.	"Arm to Arm"	2:07
7.	"Guilty Pleasures"	2:22
8.	"Bloomfield Ave."	3:09
9.	"Hard to Impress" (Kevin Gunther)	2:05
10.	"San Francisco Payphone"	2:49
11.	"Wreck of the Sloop John B." (The Beach Boys)	2:29
12.	"Neverending Story"	2:35
13.	"Thinking About Things"	1:58
14.	"Alone in a Crowd"	2:27
15.	"Blank Track"	0:55
16.	"Blank Track"	0:22
17.	"Blank Track"	0:22
18.	"Blank Track"	0:22
19.	"Blank Track"	0:22
20.	"Blank Track"	0:22
21.	"Blank Track"	0:22
22.	"Bonus Track"	1:32

If you take the seconds of the CD length and subtract the minutes from it, the difference is 22, adding to the other, almost subliminal, 22s found throughout the album.

Personnel

Pat Kays - bass guitar
Mike Soprano - trombone, vocals
Ryan Eldred - saxophone, vocals
Chris Greer - drum kit
Kevin Gunther - trumpet, vocals
Pat Calpin - guitar
Jeff Davidson - vocals

References

↑ Alone in a Crowd at AllMusic

Catch 22

Ryan Eldred Pat Calpin Kevin "K.G" Gunther Pat "Mingus" Kays Ian McKenzie Chris Greer Josh Ansley Tomas Kalnoky James Egan Jeff Davidson Mike Soprano

Studio albums	Keasbey Nights (1998) Alone in a Crowd (2000) Washed Up and Through the Ringer (2001) Dinosaur Sounds (2003) Permanent Revolution (2006)

EPs	Rules of the Game (1996) Washed Up! (1999)

Live	Live (2004)

Singles	"Point The Blame" "Wine-Stained Lips" "Party Song"

Related bands	Streetlight Manifesto

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