Alone in a Crowd

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Alone in a Crowd
Studio album by Catch 22
Released	October 10, 2000
Recorded	???
Genre	Third-wave Ska
Length	36:54
Label	Victory Records
Producer(s)	Catch 22
Catch 22 chronology
Washed Up! (1999)	Alone in a Crowd (2000)	Washed Up and Through the Ringer (2001)

Alone in a Crowd was the first full-length Catch 22 release featuring the band's second lineup. 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. Other themes on the album include a longing for childhood and home and a general feeling of alienation from the rest of the world, hence the album title.

The end of the album features six 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 shot a music video for "Point the Blame", the album's first single.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Jeff Davidson and Ryan Eldred, except "Hard To Impress" by Kevin Gunther and "Wreck of the Sloop John B.", by The Beach Boys.

1. "Intro" – :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" – 2:05
10. "San Francisco Payphone" – 2:49
11. "Wreck of the Sloop John B." – 2:29
12. "Neverending Story" – 2:35
13. "Thinking About Things" – 1:58
14. "Alone in a Crowd" – 2:27
15. "Blank Track" – :55
16. "Blank Track" – :22
17. "Blank Track" – :22
18. "Blank Track" – :22
19. "Blank Track" – :22
20. "Blank Track" – :22
21. "Blank Track" – :22
22. "Bonus Track" – 1:32

[edit] Personnel

• Pat Kays - Bass Guitar
• Mike Soprano - Trombone, Vocals
• Ryan Eldred - Saxophone, Vocals
• Chris Greer - Drums
• Kevin Gunther - Trumpet, Vocals
• Pat Calpin - Guitar
• Jeff Davidson - Vocals