Alone in a Crowd (2023)

Alone in a Crowd is the third major-label album by the American singer-songwriter Oliver Tree, released on September 29, 2023, as his final album under Atlantic Records. It includes the singles "Miss You", "Bounce", "One & Only", "Essence" and "Fairweather Friends", and features collaborations with Robin Schulz and Super Computer. Tree embarked on a world tour from October 2023 in support of the album.

Background

A press release stated that the album "explor[es] themes of loneliness, disconnect, and the human experience" and introduces a character named Cornelius Cummings, a fashion designer.

Personnel

Musicians

Oliver Tree – vocals (all tracks), bass guitar (tracks 1–12), synth bass (1–4, 6), synthesizer (1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), additional guitar (1), acoustic guitar (3–6, 8, 10, 12), electric guitar (4, 8), piano (6–8, 12), drums (7), Rhodes piano (8), scratching (9), additional synthesizer (11), glockenspiel (12); Moog bass, sounds (13)

Digital Farm Animals – bass guitar, drums, synthesizer (1, 2)

Will Vaughan – guitar (1, 2)

Super Computer – programming (3)

Whethan – bass guitar, drums (4–6, 8, 10, 12, 13)

Charlie Handsome – acoustic guitar, drums (9)

Imad Royal – bass guitar, drums (11)

Casey Mattson – Rhodes piano, synthesizer (11); guitar, bass guitar (13)

Robin Schulz – vocals (14)

• Technical
• Emerson Mancini – mastering

Jacob Dennis – mixing (1–13), engineering (all tracks)

Mike Freesh – mixing (14)

Ewan Vickery – engineering (1, 2)

Oliver Tree – additional mixing (all tracks), sound design (7)

Whethan – additional mixing (3–8, 10, 13), sound design (3–6, 8, 10, 12, 13)

Imad Royal – sound design (11)