About the album

The songs


Liner notes

No One Does It Solo Only is the debut album of Layers of Meta, itself a project of songwriter and ukulele player Christian Crumlish. The album consists of twelve original songs arranged in two notional sides. All of the songs can be sung and played on a ukulele by a single performer. This record presents these new songs in their best light, with a crack band of musicians plumbing the reaches of pre-millennial Americana from today’s point of view.

This album represents the outcome of a long sequence of yeses, with the support and contribution of many hands and voices. 


Credits

Recording, mixing, mastering

Recorded, mixed and mastered by J. Goody between January 2023 and May 2025 at Goody Sound, Oakland, CA.

Production

Produced by David Gans for Perfectible Recordings.

Publishing

All songs © and Ⓟ Christian Crumlish/At Swim-Two Birds (BMI).

Album jacket

Paintings by Dave Gray.

Sleeve design by Rowan Bishop.

Website

Website designed and built by Mel Choyce.

Website words edited by Bill Cassel.

Memories

Log of the making of these songs.