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Length
  
63:49

Down in Albion (2005)
  
The Blinding EP (2006)

Artist
  
Babyshambles

Producer
  
Mick Jones

Label
  
Rough Trade

Down In Albion (2005)
  
The Blinding EP (2006)

Release date
  
14 November 2005

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Released
  
14 November 2005 (2005-11-14)

Recorded
  
2005 Twin Peaks Studio Metropolis Studios

Nominations
  
NME Award for Best Album, NME Award for Worst Album

Genres
  
Indie rock, Britpop, Garage rock, Post-punk revival, Garage punk

Similar
  
Babyshambles albums, Garage rock albums

Down in Albion is the debut album by Babyshambles, Pete Doherty's post-Libertines band.

Contents

Down in Albion was released on 14 November 2005 on Rough Trade Records, although it was leaked on to the Internet on 19 October 2005. Produced by Mick Jones, Down in Albion contains a rerecorded version of their second single "Killamangiro" as well as a reggae track, "Pentonville". The influence of The Clash has been noted on songs such as "À rebours" and "The 32nd of December". The inclusion of "Albion" is controversial among fans, due to the song's history as a fan favorite from the days of The Libertines. Down in Albion,

The first track, "La Belle et la Bête" (French for "Beauty and the Beast"), features the vocals of Doherty's then-girlfriend Kate Moss, and "Pentonville" was written by Doherty and The General, a friend he met whilst an inmate in Pentonville Prison. The album was seen as a move away from The Libertines' style of music.

The artwork for the album was created by Doherty.

Track listing

All tracks by Pete Doherty unless otherwise stated.

  1. "La Belle et la Bête" (featuring Kate Moss) (Pete Doherty, Chevalley, Peter Wolfe) – 5:05
  2. "Fuck Forever" (Doherty, Patrick Walden) – 4:37
  3. "À rebours" – 3:23
  4. "The 32nd of December" – 3:08
  5. "Pipedown" (Doherty, Walden) – 2:35
  6. "Sticks and Stones" (Doherty, Wolfe) – 4:51
  7. "Killamangiro" – 3:13
  8. "8 Dead Boys" – 4:16
  9. "In Love with a Feeling" – 2:51
  10. "Pentonville" Feat. The General (General Santana) – 3:49
  11. "What Katy Did Next" (Doherty, Alan Wass) – 3:07
  12. "Albion" – 5:24
  13. "Back from the Dead" (Doherty, Wolfe) – 2:52
  14. "Loyalty Song" (Doherty, Walden) – 3:32
  15. "Up the Morning" – 5:43
  16. "Merry Go Round" – 5:22

Personnel

  • Peter Doherty – vocals, artwork
  • Patrick Walden – guitar
  • Adam Ficek – drums
  • Drew McConnell – bass guitar
  • Kate Moss – vocals on track 1
  • General Santana – vocals on track 10
  • Barriemore Barlow – gong on track 6
  • Mick Jones – producer
  • Bill Price – mixing, recorded by
  • Adam Fuest – recorded by
  • Iain Gore – recorded by
  • Daniel Parry – assistant engineer
  • George Williams – assistant engineer
  • Matt Paul – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Teader – layout
  • Hedi Slimane – photos

    • Singles

  • Killamangiro (11 November), (2004), (Rough Trade) UK #8
  • Fuck Forever (15 August), (2005), (Rough Trade) UK #4
  • Albion (28 November), (2005), (Rough Trade) UK #8

    • Songs

    1La Belle Et La Bete5:05
    2Fuck Forever4:37
    3A'rebours3:24

    References

    Down in Albion Wikipedia
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