DOWN IN ALBION

'''Down in Albion''' is the debut album by Babyshambles, Pete Doherty's post-Libertines band.
''Down in Albion'' was released on November 14 2005 on Rough Trade Records, although it was leaked on to the Internet on October 19 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 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'' is intended to be a concept album,^[1] telling the tale of a beauty and a beast. The album received mixed reviews on release, with the general feeling that it sounded "lazy", suffered from bad production and failed to live up to the standard of Doherty's previous material^[2][3][4] (a few of the tracks on this album made their debut on various sessions recorded by The Libertines). The first track, "La Belle et la Bête" (French for "Beauty and the Beast"), features the vocals of Doherty's on/off girlfriend Kate Moss, and "Pentonville" was written by Doherty and The General, a friend he met whilst an inmate in Pentonville Prison.^[5]
The album was seen as a move away from The Libertines' style of music.^[4] This album featured more romanticism and a more poetic lyrical structure.
The artwork for the album was created by Doherty.^[7]

Contents

Track listing

Chart performance

References

Track listing

# "La Belle et la Bête" (featuring Kate Moss) (Doherty/Chevalley/Wolfe) – 5:05
# "Fuck Forever" (Doherty/Walden) – 4:37
# "Á rebours" (Doherty) – 3:23
# "The 32nd of December" (Doherty) – 3:08
# "Pipedown" (Doherty/Walden) – 2:35
# "Sticks & Stones" (Doherty/Wolfe) – 4:51
# "Killamangiro" (Doherty) – 3:13
# "8 Dead Boys" (Doherty/Walden) – 4:16
# "In Love with a Feeling" (Doherty/Walden) – 2:51
# "Pentonville" (General Santana) – 3:49
# "What Katy Did Next" (Doherty/Wass) – 3:07
# "Albion" (Doherty) – 5:24
# "Back from the Dead" (Doherty/Wolfe) – 2:52
# "Loyalty Song" (Doherty/Walden) – 3:32
# "Up the Morning" (Doherty/Walden) – 5:43
# "Merry Go Round" (Doherty) – 5:22

Chart performance

Chart	Providers	Peak position[8]
UK Albums Chart	BPI/The Official UK Charts Company	10
Irish Albums Chart	IRMA	28
German Albums Chart	Media Control	46
Swedish Albums Chart	GLF	46
Austrian Albums Chart	Media Control	52
French Albums Chart	SNEP/IFOP	72
Swiss Albums Chart	Media Control	93

References

1. Doherty reveals his sensitive side
2. Babyshambles - 'Down In Albion'
3. Down in Albion
4. Babyshambles: Down in Albion Aversion.com Review Schild, Matt
5. Doherty Raps with Cellmate
6. Babyshambles: Down in Albion Aversion.com Review Schild, Matt
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8. Babyshambles - Down In Albion