Sequel to the Prequel
Studio album by
Babyshambles
Released3 September 2013 (2013-09-03)
GenreRock
Length43:21
LabelEMI
ProducerStephen Street
Babyshambles chronology
Oh! What a Lovely Tour
(2008)		 Sequel to the Prequel
(2013)
Singles from Sequel to the Prequel
  1. "Nothing Comes to Nothing"
    Released: 22 July 2013[1]
  2. "Fall from Grace"
    Released: 25 October 2013[2]
Deluxe Edition
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash7/10[4]
Drowned in Sound5/10[5]
The Fly[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Independent[8]
Mojo[3]
NME7/10[9]
PopMatters[10]
Q[3]
Record Collector[11]

Sequel to the Prequel is the third studio album by the English band Babyshambles. It was released on 3 September 2013 under EMI Records. It is their first release of new material since 2007's Shotter's Nation.

Background

Originally planned to be Pete Doherty's second solo record, the album soon became a Babyshambles record, with all tracks being co-written by guitarist Mick Whitnall or bassist Drew McConnell, a first for the band. Recording began in January 2013 and included contributions from Stereophonics drummer Jaime Morrison, as the band's previous drummer, Danny Goffey had left in 2012. Production was handled by Stephen Street, who produced Babyshambles' previous studio album, Shotter's Nation, and Pete Doherty's 2009 solo effort, Grace/Wastelands.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fireman"Whitnall - Doherty - McConnell1:42
2."Nothing Comes to Nothing"Whitnall - Doherty - Stephen Street3:12
3."New Pair"McConnell - Doherty3:07
4."Farmer's Daughter"Doherty - Whitnall5:06
5."Fall from Grace"McConnell - Robinson - Doherty4:22
6."Maybelline"Whitnall - Doherty3:17
7."Sequel to the Prequel"Doherty - Whitnall - McConnell2:58
8."Dr. No"Whitnall - Doherty - McConnell4:32
9."Penguins"McConnell - Doherty3:47
10."Picture Me in a Hospital"Doherty - McConnell3:06
11."Seven Shades"McConnell - Doherty2:59
12."Minefield"Doherty - McConnell - Whitnall - Robinson5:13
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuckoo"Peter Doherty, Mik Whitnall, Drew McConnell, Dot Allison4:26
2."Stranger in My Own Skin"Peter Doherty, Peter William Wolfe2:32
3."The Very Last Boy Alive"Drew McConnell2:19
4."After Hours (the Velvet Underground cover)"Lou Reed3:11
5."Dr. No (Demo)"Peter Doherty, Mik Whitnall, Drew McConnell3:47
Total length:15:35
UK iTunes Deluxe edition[12]
No.TitleLength
13."Spit It Out!"2:00
14."Cuckoo"4:24
15."Stranger in My Own Skin"2:31
16."The Very Last Boy Alive"2:19
17."After Hours (the Velvet Underground cover)"3:10

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] 7
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 77
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 28
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 10

References

  1. ↑ "Nothing Comes to Nothing - Single". itunes.apple.com. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Babyshambles – Fall From Grace". discogs.com. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sequel to the Prequel Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Butcher, Simon (30 August 2013). "Clash Magazine Review". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Leedham, Robert (29 August 2013). "Album Review: Babyshambles - Sequel to the Prequel". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Dunning, JJ (11 September 2013). "Babyshambles". The Fly. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Clarke, Betty (29 August 2013). "Babyshambles: Sequel to the Prequel – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Price, Simon (31 August 2013). "Album: Babyshambles, Sequel to the Prequel (EMI)". The Independent on Sunday. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Howard, Tom (29 August 2013). "NME Review". NME.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Leight, Elias (24 September 2013). "Babyshambles: Sequel to the Prequel". Popmatters. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Mansfield, Mollie. "Babyshambles Sequel to the Prequel". Record Collector. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Sequel to the Prequel - Special Edition". itunes.apple.com. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – {{{year}}}. {{{week}}}. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
  14. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Babyshambles – Sequel to the Prequel". Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Babyshambles – Sequel to the Prequel". Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Babyshambles | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.


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