Sequel to the Prequel

Sequel to the Prequel
Studio album by Babyshambles
Released	3 September 2013 (2013-09-03)
Genre	Rock
Length	43:21
Label	EMI
Producer	Stephen Street
Babyshambles chronology
Oh! What a Lovely Tour (2008) Sequel to the Prequel (2013)
Singles from Sequel to the Prequel
"Nothing Comes to Nothing" Released: 22 July 2013[1] "Fall from Grace" Released: 25 October 2013[2]
Deluxe Edition

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	57/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	7/10[4]
Drowned in Sound	5/10[5]
The Fly	[6]
The Guardian	[7]
The Independent	[8]
Mojo	[3]
NME	7/10[9]
PopMatters	[10]
Q	[3]
Record Collector	[11]

Sequel to the Prequel is the third and final 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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fireman"	Whitnall - Doherty - McConnell	1:42
2.	"Nothing Comes to Nothing"	Whitnall - Doherty - Stephen Street	3:12
3.	"New Pair"	McConnell - Doherty	3:07
4.	"Farmer's Daughter"	Doherty - Whitnall	5:06
5.	"Fall from Grace"	McConnell - Robinson - Doherty	4:22
6.	"Maybelline"	Whitnall - Doherty	3:17
7.	"Sequel to the Prequel"	Doherty - Whitnall - McConnell	2:58
8.	"Dr. No"	Whitnall - Doherty - McConnell	4:32
9.	"Penguins"	McConnell - Doherty	3:47
10.	"Picture Me in a Hospital"	Doherty - McConnell	3:06
11.	"Seven Shades"	McConnell - Doherty	2:59
12.	"Minefield"	Doherty - McConnell - Whitnall - Robinson	5:13

Deluxe edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cuckoo"	Peter Doherty, Mik Whitnall, Drew McConnell, Dot Allison	4:26
2.	"Stranger in My Own Skin"	Peter Doherty, Peter William Wolfe	2:32
3.	"The Very Last Boy Alive"	Drew McConnell	2:19
4.	"After Hours (the Velvet Underground cover)"	Lou Reed	3:11
5.	"Dr. No (Demo)"	Peter Doherty, Mik Whitnall, Drew McConnell	3:47
Total length:			15:35

UK iTunes Deluxe edition^[12]

No.	Title	Length
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. "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.