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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, 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 (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 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

"La Belle et la Bête" (featuring Kate Moss) (Pete Doherty, Chevalley, Peter Wolfe) – 5:05

"Fuck Forever" (Doherty, Patrick Walden) – 4:37

"À rebours" (Doherty) – 3:23

"The 32nd of December" (Doherty) – 3:08

"Pipedown" (Doherty, Walden) – 2:35

"Sticks and 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, Alan 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

Personnel

Peter Doherty – vocals, artwork

Patrick Walden – guitar

Adam Ficek – drums

Drew McConnell – bass guitar

Kate Moss – vocals on track 1

The General – 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) #8

Fuck Forever (15 August), (2005), (Rough Trade) #4

Albion (28 November), (2005), (Rough Trade) #8

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Providers	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	BPI/The Official UK Charts Company	10
French Albums Chart	FIMI	99
Swiss Albums Chart	Media Control	93
Chart (2006)	Providers	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	Media Control	52

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