Album
Babel
2012 · Folk, World, & Country
48 collectors on Gatefold own this
Babel is a Country album by Mumford & Sons, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 48 pressings tracked, owned by 48 collectors.
About
On their debut, Mumford & Sons showed that acoustic folk could be played as furiously as rock music. Here, they refine that formula. "I Will Wait" is one of the most satisfying anthems of the '10s—a rush of banjos and harmonies that captures the thrill of young love with just three words. Yet some of <i>Babel</i>'s best moments are its quietest, such as the minimal "Reminder," which finds Marcus Mumford singing alone with just an acoustic guitar, recalling the plaintive tenderness of Jeff Buckley.
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Tracklist
- 1Babel3:28
- 2Whispers In The Dark3:15
- 3I Will Wait4:36
- 4Holland Road4:13
- 5Ghosts That We Knew5:39
- 6Lover Of The Light5:14
- 7Lovers' Eyes5:21
- 8Reminder2:04
- 9Hopeless Wanderer5:07
- 10Broken Crown4:16
- 11Below My Feet4:52
- 12Not With Haste4:09
- 13For Those Below3:35
- 14The Boxer4:05
- 15Where Are You Now3:39
Sound DNA
- Country
- Bluegrass
- jangly
- earnest
- pastoral
Babel is the second studio album by British rock band Mumford & Sons. As with Sigh No More, the album was produced by Markus Dravs. The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed by United Record Pressing in Nashville, Tennessee. It was released on 21 September 2012 in Ireland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Australia and New Zealand. It was released on 24 September 2012 in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Spain, Italy, Eastern Europe, South America, and on 25 September 2012 in the United States and Canada.
Upon its release, Babel debuted at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. It became the fastest-selling album of 2012 in the UK, selling over 159,000 copies in its first week, and was the biggest selling debut of any album in 2012 in the US at the time, selling 600,000 in its first week. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was nominated in the category of Album of the Year for both a Brit Award and Grammy Award, winning the latter.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ben Lovett
- Christopher AllanCELLO INSTRUMENTATION BY , CELLO
- Country Winston
- Dave WilliamsonARRANGED BY INSTRUMENTATION BY , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Ephraim OwensTRUMPET PERFORMER , TRUMPET
- Marcus Mumford
- Mumford & SonsARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , ARRANGED BY WRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY, PERFORMER
- Nell CatchpoleARRANGED BY INSTRUMENTATION BY , VIOLIN, VIOLA VIOLIN
- Nick EtwellARRANGED BY INSTRUMENTATION BY , TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN TRUMPET
- Ross HolmesARRANGED BY FIDDLE FIDDLE, ARRANGED BY
- Ted Dwane
- Ted Dwayne
- Winston Marshall
- DawesFEATURING
- Jerry Douglas
- Paul Simon
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