Babel (album)

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Albums
	Babel
	Singles
	I will wait
	Lover of the Light

chronology
Babel
Studio album by Mumford & Sons
Publication ; (s)	September 21, 2012
admission	2011–2012
Label (s)	Universal
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	Folk-Rock , Indie Folk
Title (number)	12
running time	52 min 17 s
occupation	Ted Dwane: double bass ; Ben Lovett: keyboard , accordion ; Winston Marshall: Banjo , Dobro ; Marcus Mumford : vocals , guitar , drums ;
production	Markus Dravs
Studio (s)	Eastcote Studios, London; British Grove, London ; Angelic Studio, Brackley; The Last Dollar Studio, Nashville; Studio Soyuz, Paris; The Odgers' Chapel ; Grangeworks
August 7, 2012	I will wait
5th November 2012	Lover of the Light

Babel is the second studio album of British folk-rock - band Mumford & Sons . It was published in German-speaking countries on September 21, 2012 by Universal.

Emergence

The recordings for the album took place between 2011 and 2012 in various studios in Great Britain, the USA and France. Markus Dravs, who worked with the band on the previous album, was chosen as the producer. The album itself was released in German-speaking countries on September 21, 2012.

Track list

Babylon - 3:28
Whispers in the Dark - 3:15
I Will Wait - 4:36
Holland Road - 4:13
Ghosts That We Knew - 5:39
Lover of the Light - 5:14
Lovers' Eyes - 5:21
Reminder - 2:04
Hopeless Walkers - 5:07
Broken Crown - 4:16
Below My Feet - 4:52
Not with Haste - 4:09
For Those Below - 3:35 (Deluxe Edition)
The Boxer - 4:05 (Deluxe Edition)
Where Are You Now - 3:39 (Deluxe Edition)

Chart placements

In Great Britain , the United States , Canada , Flanders , the Netherlands , Norway , and New Zealand the album was able to place itself at number one in the respective charts, in Germany , Austria , Switzerland , and Australia it reached second place. With fourth place in Denmark and Sweden , fifth place in Italy and eighth place in Portugal , further top ten placements were achieved. There were further chart entries for the album in Wallonia with number 11, in Spain with number 12, in Finland with number 19, number 31 in Poland and number 67 in France .

The first single, I Will Wait , reached top ten positions in New Zealand (4th place), Ireland (7th) and Canada (9th). There were further placements in the singles charts in Great Britain with number 12, in Flanders with number 14, in Australia and the USA with number 23, in Switzerland with number 39, in Sweden with number 50 and in Germany with number 53.

The second single, Lover of the Light , was only able to place in the USA with number 97.

Awards

In Austria and Belgium received Babel each a gold record in the US and Germany , there was a platinum record. There were two awards each in Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand.

The album was nominated in four categories at the Grammy Awards 2013 and received an award for album of the year . It's also nominated for Album of the Year at the BRIT Awards . Rolling Stone magazine listed Babel as # 11 of the best albums of 2012.

reception

The album was received positively to mixed by music critics . Metascore calculates an average rating of 63% based on 32 reviews and awards the title "generally favorable" (dt. "Generally positive" ).

The highest rating given album of laut.de . Critic Deborah Katona is of the opinion that there is nothing to criticize and that none of the songs seem like a gap filler.

Ian Winwood from the BBC also praises the album, in which Mumford & Sons have found a way to stand out from the crowd and develop their own style of music.

The Rolling Stone awards 3.5 out of 5 possible points. On the one hand, critic Will Hermes praises the arrangement of the album and the individual songs, but also criticizes the fact that the folk content on this album is too low in some places.

James Christopher Monge from Allmusic sees some weaknesses on the lyrical level, but on the other hand praises the musical performance of the band. It awards three out of five possible stars as a rating.

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	300,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
Ireland (IRMA)	2 × platinum	30,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	30,000
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	400,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	50,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	5,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	6 × gold 22 × platinum	4,155,000