Babel (Mumford & Sons album)
2012 studio album by Mumford & Sons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Babel is the second studio album by British folk 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.[2]
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Upon its release, Babel debuted at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200.[3][4] It became the fastest-selling album of 2012 in the UK, selling over 159,000 copies in its first week. In the US, it sold 600,000 copies in its first week.[3][4] 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 a Grammy Award, winning the latter.