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Revision as of 09:16, 19 April 2010

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The Defamation of Strickland Banks is the second studio album from English rapper: Plan B, to be released April 12, 2010. The album is a departure from the sound heard on Plan B's debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words, with the rapper's sophomore effort showcasing much more of his singing ability.[2] Lyrically the album's songs tell the fictitious tale of one Strickland Banks - a sharp-suited British soul singer who finds fame with bitter-sweet love songs like the album's opener 'Love Goes Down', but then loses everything when he ends up in prison for a crime he didn't commit.[3]

Singles

The first single from the album, entitled "Stay Too Long", was released on 11 January 2010. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 17 January 2010, where it reached a peak of #9, making it Plan B's most successful single to date.

The second single from the album, entitled "She Said" was released on 28 March 2010. It reached #3 in its first week in the UK Singles Chart on the 4 April 2010. As of 29 March 2010, the single has reached #2 on the UK iTunes Singles Chart and the EP has reached #1 on the UK iTunes Album Chart.

Track listing

  1. "Love Goes Down" – 3:52
  2. "Writing's on the Wall" – 3:42
  3. "Stay Too Long" – 3:42
  4. "She Said" – 3:30
  5. "Welcome to Hell" – 4:32
  6. "Hard Times" – 3:57
  7. "The Recluse" – 3:19
  8. "Traded in My Cigarettes" – 4:15
  9. "Prayin'" – 3:47
  10. "Darkest Place" – 4:20
  11. "Free" – 3:42
  12. "I Know a Song" – 3:10
  13. "What You Gonna Do" – 4:10
Disc Two (Deluxe Edition)
  1. "Verses"
  2. "Spend My Money"
  3. "Prayin'" (Original Demo Version)
  4. "She Said" (Live at Café de Paris)
  5. "Welcome to Hell" (Live at Café de Paris)
  6. "Stay Too Long" (Pendulum Remix)
  7. "She Said" (Shy FX Remix)

Chart Performance

According to midweek sales estimates on 13 April 2010, "The Defamation of Strickland Banks" is on course to debut on the UK Albums Chart at #1[4], which would mark Plan B's first #1 album, after his previous album only peaked at #30. On 18 April 2010, the album did, as predicted, debut on the UK Albums Chart at a peak of #1, holding off competition from Scouting For Girls's Everybody Wants to Be on TV and MGMT's Congratulations.

Chart (2010) Peak
Position 		Certification Sales
UK Albums Chart 1 TBA 68,000
Irish Albums Chart 9 TBA TBA

Chart Succession & Progression

Preceded by UK Albums Chart number-one album
18 April 2010 - 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by UK R&B Albums Chart number-one album
18 April 2010 -

References

  1. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a211368/plan-b-i-havent-abandoned-hip-hop.html
  2. ^ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2010/01/15/i-ll-shock-my-fans-with-my-soul-singing-on-new-album-but-i-haven-t-sold-out-says-rap-star-plan-b-86908-21969383/
  3. ^ Plan B interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' April 2010
  4. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a214090/good-news-for-selena-gomez-kelis-plan-b.html
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