Prelude to History

Prelude to History is the second and final studio album by German girl group Preluders. It was released on 27 September 2004 by Cheyenne Records, Polydor and Zeitgeist. A collection of cover versions of songs from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, it features production by Thorsten Brötzmann, Andre "Brix" Buchmann, and Ingo Politz. Upon its release, the album underperformed, debuting and peaking at number 44 on the German Albums Chart. It spawned two moderately successful singles with "Walking on Sunshine" and a remake of The Contours' "Do You Love Me", resulting in lackluster sales in general.

Prelude to History
Studio album by Preluders
Released	27 September 2004
Length	42:04
Label	Cheyenne Polydor Zeitgeist
Producer	Andre "Brix" Buchmann Thorsten Brötzmann Ingo Politz
Preluders chronology
Girls in the House (2003) Prelude to History (2004)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
laut.de

The album was largely panned. Alexander Cordas from laut.de rated the album one out of five stars. He found that Prelude to History offered "the same old polyphonic sing-song over and over again, just as if the vocal coach had completely failed [...] There are one or two voices that have a penchant for gratification."

Chart performance

Prelude to History debuted and peaked at number forty on the German Albums Chart in the week of 11 November 2004. This was a considerable decline from the band's previous effort Girls in the House (2003), which had opened at number two ten months earlier.

Track listing

Prelude to History track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"We Go Together"	Jim Jacobs Warren Casey	Ingo Politz Brix	2:40
2.	"It's My Party"	Walter Gold John Gluck Jr. Herb Weiner Seymour Gottlieb	Politz Brix	2:17
3.	"Walking on Sunshine"	Kimberley Rew	Thorsten Brötzmann	3:35
4.	"Stand by Me"	Ben E. King Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller	Politz Brix	3:54
5.	"Rama Lama Ding Dong"	George Jones, Jr.	Politz Brix	2:17
6.	"Lollipop"	Beverly Ross Julius Dixson	Politz Brix	2:07
7.	"Do You Love Me"	Berry Gordy, Jr.	Politz Brix	3:07
8.	"Caravan of Love"	Ernest Isley Marvin Isley Chris Jasper	Politz Brix	5:42
9.	"Sweets for My Sweet"	Doc Pomus Mort Shuman	Politz Brix	2:25
10.	"Wake Me Up"	George Michael	Brötzmann	3:44
11.	"Call Me, Beep Me (The Kim Possible Song)"	Cory Lerios George Gabriel	Brötzmann	2:36
Total length:				42:04

Bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Tequila" (Fan Version)	Chuck Rio	Politz Brix	3:17

Charts

Chart performance for Prelude to History

Chart (2004)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	40