Prelude to History is the second studio album

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 by German

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 pop

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 group Preluders

Preluders

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, released on September 27, 2004 (see 2004 in music

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) on Polydor

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's sublabel Cheyenne Records. It was entirely co-produced by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen

Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen

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, and Gena Wernik and included a collection of cover version

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s of songs from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The album saw minor success with a peak position of number 44 on the Germany albums chart

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, and spawned two moderately successful singles with double A-side "Walking on Sunshine

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/Call Me, Beep Me", and a remake of The Contours

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' "Do You Love Me

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Track listing

#	|Title
1.	"We Go Together"	2:40
2.	"It's My Party"	2:17
3.	"Walking on Sunshine"	3:35
4.	"Stand By Me"	3:54
5.	"Rama Lama Ding Dong"	2:17
6.	"Lollipop"	2:07
7.	"Do You Love Me"	3:07
8.	"Caravan of Love"	5:42
9.	"Sweets For My Sweet"	2:25
10.	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	3:44
11.	"Call Me, Beep Me"	2:36
12.	"Tequila" (Bonus track)	3:17
13.	"Outtakes" (Bonus track)	4:15

Album

Year	|Chart (2004)	Peak position
2004	German Top 100	44