Falcon (album)

Falcon is the second album from Manchester band The Courteeners. It was officially available for pre-order on 7 December 2009, however it appeared on recordstore.co.uk on 5 December and was released on 22 February 2010. Since release, the album has garnered mixed reviews from many critics, but several major music publications such as NME and Mojo have given the album highly positive reviews.

The album has also been noted as a much more polished and ambitious album than their debut, St. Jude. The album has seen the release of three singles, "You Overdid It Doll" was released on 15 February 2010, peaking at number 28 in the UK; "Take Over the World" was released on 26 April 2010, peaking at number 144 and "Scratch Your Name Upon My Lips" which is due for release on 6 December 2010.

Track listing

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Q Magazine	^{[citation needed]}
Mojo Magazine	^{[citation needed]}
NME	^[2]
Drowned in Sound	^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
Digital Spy	^[5]
The Times	^[6]
BBC	(favourable)^[7]
Metro	^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Opener"	5:19
2.	"Take Over the World"	3:44
3.	"Cross My Heart & Hope To Fly"	4:01
4.	"You Overdid It Doll"	4:09
5.	"Lullaby"	4:09
6.	"Good Times Are Calling"	3:15
7.	"The Rest of the World Has Gone Home"	3:27
8.	"Sycophant"	4:31
9.	"Cameo Brooch"	4:20
10.	"Scratch Your Name Upon My Lips"	4:29
11.	"Last of the Ladies"	3:25
12.	"Will It Be This Way Forever?"	4:39

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Revolver"	–
14.	"Bojangles"	–
15.	"You're The Man"	–
16.	"Meanwhile Back at the Ranch"	–
17.	"Forget the Weight of the World"	–

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Credits

The Courteeners

Liam Fray - Vocals and guitars
Daniel Moores - guitars
Mark Cuppello - bass guitars
Michael Campbell - drums

Additional Personnel

Ed Buller - production
Lee Slater - engineering
Michael Bauer - mixing (except track 2, "Take Over the World")
Jeremy Wheatley - mixing on "Take Over the World"
Adam Payne - Keys and Strings

References

↑ Phares, Heather. "Review: Falcon". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
↑ "NME Review".
↑ "Drowned in Sound review".
↑ Dean, Will (18 February 2010). "The Guardian". London.
↑ "Digital Spy".
↑ Naughton, Philippe; Savage, Michael. "The Times review". London.
↑ "BBC review".
↑ "Metro".
↑ "Falcon: The Courteeners: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ "Falcon (Two Disc Edition: Includes Second Folio): The Courteeners: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

v t e The Courteeners

Liam Fray Michael Campbell Daniel Conan Moores Mark Cupello

Studio albums	St. Jude (2008) Falcon (2010) Anna (2013)

EPs	Here Come the Young Men (2008) Live at Manchester Apollo (2008) Electric Lick (2010)

Singles	"Cavorting" "Acrylic" "What Took You So Long?" "Not Nineteen Forever" "No You Didn't, No You Don't" "That Kiss" "You Overdid It Doll" "Take Over the World" "Lose Control"

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