Falcon (album)

Falcon
Studio album by The Courteeners
Released	22 February 2010
Recorded	2009-2010
Genre	Indie rock, Britpop
Length	49:20
Label	Polydor
Producer	Ed Buller
The Courteeners chronology
St. Jude (2008) Falcon (2010) Anna (2013)
Singles from Falcon
"You Overdid It Doll" Released: 15 February 2010 "Take Over The World" Released: 26 April 2010 "Scratch Your Name Upon My Lips" Released: 6 December 2010

Falcon is the second album from Manchester indie rock 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. It reached number 6 in the UK Album chart.

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 was released on 6 December 2010.

Track listing

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Q Magazine
Mojo Magazine
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
• Continuous

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	6

References

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