Falcon is the second album from Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

 band The Courteeners

The Courteeners

The Courteeners are a rock band formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England in 2006 by Liam Fray , Michael Campbell , Daniel Conan Moores , Mark Cuppello -Formation:...

. 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

NME

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 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

St. Jude (album)

St. Jude is the debut album by British indie rock band The Courteeners, which was released on 7 April 2008. There is also a special edition album which includes a second disc of acoustic versions of songs which feature on the actual album...

. The album has seen the release of three singles, "You Overdid It Doll

You Overdid It Doll

"You Overdid It Doll" is the first single from The Courteeners second album Falcon. It was released on 15 February 2010 as both a Digital Download and CD Single. As of 21 February 2010, the single has peaked at #28 on the UK Singles Chart, making it The Courteeners's fifth UK Top 40 single.-Chart...

" was released on 15 February 2010, peaking at number 28 in the UK; "Take Over the World

Take Over The World

Take over the World is the second single to be released from The Courteeners second album Falcon. It was released as a Digital Download on 25 April 2010 and the CD Single was released the following day...

" 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

Credits

The Courteeners

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

Additional Personnel

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