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Falcon
Studio album by The Courteeners
Released	February 22, 2010
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Polydor
Producer	Ed Buller
Professional reviews
Q Magazine Mojo Magazine NME Drowned in Sound link The Guardian link The Times [1] BBC (favourable) link
The Courteeners chronology
St. Jude (2008) Falcon (2010)

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

The album has also been noted as a much more polished and ambitious album than their debut, St. Jude.

Tracklisting

All words and music by Liam Fray.

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

Bonus CD (Deluxe Edition)

1. Revolver
2. Bojangles
3. You're the Man
4. Meanwhile Back At the Ranch
5. Forget the Weight of the World

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