Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (2011)

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (2011)

Tracklist front / back album covers

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

play / listen download rar

1. "Everybody's on the Run"   5:30

2. "Dream On"    4:29

3. "If I Had a Gun..."   4:09

4. "The Death of You and Me"   3:29

5. "(I Wanna Live in a Dream in My) Record Machine"   4:23

6. "AKA... What a Life!"   4:24

7. "Soldier Boys and Jesus Freaks"   3:22

8. "AKA... Broken Arrow"   3:35

9. "(Stranded on) The Wrong Beach"   4:02

10. "Stop the Clocks"   5:04

Total length:   42:27

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Band Members / Musicians

Noel Gallagher – vocals, guitars, bass, banjo, keyboards (track 9), additional keyboards (tracks 6, 7 and 10) backing vocals (tracks 7 and 9), production

Dave Sardy – production, mixing, drum programming (tracks 6 and 9)

Mike Rowe – keyboards (all except track 9)

Jeremy Stacey – drums

Ian Cooper – mastering

Beccy Byrne – backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8 and 10)

Mark Neary – double bass (track 4), musical saw (tracks 4 and 8), wine glasses (track 9)

Gary Alesbrook – trumpet (tracks 2, 4, 7 and 10)

Trevor Mires – trombone (tracks 2, 4, 7 and 10)

Andrew Kinsman – saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 7 and 10)

Jon Graboff – pedal steel guitar (track 3)

Luís Jardim – percussion (tracks 4, 8 and 10)

Lenny Castro – percussion (track 8)

Paul Stacey – guitar solo (track 10), bass (track 11), engineering (track 11), mixing (track 11)

The Wired Strings – strings (tracks 1 and 5)

Rosie Danvers – string arrangements

Crouch End Festival Chorus – choir vocals (tracks 1, 5 and 10)

Steve Markwick – choral arrangements

Cherrelle Rose – backing vocals (track 11)

Joy Rose-Thomas – backing vocals (track 11)

Credits adapted from album liner notes

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds is the self-titled debut studio album by the English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Released on 17 October 2011, it is the first studio album released by eponymous frontman Noel Gallagher since his departure from Oasis in August 2009 and the group's eventual dissolution.

Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. He served as the songwriter, lead guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis. After leaving Oasis in 2009, he formed and became the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Gallagher began playing guitar at the age of 12, and became a roadie and technician for Inspiral Carpets at the age of 21. He learned that his brother Liam had formed a band called The Rain, which eventually became Oasis, and Liam invited him to join them as the lead guitarist. He agreed on condition that he would write their material. The band's debut album, Definitely Maybe (1994), was a critical and commercial success. Their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995), reached the top of the album charts in many countries, and their third studio album, Be Here Now (1997), became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. Britpop eventually declined in popularity and Oasis failed to revive it, though their final two albums, Don't Believe the Truth (2005) and Dig Out Your Soul (2008), were hailed as their best efforts in over a decade. In August 2009, following an altercation with Liam, Noel announced his departure from Oasis. Gallagher would go on to form Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, with whom he has released three studio albums.

Oasis' time was marked by turbulence, especially during the peak of Britpop, during which Noel was involved in several disputes with Liam and their fights and wild lifestyles regularly made tabloid headlines. The band notably had a rivalry with fellow Britpop band Blur. Noel himself was often regarded as the spearhead of the Britpop movement, with NME deeming several Britpop bands (including Kula Shaker, Ocean Colour Scene, and Cast) "Noelrock". Many have praised his songwriting, with Beatles producer George Martin calling him "the finest songwriter of his generation". Conversely, he was voted the most overrated guitarist of the last millennium in a 1999 poll, and the ninth most overrated ever in a 2002 listener survey. He cited the former as the award he most enjoyed receiving.