the Story) Morning Glory?." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic, however, was somewhat more critical: whilst admitting that "Gallagher does come up with some keepers," he noted that "the little brass flourishes... don't stop the album from playing like a succession of variations on "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "The Importance of Being Idle"," concluding that Gallagher is "missing anything resembling rock & roll, skimping on quick tempos and loud guitars." Mojo placed the album at number 46 on its list of the "Top 50 Albums of 2011". American Songwriter ranked the album at number 42 on their list of the "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Q ranked the album at number 21 on its list of the "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Rolling Stone readers ranked the album at number 9 on their list of "The Best Albums of 2011". Track listing Bonus tracks Personnel Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 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 Additional musicians 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. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Certifications Release history The album was distributed by EMI Music in Europe and other places near the area while Universal Music distributed in North America. References External links Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed) 2011