The Fall (Gorillaz album)

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All tracks are written by Damon Albarn.

The Fall
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Studio album by
Gorillaz
Released25 December 2010
Recorded3 October – 3 November 2010
Genre
Length43:28
Label
Producer
Gorillaz chronology
Plastic Beach
(2010)		The Fall
(2010)		 The Singles Collection 2001–2011
(2011)
Damon Albarn chronology
Plastic Beach
(2010)		The Fall
(2010)		 Kinshasa One Two
(2011)
The Fall– Standard edition
No.TitleRecordedLength
1."Phoner to Arizona"3 October, Montreal 4:14
2."Revolving Doors"5 October, Boston 3:26
3."Hillbilly Man"10 and 11 October, Camden and Fairfax 3:50
4."Detroit"13 October, Detroit 2:03
5."Shy-Town"15 October, Chicago 2:54
6."Little Pink Plastic Bags"16 October, Chicago3:09
7."The Joplin Spider"18 October, Joplin 3:22
8."The Parish of Space Dust"19 October, Houston 2:25
9."The Snake in Dallas"20 October, Dallas 2:11
10."Amarillo"23 October, Amarillo 3:24
11."The Speak It Mountains"24 October, Denver 2:14
12."Aspen Forest"25 October and 3 November, Santa Fe and Vancouver 2:50
13."Bobby in Phoenix" (featuring Bobby Womack)26 October, Phoenix 3:16
14."California and the Slipping of the Sun"30 October, Oakland 3:24
15."Seattle Yodel"2 November, Seattle 0:38
Total length:43:28

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes for The Fall [4] and Tidal. [24]

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