Watching Angels Mend is the second studio album by Alex Lloyd. It was released on 17 September 2001 by EMI Records.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 2001 | |||
| Recorded | The Town House Rockfield Studios Dub Shack Canelot | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Magnus Fiennes Steve Osbourne | |||
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| Singles from Watching Angels Mend | ||||
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2002, Lloyd was nominated for seven awards, and won Best Male Artist.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Q | |
Daniel Werner from CMJ called the album "one of Australia's biggest homegrown albums of 2002" and "a serious contender for record of the year".[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by A. Wasiliev, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everybody's Laughing" | 3:50 | |
| 2. | "Green" | 4:02 | |
| 3. | "Trigger" | 5:05 | |
| 4. | "My Friend" | 3:36 | |
| 5. | "Lost in the Rain" | 3:02 | |
| 6. | "Sleep" | 4:02 | |
| 7. | "Amazing" | 3:23 | |
| 8. | "Downtown" | 4:44 | |
| 9. | "Bus Ride" |
| 4:31 |
| 10. | "Burn" | 3:29 | |
| 11. | "Easy Exit Station" | 3:01 |
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2001/02) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 2 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 22 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2001) | Position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Albums Chart[5] | 31 |
| Chart (2002) | Position |
| ARIA Albums Chart[6] | 37 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
edit- Alex Lloyd - guitar, vocals, programming, keys, bass
- Magnus Fiennes - programming, keys, string arrangement
- BJ Cole - pedal steel guitar
- The Weatherman - programming, drums, percussion
- Ric Featherstone - Programming
- Brian Gascoigne - string conductor
- Tom Windriff - vocals, drums, percussion
- Sedsil Top - vocals
- Bernard Fanning - vocals
- Sharon Finn - vocals
- Lorna Marshall - vocals
- Dean Tidey - guitar
- Graham Kearns - guitar
- William South - piano, Hammond organ
- Jim Hayden - keys
- Guy Pratt - bass
- Shawn Lee - drums, percussion
- Clive Deamer - drums, percussion
- Ged Lynch - drums, percussion
References
edit- ^ Watching Angels Mend at AllMusic
- ^ "Alex Lloyd - Watching Angels Meld". 72 (771). CMJ New Music Report. 15 July 2002: 4.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Australiancharts.com – Alex Lloyd – Watching Angels Mend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Alex Lloyd – Watching Angels Mend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End of year 2001". ARIA. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End of year 2002". ARIA. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 December 2010.