Watching Angels Mend

Watching Angels Mend
Studio album by
Alex Lloyd
ReleasedSeptember 2001
RecordedThe Town House
Rockfield Studios
Dub Shack
Canelot
GenrePop rock
LabelEMI
ProducerMagnus Fiennes
Steve Osbourne
Alex Lloyd chronology
Black The Sun
(1999) 		Watching Angels Mend
(2001) 		Distant Light
(2003)
Singles from Watching Angels Mend
  1. "Downtown"
    Released: 9 July 2001
  2. "Amazing"
    Released: 17 September 2001
  3. "Green"
    Released: 18 February 2002
  4. "Everybody's Laughing"
    Released: June 2002
  5. "Bus Ride"
    Released: 2002

Watching Angels Mend is the second studio album by Alex Lloyd. It was released on 17 September 2001 by EMI Records.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2002, Lloyd was nominated for seven awards, and won Best Male Artist.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

All tracks are written by A. Wasiliev, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(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"
  • A. Wasiliev/S. Miller
4:31
10."Burn" 3:29
11."Easy Exit Station" 3:01

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001/02) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 22

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
ARIA Albums Chart[5] 31
Chart (2002) Position
ARIA Albums Chart[6] 37

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Watching Angels Mend at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Alex Lloyd - Watching Angels Meld". 72 (771). CMJ New Music Report. 15 July 2002: 4. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Alex Lloyd – Watching Angels Mend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Alex Lloyd – Watching Angels Mend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of year 2001". ARIA. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of year 2002". ARIA. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 December 2010.