Watch the Red | ||||
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Released | May 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982-1983 | |||
Studio | Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 38:23 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | The Angels and Andrew Scott | |||
The Angels chronology | ||||
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Singles from Watch the Red | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10 [1] |
Watch the Red is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock band The Angels. It was released in May 1983. The album charted at number 6 in Australia and number 43 in New Zealand. [2] [3]
In June 2002, Shock Records issued The Complete Sessions 1980 - 1983. The 4-CD box set included remasters of Dark Room (9 bonus tracks), Night Attack (9 bonus tracks), Watch The Red (5 bonus tracks) and The Blow (2-CD set of material from a 40-minute jam-session which formed the basis of Watch the Red). In June 2006, Liberation Music re-issued Dark Room from The Complete Sessions 1980 - 1983. [4]
Credits adapted from the original releases. [5] [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Live Lady Live" | Doc Neeson, Lauren Haefer, Richard Brewster | 3:13 |
2. | "Eat City" | Neeson, R. Brewster | 3:22 |
3. | "Shoot It Up" | Neeson, John Brewster, R. Brewster | 3:30 |
4. | "Easy Prey" | Bitsy Brewster, J. Brewster, R. Brewster | 3:41 |
5. | "Bow Wow" | J. Brewster, R. Brewster, Brent Eccles, Jim Hilbun | 2:22 |
6. | "No Sleep in Hell" | Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster | 5:33 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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7. | "Watch the Red" | Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster | 5:02 |
8. | "The Zoo / Name Dropping" | Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster, Eccles, Hilbun | 3:58 |
9. | "Stand Up" | Hilbun | 3:15 |
10. | "Is That You?" | Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster | 3:37 |
11. | "Stay Away" | Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster, Eccles, Hilbun | 4:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Breakdown" | Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster | 4:27 |
13. | "Take It on the Run" | Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster | 3:48 |
14. | "Say What" | Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster | 5:15 |
15. | "Live Lady Live, Part 2" | Neeson, R. Brewster, Haefer | 4:35 |
16. | "Let Me In" | Neeson, R. Brewster | 6:03 |
Total length: | 62:31 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Don't Wanna Be No More (In My Life)" | 4:46 |
2. | "Never Know My Name" | 0:36 |
3. | "How Long Can I?" | 1:57 |
4. | "Name Dropping" | 0:48 |
5. | "The Zoo" | 3:56 |
6. | "Bow Wow" | 1:55 |
7. | "Where's Doc?" | 4:12 |
8. | "Electric Drill (Don't Do It Honey)" | 4:23 |
9. | "Stay Away" | 6:13 |
Total length: | 28:46 |
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report) [2] [7] | 6 |
New Zealand Albums Chart [3] | 43 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [8] | Gold | 20,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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