Watch the Red

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Watch the Red
The Angels - Watch The Red.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1983
Recorded1982–1983
StudioRhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre Hard rock
Length38:23
Label Epic
Producer The Angels and Andrew Scott
The Angels chronology
Night Attack
(1981)
Watch the Red
(1983)
Two Minute Warning
(1985)
Singles from Watch the Red
  1. "Stand Up"
    Released: November 1982
  2. "Eat City"
    Released: March 1983
  3. "Live Lady Live"
    Released: June 1983
  4. "Is That You?"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Contents

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]

Track listings

Credits adapted from the original releases. [5] [6]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Live Lady Live" Doc Neeson, Lauren Haefer, Richard Brewster3:13
2."Eat City"Neeson, R. Brewster3:22
3."Shoot It Up"Neeson, John Brewster, R. Brewster3:30
4."Easy Prey"Bitsy Brewster, J. Brewster, R. Brewster3:41
5."Bow Wow"J. Brewster, R. Brewster, Brent Eccles, Jim Hilbun2:22
6."No Sleep in Hell"Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster5:33
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Watch the Red"Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster5:02
8."The Zoo / Name Dropping"Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster, Eccles, Hilbun3:58
9."Stand Up"Hilbun3:15
10."Is That You?"Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster3:37
11."Stay Away"Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster, Eccles, Hilbun4:16
2006 Remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Breakdown"Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster4:27
13."Take It on the Run"Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster3:48
14."Say What"Neeson, J. Brewster, R. Brewster5:15
15."Live Lady Live, Part 2"Neeson, R. Brewster, Haefer4:35
16."Let Me In"Neeson, R. Brewster6:03
Total length:62:31
2006 Remastered edition CD2 – "The Blow"
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

The Angels
Production

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [7] 6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 43

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] Gold20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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