Watching Angels Mend

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Watching Angels Mend
AlexlloydWAM.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2001
Recorded The Town House
Rockfield Studios
Dub Shack
Canelot
Genre Pop rock
Label EMI
Producer Magnus 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.

Contents

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [7] 3× Platinum210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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