Watching Angels Mend

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

Watching Angels Mend
Studio album by Alex Lloyd
Released	September 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
"Downtown" Released: 9 July 2001 "Amazing" Released: 17 September 2001 "Green" Released: 18 February 2002 "Everybody's Laughing" Released: June 2002 "Bus Ride" Released: 2002

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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".[1]

Track listing

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

1. "Everybody's Laughing"
2. "Green"
3. "Trigger"
4. "My Friend"
5. "Lost in the Rain"
6. "Sleep"
7. "Amazing"
8. "Downtown"
9. "Bus Ride" (A. Wasiliev/S. Miller)
10. "Burn"
11. "Easy Exit Station"

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
ARIA Albums Chart[4]	31
Chart (2002)	Position
ARIA Albums Chart[5]	37

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• 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

1. "Alex Lloyd - Watching Angels Meld". 72 (771). CMJ New Music Report. 15 July 2002: 4. Retrieved 7 June 2015. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "Australiancharts.com – Alex Lloyd – Watching Angels Mend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
3. "Charts.nz – Alex Lloyd – Watching Angels Mend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
4. "ARIA Charts – End of year 2001". ARIA. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
5. "ARIA Charts – End of year 2002". ARIA. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2010.