Watch the Red

Watch the Red
Watch the Red
Studio album by The Angels
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
Singles from Watch the Red
	"Stand Up"; Released: November 1982; "Eat City"; Released: March 1983; "Live Lady Live"; Released: June 1983; "Is That You?"; Released: 1983;

Professional ratings
Review scores
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]

Track listings[edit]

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

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

2006 Remastered edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

2006 Remastered edition CD2 – "The Blow"
No.	Title	Length
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[edit]

The Angels

Doc Neeson – lead vocals
Rick Brewster – lead guitar, piano, accordion
John Brewster – rhythm guitar, lead vocals on "No Sleep in Hell"
Jim Hilbun – bass guitar, vocals, saxophone, organ, piano
Brent Eccles – drums

Production

Andrew Scott – producer, engineer, mixing
Al Wright – engineer
Otto Ruiter – mastering

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)^[2]^[7]	6
New Zealand Albums Chart^[3]	43

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	Gold	20,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-1894959315.
^ ^a ^b The Angels - Watch The Red at Australian Music Database
^ ^a ^b The Angels - Watch The Red at Australian-Charts
^ The Angels - Watch The Red at Allmusic
^ Watch the Red (LP sleeve). The Angels. New York: Epic Records. 1983. ELPS 4364.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Watch the Red (CD Booklet). Angel City. Victoria, Australia: Liberation Music. 2006. BLUE056.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts
^ "Jackson Leads Int'I Certifications For CBS" (PDF). Cash Box. 2 July 1983. p. 34. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via World Radio History.

[martin-1] Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-1894959315.

[AUS-2] The Angels - Watch The Red at Australian Music Database

[NZ-3] The Angels - Watch The Red at Australian-Charts

[4] The Angels - Watch The Red at Allmusic

[5] Watch the Red (LP sleeve). The Angels. New York: Epic Records. 1983. ELPS 4364.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Watch the Red (CD Booklet). Angel City. Victoria, Australia: Liberation Music. 2006. BLUE056.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Kent-7] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts

[8] "Jackson Leads Int'I Certifications For CBS" (PDF). Cash Box. 2 July 1983. p. 34. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via World Radio History.

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v t e The Angels
Rick Brewster John Brewster Dave Gleeson Nick Norton Sam Brewster Doc Neeson Peter Christopolous (aka Charlie King) Graham "Buzz Throckman" Bidstrup Chris Bailey Brent Eccles Jim Hilbun Bob Spencer James Morley
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Compilations	The Angels' Greatest The Angels' Greatest Vol. II Their Finest Hour... and Then Some Evidence Greatest Hits 40 Years of Rock – Vol 1: 40 Greatest Studio Hits
Live albums	Live Line Live at the Basement
Extended plays	Out of the Blue Never So Live
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