Login
Login

Black the Sun

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2011}}

{{Infobox album|

| name = Black the Sun

| type = Album

| artist = Alex Lloyd

| cover = Alex lloyd - black the sun.jpg

| alt =

| released = 5 July 1999

| recorded = Q Studios, Sydney
Studios 301, Sydney

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Singer–songwriter, alternative, lo-fi

| length =

| label = EMI

| producer = Alex Lloyd, Ed Buller, Trent Williamson

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Watching Angels Mend

| next_year = 2001

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Black The Sun

| type = Studio

| single1 = Black the Sun

| single1date = 24 July 1998

| single2 = Lucky Star

| single2date = 23 May 1999

| single3 = Something Special

| single3date = 26 August 1999

| single4 = My Way Home

| single4date = 25 May 2000

}}

}}

Black the Sun is the debut studio album by the Australian singer–songwriter Alex Lloyd, released in July 1999 via EMI Records.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000, the album, won Best Male Artist.{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=A&artist=Alex%20Lloyd |title=History: Winners by Artist: Alex Lloyd |work=ARIA Awards |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |accessdate=18 June 2009 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Phase9

|rev1score = (Positive){{cite web |title=Review: ALEX LLOYD - BLACK THE SUN |year=2000 |url=http://www.phase9.tv/musicreviews/alexlloyd-blackthesun-a.shtml |publisher=Phase9.net |accessdate=18 June 2009}}

|rev2 = The Guardian

|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |first=John |last=Aizlewood |title=Review: Alex Lloyd, Black The Sun (EMI/Chrysalis) |journal=The Guardian Review |issue=8 September 2000 |page=20}}

}}

Black the Sun received critical acclaim. Triple J listeners voting it their album of the year in 1999.{{cite web |first=Richard |last=Kingsmill |title=Feature: J FILES: 1999 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/music_specials/s1397184.htm |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=18 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130000209/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/music_specials/s1397184.htm |archive-date=30 January 2009 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |first=Rudi |last=Maxwell |title=Interview: The Amazing Mr Lloyd |url=http://www.echonews.com/740/local_entertainment.html |work=The Northern Rivers Echo |accessdate=18 June 2009}}{{cite web |title=Live preview: Alex Lloyd |url=http://adelaide.citysearch.com.au/music/1137652497061/Alex+Lloyd |publisher=Citysearch Australia Pty Ltd |accessdate=18 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103351/http://adelaide.citysearch.com.au/music/1137652497061/Alex%2BLloyd |archivedate=6 July 2011}} Writing for The Guardian in September 2000, John Aizlewood compared Lloyd's "eclectic approach" and "inspired turn of phrase" to that of Beck, and stated that the album "yields more with each play". He went on to draw comparison with the music of Crowded House, and singled out "Black the Sun", "What a Year" and "Backseat Clause" as the album's highlights, the latter, he noted, is a track which "closes the album in stark, lonesome fashion".

Track listing

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

  1. "Melting"
  2. "Momo"
  3. "Something Special" (A. Wasiliev/S. Miller)
  4. "Desert"
  5. "Snow"
  6. "My Way Home"
  7. "Black The Sun"
  8. "Lucky Star"
  9. "What A Year" (A. Wasiliev/B. Quinn)
  10. "Faraway"
  11. "Aliens"
  12. "Gender"
  13. "Backseat Clause"

Personnel

;Additional musicians

;Technical personnel

  • Ed Buller – co-producer, programming
  • Trent Williamson – co-producer

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1999–2000)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"{{album chart|Australia|9|album=Black the Sun|artist=Alex Lloyd|access-date=16 December 2014|refname="aus chart"}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Chart (2000)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| ARIA Albums Chart{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2000.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End of year 2000 |publisher=ARIA |accessdate=25 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528193102/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2000.htm |archivedate=28 May 2011}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 82

Certification

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Alex Lloyd|title=Black the Sun|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2000|relyear=1999|access-date=23 December 2010}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Alex Lloyd}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:1999 debut albums

Category:Alex Lloyd albums

Category:ARIA Award–winning albums