lang's producer on Ingénue), and was the first to feature songs written and co-written with future regular cohort Boo Hewerdine.

With major label backing and extensive radio & MTV-play for the single "Patience of Angels" it is Reader's most successful chart album to date, going Top 40 in the UK in its first week of release.

On the strength of this success, Reader received the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist the following year.

However MacColl was going through a divorce at the time and felt the song was too painful to release and offered the track to Reader.

Reader has worked with Kirsty's half brothers Neill and Calum MacColl.