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Bright Idea is the debut studio album of American power pop band Orson. Originally self-released in 2005, it was released commercially on May 29, 2006 in the UK and internationally on June 13, 2006.[1]

Bright Idea
Studio album by
Orson
ReleasedMay 29, 2006 (2006-05-29)
Recorded2005 (Hollywood)
GenrePop rock, indie rock
Length42:59
LabelMercury (UK)
ProducerNoah Shain, Orson, Chad Rachild
Orson chronology
Bright Idea
(2006)		 Culture Vultures
(2007)
Alternative cover
Original self-released version
Alternative cover
Red iTunes UK version
Professional ratings
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The album was recorded for just $5,000 in Hollywood, funded by the band themselves, and produced by Noah Shain.[2] It contains the hit singles "No Tomorrow", "Bright Idea", "Happiness" and "Already Over". Bright Idea charted at number one on the official UK Albums Chart on June 4, 2006.[3] The video for the single "Bright Idea" was directed by Tony Petrossian and was released as the follow-up to the UK number-one single "No Tomorrow".

The album was prized with a platinum record in the United Kingdom.[4] About 700,000 copies were sold worldwide.[5]

Founding guitarist Chad Rachild departed the band a year after the completion of the album. He was replaced by Kevin Roentgen.[6]


Track listing


All lyrics written by Jason Pebworth, except where noted; all music written by George Astasio, Chris Cano, Johnny Lonely, Pebworth, and Chad Rachild. None of the tracks were written by Kevin Roentgen whose name appears sometimes as writer. Album was written a year prior to him even joining band.

  1. "Bright Idea" – 4:13
  2. "No Tomorrow" – 2:47
  3. "Happiness" – 3:56
  4. "Already Over" – 3:52
  5. "Downtown" – 4:23*
  6. "Tryin to Help" – 3:04
  7. "So Ahead of Me" – 3:34
  8. "Last Night" – 4:33
  9. "Look Around" – 5:05
  10. "Save the World" – 3:40
  11. "The Okay Song" – 3:50

Personnel



Release history


Region Date
United Kingdom May 29, 2006 (2006-05-29)
World June 13, 2006 (2006-06-13)

Charts



Weekly charts


Chart (2006) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 51
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 48
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 1

Year-end charts


Chart (2006) Position
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 168
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 59

References


  1. unofficialorson.co.uk Archived January 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. __PAGE_AUTHOR__. "Universal Music Belgium". universalmusic.be. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011.
  3. "The Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  4. "British Phonographic Industry searchable certification database". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  5. worldwidealbums.net
  6. "Orson – Bright Idea (2006, CD)". Discogs.
  7. "Austriancharts.at – Orson – Bright Idea" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  8. "Lescharts.com – Orson – Bright Idea". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Orson – Bright Idea" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  10. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Orson". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Orson – Bright Idea". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  14. "Top de l'année Top Albums 2006" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  15. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

На других языках

- [en] Bright Idea

[it] Bright Idea

Bright Idea è l'album di debutto della band californiana Orson.

[ru] Bright Idea

Bright Idea — дебютный альбом голливудской группы Orson, выпущен группой самостоятельно в 2005 году, а 29 мая и 13 июня 2006 года был перевыпущен в Великобритании и во всём мире.[1] Поддержка синглов "No Tomorrow", "Bright Idea", "Happiness" и "Already Over" помогла Bright Idea попасть 4 июня 2006 года на 11 место в UK album chart.


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