Bright Idea
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| Studio album by Orson | ||||
| Released | May 29, 2006 (see Release history) |
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| Recorded | 2005 in Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Pop rock / Indie Rock | |||
| Length | 42:59 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records (UK) | |||
| Producer | Noah Shain Orson Chad Radchild |
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Original self-released version
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Red iTunes UK version
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| Virgin Media |   link |
| musicOMH.com | link |
| Time Out London | link |
| Yahoo! Music |   link |
| Drowned in Sound | link |
| AllMusic | link |
Bright Idea is the debut studio album by 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]
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 #1 on the official UK album 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 #1 chart topper "No Tomorrow".
The album was prized with a platinum record in the United Kingdom.[4] About 700,000 copies were sold worldwide.[5]
Track listing
All songs written by Orson, lyrics by Jason Pebworth.
- "Bright Idea" – 4:13
- "No Tomorrow" – 2:47
- "Happiness" – 3:56
- "Already Over" – 3:52
- "Downtown" (available only on UK version) – 4:23
- "Tryin to Help" – 3:04
- "So Ahead of Me" – 3:34
- "Last Night" – 4:33
- "Look Around" – 5:05
- "Save the World" – 3:40
- "The Okay Song" – 3:50
Release history
| Region | Date |
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| United Kingdom | May 29, 2006 |
| World | June 13, 2006 |
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Austria | 51 |
| France | 29 |
| Germany | 48 |
| Ireland | 32 |
| Switzerland | 38 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
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<references />, or <references group="..." />| Preceded by | UK number one album June 4, 2006 – June 10, 2006 |
Succeeded by Smile... It Confuses People by Sandi Thom |
