- Bright Idea
Infobox Album
Name = Bright Idea
Type = studio
Artist =Orson
Released = flagicon|United KingdomMay 29 2006 flagicon|WorldJune 13 ,2006
Recorded = 2005 in Hollywood
Genre = Power Pop / Indie Rock
Length = 42:59
Label =Mercury Records (UK)
Producer = Noah Shain
Orson
Chad Radchild
Reviews = *"Virgin Media " Rating|4|5 [http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/albumreviews/orson_brightidea.php link]
*"musicOMH.com" Rating|3|5 [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/orson_0506.htm link]
*"Time Out London" Rating|3|5 [http://www.timeout.com/london/music/review/audio/221/orson_bright_idea_mercury.html link]
*"Yahoo! Music " rating-10|9 [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/060605/33/20aly.html link]
*"Drowned in Sound " rating-10|3 [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/7519 link]
Last album =
This album = "Bright Idea"
(2006)
Next album = "Culture Vultures "
(2007)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio
Lower caption = Original self-released version Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio
Lower caption = Red iTunes UK version"Bright Idea" is the debut album by the Hollywood band
Orson . Originally self-released in 2005, it was released commercially onMay 29 ,2006 in the UK and was released internationally onJune 13 ,2006 . [ [http://www.unofficialorson.co.uk/discography.html unofficialorson.co.uk] ] This album was recorded for just $5000 in Hollywood, funded by the band themselves, and produced by Noah Shain. [ [http://www.universalmusic.be/artists.php?id=9319&nam=ORSON Universal Music Belgium] ] It contains the hit singles "No Tomorrow", "Bright Idea", "Happiness" and "Already Over". "Bright Idea" charted at #1 on the official UK album chart onJune 4 ,2006 . The album was prized with a platinum record and two golden records in the United Kingdom. [ [http://www.bpi.co.uk The Bpi ] ] About 700,000 copies were sold worldwide. [worldwidealbums.net]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
# "Okay Song" – 3:50Chart performance
References
succession box
before = "Stadium Arcadium " byRed Hot Chili Peppers
title = UK number one album
years =June 4 2006 –June 10 2006
after = "Smile... It Confuses People " bySandi Thom
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