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| 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]
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.
- "Bright Idea" – 4:13
- "No Tomorrow" – 2:47
- "Happiness" – 3:56
- "Already Over" – 3:52
- "Downtown" – 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
- UK edition only.
Personnel
- George Astasio - guitars
- Chris Cano - drums
- Johnny Lonely - bass
- Jason Pebworth - vocals
- Chad Rachild - guitars (tracks 1-4 and 6-10)
- Kevin Roentgen - guitars (track 5)
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | May 29, 2006 |
| World | June 13, 2006 |
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
- ^ unofficialorson.co.uk Archived January 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ __PAGE_AUTHOR__. "Universal Music Belgium". universalmusic.be. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "British Phonographic Industry searchable certification database". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ^ worldwidealbums.net
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Orson-Bright-Idea/release/1480293
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Orson – Bright Idea" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Orson – Bright Idea". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Orson – Bright Idea" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Orson". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Orson – Bright Idea". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2006" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.