Bright Idea | ||||
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Released | May 29, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Pop rock, indie rock | |||
Length | 42:59 | |||
Label | Mercury (UK) | |||
Producer | Noah Shain, Orson, Chad Rachild | |||
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Virgin Media | link |
musicOMH.com | link |
Time Out London | link [ permanent dead link ] |
Yahoo! Music | link |
Drowned in Sound | link |
AllMusic | link |
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]
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]
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.
Region | Date |
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United Kingdom | May 29, 2006 |
World | June 13, 2006 |
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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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 |
Chart (2006) | Position |
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French Albums (SNEP) [14] | 168 |
UK Albums (OCC) [15] | 59 |
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