Bright Yellow Bright Orange

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Bright Yellow Bright Orange
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 2003
RecordedAugust–September 2002
StudioSing Sing Studios, Melbourne, Paradise Studios, Sydney
Genre Indie rock
Label Trifekta (Australia)
Circus (UK)
Clearspot (Germany)
Jetset (US)
Wonderground (Japan)
The Go-Betweens chronology
The Friends of Rachel Worth
(2000)
Bright Yellow Bright Orange
(2003)
Oceans Apart
(2005)
Singles from Bright Yellow Bright Orange
  1. "Caroline and I"
    Released: June 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 82/100 [1]
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Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]
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Pitchfork 6.9/10 [6]
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Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin A− [9]
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The Village Voice B+ [11]

Bright Yellow Bright Orange is the eighth album by Australian indie rock group The Go-Betweens, released in February 2003 on the Trifekta Records label. It was nominated at the 2003 ARIA Music Awards for Best Adult Contemporary Album, but lost to John Farnham for The Last Time.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by G. McLennan, R. Forster.

No.TitleLength
1."Caroline and I"3:50
2."Poison in the Walls"4:26
3."Mrs Morgan"4:07
4."In Her Diary"3:00
5."Too Much of One Thing"5:53
6."Crooked Lines"2:49
7."Old Mexico"4:39
8."Make Her Day"3:44
9."Something for Myself"4:01
10."Unfinished Business"2:12

The first pressing of the Jetset version of the CD, that was available in some US stores, included a bonus disk. [12]

Jetset bonus disk
No.TitleLength
1."Instant Replay"2:42
2."Woman Across The Way"2:54
3."Locust Girls"3:25
4."Girl Lying On A Beach"3:22

Personnel

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