Morning Orbit

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Morning Orbit
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 31, 2001
Recordedat Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario
Genre Pop rock, alternative rock
Length46:34
Label EMI
Producer David Usher, Jeff Pearce, Mark Makoway, Jeff Martin
David Usher chronology
Little Songs
(1998)
Morning Orbit
(2001)
Hallucinations
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Morning Orbit is the second solo album by Canadian musician David Usher. The album was released on July 31, 2001 and was successful in Canada, being certified Platinum by the CRIA in April 2002. [2] Morning Orbit won the 2002 Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year.

Contents

Singles

The album's lead single, "Alone in the Universe", was first made available for streaming in May 2001. "Alone in the Universe" was the 35th most played song on Canadian radio in 2001. [3] "Black Black Heart" and "A Day in the Life" were also released as singles, and both songs were among the top 100 most played songs on Canadian radio in 2002. [4] [5]

Track listing

  1. "How Are You?"
  2. "Too Close to the Sun"
  3. "Black Black Heart"
  4. "Alone in the Universe"
  5. "Butterfly"
  6. "Joy in Small Places"
  7. "A Day in the Life"
  8. "My Way Out"
  9. "Blinded"
  10. "Fast Car"
  11. "Closer"
  12. "Black Black Heart 2.0 (Bonus Track)"

Thai version [6]

Disc 1

  1. "Alone in the Universe" (Thai version)
  2. "How Are You?" (Thai version)
  3. "Joy in Small Places"
  4. "Black Black Heart" (CHR mix)
  5. "Fast Car"
  6. "Butterfly"
  7. "Too Close to the Sun"
  8. "A Day in the Life"
  9. "Blinded"
  10. "My Way Out"
  11. "Closer"
  12. "Alone in the Universe"
  13. "How Are You?"
  14. "Black Black Heart 2.0"

Disc 2

  1. Data track containing music videos for "Alone in the Universe," "My Way Out," "Black Black Heart" and "A Day in the Life"
  2. "My Way Out" (Thai version)
  3. "Alone in the Universe" (acoustic Thai version)
  4. "Black Black Heart" (acoustic)
  5. "My Way Out" (acoustic)

Trivia

Year-end charts

2001 year-end chart performance for Morning Orbit
Chart (2001)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [7] 111
2002 year-end chart performance for Morning Orbit
Chart (2002)Peak
position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [8] 45

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