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 released by Canadian musician David Usher. The album's lead single, "Alone in the Universe", was first made available for streaming in May 2001. The album was released on July 31, 2001 and was certified Platinum by the CRIA in April 2002. [2] "Alone in the Universe" was the 35th most played song on radio in Canada 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 radio in Canada in 2002. [4] [5]

Contents

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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