The Bright Orange Years

The Bright Orange Years
Studio album by Volcano Suns
Released	1985
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Homestead, Merge
Volcano Suns chronology
The Bright Orange Years (1985) All-Night Lotus Party (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	8.2/10 [2]

The Bright Orange Years is a 1985 record from the band Volcano Suns.

In 2009, the album was remastered by engineer Bob Weston and reissued by Merge Records with bonus tracks. ^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Prescott unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jak"		2:14
2.	"Descent into Hell"		2:25
3.	"Truth Is Stranger than Fishing"	Jeff Weigand	2:39
4.	"Balancing Act"	Peter Prescott/Stephen Michener	3:31
5.	"Promise Me"		2:15
6.	"(I'm Gonna) Make You Mine"		3:09
7.	"Cover"		2:20
8.	"The Mouth that Roared"		3:18
9.	"Cornfield"		3:49
10.	"Animals"		2:28
11.	"It's Stewtime"		3:57
12.	"Silvertone"	Peter Prescott/Jon Williams	3:15
13.	"Sea Cruise" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)	Peter Prescott/Jeff Weigand/Jon Williams	3:27
14.	"Greasy Spine" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)	Peter Prescott/Jeff Weigand/Jon Williams	4:01
15.	"Tree Stomp" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)		1:51
16.	"Nature and Me" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)	Peter Prescott/Gary Waleik/ Stephen Michener	2:04
17.	"Old Paint" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)		2:36
18.	"The Central" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)	Peter Prescott/Gary Waleik	2:45
19.	"Local Wise Man" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)		1:48
20.	"Testify (Live on WERS)" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)		5:05
21.	"1999 (Live on WERS)" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)	Prince	4:54
Total length:			1:03:47

Personnel

• Lou Giordano – engineer
• Volcano Suns – producer
• Peter Prescott – drums, vocals
• Jeff Weigand – bass, vocals, photography
• Jon Williams – guitar, vocals

References

1. Kellman, Andy. The Bright Orange Years at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-02. AllMusic review
2. Masters, Marc (February 13, 2009). "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
3. "Volcano Suns: The Bright Orange Years". Merge Records. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2020.