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    Ehsan Danish

    Not to be confused with Bright Ideas.
    Bright Idea
    Studio album by
    Orson
    ReleasedMay 29, 2006 (2006-05-29)
    Recorded2005 (Hollywood)
    GenrePop rock, indie rock
    Length42:59
    LabelMercury (UK)
    ProducerNoah Shain, Orson, Chad Rachild
    Orson chronology
    Bright Idea
    (2006)     		Culture Vultures
    (2007)
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusiclink
    Drowned in Soundlink
    MusicOMHlink
    Time Out Londonlink[permanent dead link]
    Virgin Medialink
    Yahoo! Musiclink

    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", the title track, "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]

    Guitarist Chad Rachild departed a year after the independent self release of the album. He was replaced by Kevin Roentgen and soon after the band were signed to Mercury Records UK.[6]

    Track listing

    All lyrics are written by Jason Pebworth; all music is composed by George Astasio, Chris Cano, Johnny Lonely, Pebworth, and Chad Rachild.

    Bright Idea track listing
    No.TitleLength
    1."Bright Idea"4:13
    2."No Tomorrow"2:47
    3."Happiness"3:56
    4."Already Over"3:52
    5."Downtown" (UK edition only)4:23
    6."Tryin' to Help"3:04
    7."So Ahead of Me"3:34
    8."Last Night"4:33
    9."Look Around"5:05
    10."Save the World"3:40
    11."The Okay Song"3:50

    Personnel

    • George Astasio – guitars
    • Chris Cano – drums
    • Johnny Lonely – bass
    • Jason Pebworth – vocals
    • Chad Rachild – guitars
    • Kevin Roentgen – guitars

    Charts

    Weekly charts

    Weekly chart performance for Bright Idea
    Chart (2006) Peak
    position
    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

    Year-end charts

    Year-end chart performance for Bright Idea
    Chart (2006) Position
    French Albums (SNEP)[14] 168
    UK Albums (OCC)[15] 59

    Release history

    Release history for Bright Idea
    Region Date
    United Kingdom May 29, 2006
    Various June 13, 2006

    References

    1. ^ unofficialorson.co.uk Archived January 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
    2. ^ __PAGE_AUTHOR__. "Universal Music Belgium". universalmusic.be. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011.
    3. ^ "The Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
    4. ^ "British Phonographic Industry searchable certification database". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
    5. ^ worldwidealbums.net
    6. ^ "Orson – Bright Idea (2006, CD)". Discogs. 2006.
    7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Orson – Bright Idea" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
    8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Orson – Bright Idea". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
    9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Orson – Bright Idea" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
    10. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Orson". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
    11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
    12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Orson – Bright Idea". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
    13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
    14. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2006" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
    15. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Idea

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