Description
Orson – Bright Idea / Mercury Audio CD 2006 / 1703790
UPC 602517037908
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.
The album was recorded for just $5,000 in Hollywood, funded by the band themselves, and produced by Noah Shain. It contains the hit singles "No Tomorrow", "Bright Idea", "Happiness" and "Already Over". Bright Idea charted at number one on the official UK Albums Chart on June 4, 2006. 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. About 700,000 copies were sold worldwide.
Founding guitarist Chad Rachild departed the band a year after the completion of the album. He was replaced by Kevin Roentgen.
| Label: | Mercury – 1703790 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
|
| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2006 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Alternative Rock, Indie Rock |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Bright Idea | 4:15 | |
| 2 | No Tomorrow | 2:52 | |
| 3 | Happiness | 3:56 | |
| 4 | Already Over | 3:52 | |
| 5 |
Downtown |
|
4:24 |
|||
| 6 | Tryin' To Help | 3:05 | |
| 7 | So Ahead Of Me | 3:39 | |
| 8 | Last Night | 4:36 | |
| 9 | Look Around | 5:06 | |
| 10 | Save The World |
3:44 |
- Artwork [Cover Image] – Sage Vaughn
- Bass – Johnny Lonely
- Design Concept [Artwork Concept By], Design, Artwork – Small Japanese Soldier
- Drums – Chris Cano
- Guitar – Chad Rachild (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10), George Astasio, Kevin Roentgen
- Lead Vocals – Jason Pebworth
- Lyrics By – Jason Pebworth
- Management [Managed By] – Crown Music
- Mastered By – Brad Vance
- Mixed By – Evan Frankfort, Noah Shain
- Producer – Chad Rachild (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10), Noah Shain, Orson (2)
- Recorded By, Engineer – Noah Shain
- Written-By – C Rachild, C. Cano, G. Astasio, J. Pebworth, J. Bentjen
