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Bright Idea

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.

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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
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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

References

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  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 on 10/6/2006 – 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 on 10/6/2006 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  14. "Top de l'année Top Albums 2006". SNEP (in French). Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  15. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.