Bright Idea
{{Distinguish|Bright Ideas}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Bright Idea
| type = studio
| artist = Orson
| cover = BrightIdea.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2006|5|29}}
| recorded = 2005 (Hollywood)
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock, indie rock
| length = 42:59
| label = Mercury (UK)
| producer = Noah Shain, Orson, Chad Rachild
| next_title = Culture Vultures
| next_year = 2007
| misc =
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/bright-idea-mw0000667708 link]
| rev2 = Drowned in Sound
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|10}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080210204042/http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/7519 link]
| rev3 = MusicOMH
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511232723/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/orson_0506.htm link]
| rev4 = Time Out London
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.timeout.com/london/music/review/audio/221/orson_bright_idea_mercury.html link]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| rev5 = Virgin Media
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/albumreviews/orson_brightidea.php link]
| rev6 = Yahoo! Music
| rev6score = {{Rating|9|10}}[http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/060605/33/20aly.html link]
}}
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.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080120090805/http://www.unofficialorson.co.uk/discography.html unofficialorson.co.uk]}}
The album was recorded for just $5,000 in Hollywood, funded by the band themselves, and produced by Noah Shain.{{cite web|url=http://www.universalmusic.be/artists.php?id=9319&nam=ORSON|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002043835/http://www.universalmusic.be/artists.php?id=9319&nam=ORSON|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2011|title=Universal Music Belgium|author=__PAGE_AUTHOR__|work=universalmusic.be}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/orson/ |title= The Official Charts Company|author= |website= OfficialCharts.com|publisher= |date= |accessdate=November 1, 2012 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=British Phonographic Industry searchable certification database |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |accessdate=December 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archivedate=September 24, 2009 }} About 700,000 copies were sold worldwide.worldwidealbums.net
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Orson-Bright-Idea/release/1480293|title=Orson – Bright Idea (2006, CD)|website=Discogs|date=2006 }}
Track listing
{{Track listing|
| headline = Bright Idea track listing
| all_lyrics = Jason Pebworth
| all_music = George Astasio, Chris Cano, Johnny Lonely, Pebworth, and Chad Rachild
| title1 = Bright Idea
| length1 = 4:13
| title2 = No Tomorrow
| length2 = 2:47
| title3 = Happiness
| length3 = 3:56
| title4 = Already Over
| length4 = 3:52
| title5 = Downtown
| note5 = UK edition only
| length5 = 4:23
| title6 = Tryin' to Help
| length6 = 3:04
| title7 = So Ahead of Me
| length7 = 3:34
| title8 = Last Night
| length8 = 4:33
| title9 = Look Around
| length9 = 5:05
| title10 = Save the World
| length10 = 3:40
| title11 = The Okay Song
| length11 = 3:50
}}
Personnel
- George Astasio – guitars
- Chris Cano – drums
- Johnny Lonely – bass
- Jason Pebworth – vocals
- Chad Rachild – guitars
- Kevin Roentgen – guitars
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Weekly chart performance for Bright Idea ! scope="col"| Chart (2006) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Austria|51|artist=Orson|album=Bright Idea|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 26, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|France|29|artist=Orson|album=Bright Idea|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 26, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|48|id=33288|artist=Orson|album=Bright Idea|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 26, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland2|32|artist=Orson|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 26, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20060610|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 26, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|38|artist=Orson|album=Bright Idea|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 26, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|1|date=20060610|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 26, 2020}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Year-end chart performance for Bright Idea ! scope="col"| Chart (2006) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2006|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2006|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=September 26, 2020}}
|align="center"|168 |
|---|
| scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20060108/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=September 26, 2020}}
|align="center"|59 |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history for Bright Idea ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date |
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| May 29, 2006 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Various
| June 13, 2006 |
References
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