Bright Yellow Bright Orange
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Bright Yellow Bright Orange
| type = Album
| artist = The Go-Betweens
| cover = Gob-Orange.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 2003
| recorded = August–September 2002
| venue =
| studio = Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne, Paradise Studios, Sydney
| genre = Indie rock
| length =
| label = Trifekta (Australia)
Circus (UK)
Clearspot (Germany)
Jetset (US)
Wonderground (Japan)
| producer =
| prev_title = The Friends of Rachel Worth
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Oceans Apart
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Bright Yellow Bright Orange
| type = studio
| single1 = Caroline and I
| single1date = June 2003
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 82/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/bright-yellow-bright-orange/the-go-betweens|title=Reviews for Bright Yellow Bright Orange by The Go-Betweens|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=16 June 2019}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bright-yellow-bright-orange-mw0000018697|title=Bright Yellow Bright Orange – The Go-Betweens|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=16 June 2019|last=Sendra|first=Tim}}
| rev2 = Blender
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|url=http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_275.html|title=The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow, Bright Orange|journal=Blender|issue=14|date=March 2003|access-date=16 June 2019|last=Powers|first=Ann|author-link=Ann Powers|page=135|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813192320/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_275.html|archive-date=13 August 2004|url-status=dead}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3Score = B+{{cite journal|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/02/21/bright-yellow-bright-orange/|title=Bright Yellow Bright Orange|journal=Entertainment Weekly|date=21 February 2003|access-date=16 June 2019|last=Hermes|first=Will|author-link=Will Hermes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122071845/http://www.ew.com/article/2003/02/21/bright-yellow-bright-orange|archive-date=22 November 2015|url-status=dead}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite news|title=The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange (Circus Records)|work=The Guardian|date=14 February 2003|last=Clarke|first=Betty}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5Score = 6.9/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3476-bright-yellow-bright-orange/|title=The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange|work=Pitchfork|date=6 April 2003|access-date=16 June 2019|last=Tangari|first=Joe}}
| rev6 = Q
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange|journal=Q|issue=201|date=April 2003|page=104}}
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/270290/review/5945551/bright_yellow_bright_orange|title=The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=20 March 2003|access-date=1 August 2019|last=George-Warren|first=Holly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206220512/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/270290/review/5945551/bright_yellow_bright_orange|archive-date=6 February 2009|url-status=dead}}
| rev8 = Spin
| rev8Score = A−{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CleCKauyN34C&pg=PA112|title=The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange|journal=Spin|volume=19|issue=5|date=May 2003|access-date=16 June 2019|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|author-link=Sasha Frere-Jones|pages=112–14}}
| rev9 = Uncut
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/the_go-betweens/reviews/4987|title=The Go-Betweens – Bright Yellow Bright Orange|journal=Uncut|issue=70|date=March 2003|access-date=27 January 2020|page=95|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050418133814/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/the_go-betweens/reviews/4987|archive-date=18 April 2005|url-status=dead}}
| rev10 = The Village Voice
| rev10Score = B+{{cite news|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv403-03.php|title=Consumer Guide: As Long As I Still Can|work=The Village Voice|date=1 April 2003|access-date=16 June 2019|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau}}
}}
Bright Yellow Bright Orange is the eighth studio album by Australian indie rock group The Go-Betweens, released in February 2003 on the Trifekta Records label. It was nominated at the 2003 ARIA Music Awards for Best Adult Contemporary Album, but lost to John Farnham for The Last Time.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline =
| total_length =
| all_writing = G. McLennan, R. Forster
| notes = yes
| title1 = Caroline and I
| length1 = 3:50
| title2 = Poison in the Walls
| length2 = 4:26
| title3 = Mrs Morgan
| length3 = 4:07
| title4 = In Her Diary
| length4 = 3:00
| title5 = Too Much of One Thing
| length5 = 5:53
| title6 = Crooked Lines
| length6 = 2:49
| title7 = Old Mexico
| length7 = 4:39
| title8 = Make Her Day
| length8 = 3:44
| title9 = Something for Myself
| length9 = 4:01
| title10 = Unfinished Business
| length10 = 2:12
}}
The first pressing of the Jetset version of the CD, that was available in some US stores, included a bonus disk.{{cite web|title=The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange|url=http://www.go-betweens.net/discography/2003bybo/2003bybo.htm|website=Go-Betweens.net|access-date=28 January 2017}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Jetset bonus disk
| title1 = Instant Replay
| length1 = 2:42
| title2 = Woman Across The Way
| length2 = 2:54
| title3 = Locust Girls
| length3 = 3:25
| title4 = Girl Lying On A Beach
| length4 = 3:22
}}
Personnel
- Robert Forster - vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, slide, Hammond organ, piano
- Grant McLennan – vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
- Adele Pickvance – electric and upright bass, keyboards, vocals
- Glenn Thompson – drums, electric guitar, Farfisa organ, keyboards, vocals
- Hope Csutoros – violin
- Helen Mountfort – cello
- David Chesworth – string arrangement