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Morning Orbit

{{Infobox album

| name = Morning Orbit

| type = Album

| artist = David Usher

| cover = Morning Orbit.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 31, 2001

| recorded = at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Pop rock, alternative rock

| length = 46:34

| label = EMI

| producer = David Usher, Jeff Pearce, Mark Makoway, Jeff Martin

| prev_title = Little Songs

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Hallucinations

| next_year = 2003

}}

{{album reviews

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/morning-orbit-mw0000457054|title=Morning Orbit – David Usher: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|author= Deren Svendsen|accessdate=May 2, 2014}}

}}

Morning Orbit is the second solo album by Canadian musician David Usher. The album was released on July 31, 2001 and was successful in Canada, being certified Platinum by the CRIA in April 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0402_g.php|title=Gold & Platinum Certification – April 2002|publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=2010-08-19}} Morning Orbit won the 2002 Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Alone in the Universe", was first made available for streaming in May 2001. "Alone in the Universe" peaked at #7 on Canada's Airplay chart was the 35th most played song on Canadian radio in 2001.{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010926023250/http://www.athleticscanada.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|title=The Hits Charts (Airplay): Top 100 singles}}{{cite web |url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2001.html |title=Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2001 |accessdate=April 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020701174353/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2001.html |archive-date=1 July 2002 |url-status=dead}} "Black Black Heart" and "A Day in the Life" were also released as singles, and both songs were among the top 100 most played songs on Canadian radio in 2002.{{cite web |url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041123064030/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2004|title=Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002|accessdate=April 11, 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/100page2_2002.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041126190829/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/100page2_2002.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 26, 2004|title=Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002|accessdate=April 11, 2020}}

Track listing

  1. "How Are You?"
  2. "Too Close to the Sun"
  3. "Black Black Heart"
  4. "Alone in the Universe"
  5. "Butterfly"
  6. "Joy in Small Places"
  7. "A Day in the Life"
  8. "My Way Out"
  9. "Blinded"
  10. "Fast Car"
  11. "Closer"
  12. "Black Black Heart 2.0 (Bonus Track)"

Thai version

Source:[http://www.ebay.com/itm/David-Usher-Morning-Orbit-2-CD-Thai-Limited-Edition-New-Seal-OOP-Extremely-Rare-/321648729644 Thai track list]

=Disc 1=

  1. "Alone in the Universe" (Thai version)
  2. "How Are You?" (Thai version)
  3. "Joy in Small Places"
  4. "Black Black Heart" (CHR mix)
  5. "Fast Car"
  6. "Butterfly"
  7. "Too Close to the Sun"
  8. "A Day in the Life"
  9. "Blinded"
  10. "My Way Out"
  11. "Closer"
  12. "Alone in the Universe"
  13. "How Are You?"
  14. "Black Black Heart 2.0"

=Disc 2=

  1. Data track containing music videos for "Alone in the Universe," "My Way Out," "Black Black Heart" and "A Day in the Life"
  2. "My Way Out" (Thai version)
  3. "Alone in the Universe" (acoustic Thai version)
  4. "Black Black Heart" (acoustic)
  5. "My Way Out" (acoustic)

Trivia

  • Canadian rapper Snow is featured on the track "Joy in Small Places".
  • "Alone in the Universe" is featured on Big Shiny Tunes 6.

Year-end charts

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|+2001 year-end chart performance for Morning Orbit

! scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031106085719/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html|archivedate= November 6, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 26, 2022}}

| 111

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+2002 year-end chart performance for Morning Orbit

! scope="col"| Chart (2002)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204012816/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|archivedate=December 4, 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 26, 2022}}

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References

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External links

{{Official website|http://www.davidusher.com/albums/}}

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Category:2001 albums

Category:David Usher albums

Category:EMI Records albums

Category:Albums recorded at Metalworks Studios

Category:Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year albums

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