Morning Orbit

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.^[2] Morning Orbit won the 2002 Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year.

Morning Orbit
Studio album by David Usher
Released	July 31, 2001
Recorded	at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock
Length	46:34
Label	EMI
Producer	David Usher, Jeff Pearce, Mark Makoway, Jeff Martin
David Usher chronology
Little Songs (1998) Morning Orbit (2001) Hallucinations (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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.^[3][4] "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.^[5][6]

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:^[7]

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

2001 year-end chart performance for Morning Orbit

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8]	111

2002 year-end chart performance for Morning Orbit

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9]	45