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Bright Yellow Bright Orange
Studio album by The Go-Betweens
Released	February 2003
Recorded	August–September 2002
Studio	Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne, Paradise Studios, Sydney
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Trifekta (Australia) Circus (UK) Clearspot (Germany) Jetset (US) Wonderground (Japan)
The Go-Betweens chronology
The Friends of Rachel Worth (2000) Bright Yellow Bright Orange (2003) Oceans Apart (2005)
Singles from Bright Yellow Bright Orange
"Caroline and I" Released: June 2003

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Blender
Entertainment Weekly	B+
The Guardian
Pitchfork	6.9/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Spin	A−
Uncut
The Village Voice	B+

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

All tracks are written by G. McLennan, R. Forster

The first pressing of the Jetset version of the CD, that was available in some US stores, included a bonus disk.

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

References

1. "Reviews for Bright Yellow Bright Orange by The Go-Betweens". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. Sendra, Tim. "Bright Yellow Bright Orange – The Go-Betweens". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
3. Powers, Ann (March 2003). "The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow, Bright Orange". Blender (14): 135. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
4. Hermes, Will (21 February 2003). "Bright Yellow Bright Orange". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
5. Clarke, Betty (14 February 2003). "The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange (Circus Records)". The Guardian.
6. Tangari, Joe (6 April 2003). "The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
7. "The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange". Q (201): 104. April 2003.
8. George-Warren, Holly (20 March 2003). "The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
9. Frere-Jones, Sasha (May 2003). "The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange". Spin. 19 (5): 112–14. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
10. "The Go-Betweens – Bright Yellow Bright Orange". Uncut (70): 95. March 2003. Archived from the original on 18 April 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
11. Christgau, Robert (1 April 2003). "Consumer Guide: As Long As I Still Can". The Village Voice. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
12. "The Go-Betweens: Bright Yellow Bright Orange". Go-Betweens.net. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

• 2003 albums
• The Go-Betweens albums
• Jetset Records albums