The Bright Orange Years

The Bright Orange Years is a 1985 record from the band Volcano Suns.

The Bright Orange Years
Studio album by Volcano Suns
Released	1985
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Homestead Records, Merge Records
Volcano Suns chronology
The Bright Orange Years (1985) All-Night Lotus Party (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Pitchfork Media	(8.2/10)

In 2009, the album was remastered by engineer Bob Weston and reissued by Merge Records with bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Prescott unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jak"		2:14
2.	"Descent into Hell"		2:25
3.	"Truth Is Stranger than Fishing"	Jeff Weigand	2:39
4.	"Balancing Act"	Peter Prescott/Stephen Michener	3:31
5.	"Promise Me"		2:15
6.	"(I'm Gonna) Make You Mine"		3:09
7.	"Cover"		2:20
8.	"The Mouth that Roared"		3:18
9.	"Cornfield"		3:49
10.	"Animals"		2:28
11.	"It's Stewtime"		3:57
12.	"Silvertone"	Peter Prescott/Jon Williams	3:15
13.	"Sea Cruise" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)	Peter Prescott/Jeff Weigand/Jon Williams	3:27
14.	"Greasy Spine" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)	Peter Prescott/Jeff Weigand/Jon Williams	4:01
15.	"Tree Stomp" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)		1:51
16.	"Nature and Me" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)	Peter Prescott/Gary Waleik/ Stephen Michener	2:04
17.	"Old Paint" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)		2:36
18.	"The Central" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)	Peter Prescott/Gary Waleik	2:45
19.	"Local Wise Man" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)		1:48
20.	"Testify (Live on WERS)" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)		5:05
21.	"1999 (Live on WERS)" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)	Prince	4:54
Total length:			1:03:47

Personnel

• Lou Giordano – engineer
• Volcano Suns – producer
• Peter Prescott – drums, vocals
• Jeff Weigand – bass, vocals, photography
• Jon Williams – guitar, vocals