Vermillion (Simone Simons album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Vermillion
| type = studio
| artist = Simone Simons
| cover = Vermillion (Simone Simons album).webp
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| released = {{start date|2024|08|23|df=y}}
| recorded =
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| genre =
| length = 46:04
| label = Nuclear Blast
| producer = Arjen Lucassen
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = Vermillion
| type = studio
| single1 = Aeterna
| single1date = 7 May 2024
| single2 = In Love We Rust
| single3 = R.E.D.
| single4 = Cradle to the Grave
}}
}}
Vermillion is the debut solo album by the Dutch singer Simone Simons, lead singer of Epica. It was released on 23 August 2024.{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-05-07 |title=Epica's Simone Simons To Release Debut Solo Album |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/epicas-simone-simons-to-release-debut-solo-album |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507013024/https://blabbermouth.net/news/epicas-simone-simons-to-release-debut-solo-album |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=Blabbermouth.net}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Vermillion track listing
| total_length = 46:04
| title1 = Aeterna
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Simone Simons|Lori Linstruth|Gjalt Lucassen|Jaap Toorenaar}}
| music1 = Arjen Lucassen
| length1 = 6:02
| title2 = In Love We Rust
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Simone Simons|Lori Linstruth}}
| music2 = Arjen Lucassen
| length2 = 4:46
| title3 = Cradle to the Grave
| note3 = featuring Alissa White-Gluz
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Simone Simons|Lori Linstruth}}
| music3 = Arjen Lucassen
| length3 = 3:59
| title4 = Fight or Flight
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Simone Simons|Lori Linstruth}}
| music4 = Arjen Lucassen
| length4 = 5:24
| title5 = Weight of My World
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Simone Simons|Lori Linstruth}}
| music5 = Arjen Lucassen
| length5 = 4:21
| title6 = Vermillion Dreams
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Simone Simons|Lori Linstruth}}
| music6 = Arjen Lucassen
| length6 = 4:36
| title7 = The Core
| note7 = featuring Mark Jansen
| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Simone Simons|Lori Linstruth}}
| music7 = Arjen Lucassen
| length7 = 3:56
| title8 = Dystopia
| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Simone Simons|Lori Linstruth}}
| music8 = Arjen Lucassen
| length8 = 4:44
| title9 = R.E.D.
| note9 = featuring Mark Jansen
| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Simone Simons|Lori Linstruth}}
| music9 = Arjen Lucassen
| length9 = 4:04
| title10 = Dark Night of the Soul
| lyrics10 = Simone Simons
| music10 = {{hlist|Arjen Lucassen|Joost van den Broek}}
| length10 = 4:12
}}
= Notes =
- "Weight of My World" is the only multilingual song on the album that contains lyrics in German, Dutch and English.{{cite web |last1=Tilkin |first1=Laureline |title=Review: Simone Simons - Vermillion |url=https://tuonelamagazine.com/review-simone-simons-vermillion/ |website=Tuonela Magazine |access-date=23 August 2024 |date=17 August 2024}}
Personnel
- Simone Simons – vocals
- Arjen Lucassen – all instruments
Additional musicians
- Koen Herfst – drums
- Rob van der Loo – bass
Special guests
- Mark Jansen – growls on "The Core" and "R.E.D."
- Alissa White-Gluz – vocals on "Cradle to the Grave"
- Joost van den Broek – piano on "Dark Night of the Soul"
- Perttu Kivilaakso – cello on "Dark Night of the Soul"
- John Jaycee Cuijpers – backing vocals on "Aeterna"
- Ben Mathot – violin on "Aeterna" and "Fight or Flight"
- Jurriaan Westerveld – cello on "In Love We Rust", "Cradle to the Grave", and "Vermillion Dreams"
R.E.D. Crowd Chant
- Coen Janssen
- Mark Jansen
- Isaac Delahaye
- Ariën van Weesenbeek
- Rob van der Loo
- Simone Simons
- Peter Kettenis
- Monique Hooft
- Lori Linstruth
- Arjen Lucassen
- Joost van den Broek
- Jasper Erkens
- Johan van Stratum
Crew
- Simone Simons – lyrics
- Lori Linstruth – lyrics (1–9), photography
- Arjen Lucassen – music, engineering, production, mixing
- Gjalt Lucassen – Latin lyrics on "Aeterna"
- Jaap Toorenaar – Latin lyrics on "Aeterna"
- Joost van den Broek – music (10), mastering
- Hedi Xandt – artwork, design
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Vermillion ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Flanders|45|artist=Simone Simons|album=Vermillion|rowheader=true|access-date=1 September 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|176|artist=Simone Simons|album=Vermillion|rowheader=true|access-date=1 September 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|11|artist=Simone Simons|album=Vermillion|rowheader=true|access-date=31 August 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|72|id=539665|artist=Simone Simons|album=Vermillion|rowheader=true|access-date=30 August 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|11|artist=Simone Simons|album=Vermillion|rowheader=true|access-date=1 September 2024}} |
| {{album chart|UKRock|2|date=20240830|rowheader=true|access-date=August 30 2024}} |