Vermillion (The Three O'Clock album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Vermillion
| type = Album
| artist = the Three O'Clock
| cover = VermillionThreeO'Clock.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1988
| recorded =
| venue =
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| genre = Pop
| length =
| label = Paisley Park
| producer = Ian Ritchie
| prev_title = Ever After
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title =Live at the Old Waldorf
| next_year =2013
}}
Vermillion is an album by the American band the Three O'Clock, released in 1988.{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Patrick |title=It'll Be Three O'Clock on Central Time for Pop-Music Fans Sunday |work=The Seattle Times |date=August 26, 1988 |department=Tempo |page=7}} It was the band's fourth and final album.{{cite news |last1=Hann |first1=Michael |title='He was a huge fan': how Prince became the patron of the psychedelic underground |work=The Guardian |date=April 24, 2016 |department=Music}} The album was released on Paisley Park Records; label founder Prince wrote "Neon Telephone", on which Wendy and Lisa sang.{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Patrick |title=Pop Eye |work=Los Angeles Times |date=17 Apr 1988 |department=Calendar |page=101}}{{cite news |last1=Okamoto |first1=Shari |title=Coming out Tuesday is Three O'Clock's... |work=Daily Breeze |date=May 5, 1988 |page=E12}} Vermillion was produced by Ian Ritchie.{{cite news |last1=Appleford |first1=Steve |title=Prince Arrived in the Nick of Time for Three O'Clock |work=Los Angeles Daily News |date=May 16, 1988 |page=L18}} Jason Falkner joined the band on guitar.{{cite news |last1=Rosen |first1=Craig |title=Hardly an 'Unknown' debut |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=July 19, 1996 |page=1G}}
Critical reception
The Ottawa Citizen noted the band's "pursuit of real pop," writing that "sixties psychedelia, bits of folk harp and smooth harmonies are here, but unlike others, Three O'Clock knows when to stop."{{cite news |last1=Erskine |first1=Evelyn |title=Three O'Clock Vermillion |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=30 Sep 1988 |page=B6}}
Track listing
Side A
- "Vermillion" – 0.38
- "Love Explosion" – 4.01
- "To Be Where You Are" – 3.55
- "When She Becomes My Girl" – 3.30
- "World On Fire" – 3.31
- "Neon Telephone" – 3.57
Side B
- "On Paper" – 4.02
- "Ways Of Magic" – 4.08
- "Time's Going Slower" – 3.19
- "Love Has No Heart" – 4.24
- "Through The Sleepy Town" – 6.02
Personnel
- Danny Benair – drums, vocals
- Jason Falkner – guitar, vocals
- Mike Mariano – keyboards, vocals
- Michael Quercio – lead vocals, bass guitar