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|album image = [[File:Vermillion album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Vermillion]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]]</small> | |album image = [[File:Vermillion album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Vermillion]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]]</small> | ||
|single image = [[File:Neontelephone single.jpeg|100px|link=Single: Neon Telephone]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Neon Telephone|Neon Telephone]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Neontelephone single.jpeg|100px|link=Single: Neon Telephone]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Neon Telephone|Neon Telephone]]</small> | ||
− | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O%27Clock Three | + | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O%27Clock Three O’Clock] |
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24 May 1988]] - [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24 May 1988]] - [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] | ||
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|producer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Ritchie Ian Ritchie] | |producer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Ritchie Ian Ritchie] | ||
|previous song = [[Nasty Girl]] | |previous song = [[Nasty Girl]] | ||
− | |next song = [[Neurotic_Lover%27s_Baby%27s_Bedroom|Neurotic | + | |next song = [[Neurotic_Lover%27s_Baby%27s_Bedroom|Neurotic Lover’s Baby’s Bedroom]] |
− | |introduction = '''Neon Telephone''' is the sixth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O%27Clock Three | + | |introduction = '''Neon Telephone''' is the sixth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O%27Clock Three O’Clock]’s first and only [[Paisley Park Records]] album [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] (their fourth and final album), and soon after the album’s release, [[Single: Neon Telephone|Neon Telephone]] was released as the album’s second single (which also turned out to be the band’s final single). Writing credit is given to [[Joey Coco]], a pseudonym used on a few 1985-7 songs given to other artists (including [[You’re My Love]], [[Telepathy]] and [[Baby Go-Go]]). |
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_10|10 July 1985]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota (the day after [[Love Or $|♥ Or $]]). It was initially considered for use on [[Album: Parade|Parade]] and/or [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] but was instead saved for later use (it did, however, inspire the use of a neon telephone in Christopher | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_10|10 July 1985]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota (the day after [[Love Or $|♥ Or $]]). It was initially considered for use on [[Album: Parade|Parade]] and/or [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] but was instead saved for later use (it did, however, inspire the use of a neon telephone in Christopher Tracy’s apartment in the movie [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]). |
− | It was sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O%27Clock Three | + | It was sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O%27Clock Three O’Clock] for consideration along with [[Girl O’ My Dreams]], [[We Can Funk]], [[Teacher, Teacher]] and [[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]], but the band decided to use only this track. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O%27Clock Three O’Clock]’s vocal overdubs and instrumentation were recorded in 1987 - early 1988 at American Recording, Woodland Hills, California, retaining only [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]]’s background vocals from the original recording. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|date = 1987 - early 1988 | |date = 1987 - early 1988 | ||
|studio = American Recording,<br>Woodland Hills, CA, USA | |studio = American Recording,<br>Woodland Hills, CA, USA | ||
− | |additional info = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O%27Clock Three | + | |additional info = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O%27Clock Three O’Clock] re-recording (no [[Prince]] input) |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
− | '''Three | + | '''Three O’Clock version''' |
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Quercio Michael Quercio] - lead vocals, bass guitar | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Quercio Michael Quercio] - lead vocals, bass guitar | ||
*Mike Mariano - keyboards | *Mike Mariano - keyboards | ||
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|1= '''Neon Telephone''' | |1= '''Neon Telephone''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= [[Prince]] | + | |3= [[Prince]]’s original studio version |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Neon Telephone''' | |1= '''Neon Telephone''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= alternate take of [[Prince]] | + | |3= alternate take of [[Prince]]’s original studio version |
}} | }} | ||
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|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
− | |trivia = '''Neon Telephone''' inspired the use of a neon telephone in Christopher | + | |trivia = '''Neon Telephone''' inspired the use of a neon telephone in Christopher Tracy’s apartment in the movie [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]. |
|see also = [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] album | |see also = [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] album | ||
* [[Single: Neon Telephone|Neon Telephone]] single | * [[Single: Neon Telephone|Neon Telephone]] single |
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