"Amarillo" is a double A-side single with " Revolving Doors" released by British alternative band

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from their iPad recorded album, '' The Fall''. The word "amarillo" comes from

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and it translates to "yellow".

Background

"Amarillo" was recorded in

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on 23 October 2010. The song features instrumentals from

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band member Mick Jones.

Personnel

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– vocals, synthesizer, vocoder, recording engineer * Mick Jones – guitar * Stephen Sedgwick – mixing engineer, recording engineer *Geoff Pesche – mastering engineer

Critical reception

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'' gave the single a positive review saying "Amarillo is a slow, yet euphoric song that finds Damon's reverb-laden voice evocatively recalling America's vast great interior. One of the more fully formed songs on the album, you get a vivid portrait of a songwriter from the British Isles getting his mind around one of the world's largest open spaces."

References

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