Around the World in a Day

Around the World in a Day
Studio album by Prince and The Revolution
Released	April 22, 1985
Recorded	January–December 1984 The Warehouse, Sunset Sound, Capitol Studios, Mobile Audio
Genre	Pop, rock, neo-psychedelia, R&B, art rock
Length	42:33
Label	Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 25286
Producer	Prince
Prince chronology
Purple Rain (1984) Around the World in a Day (1985) Parade (1986)
Singles from Around the World in a Day
"Paisley Park" Released: May 24, 1985 (UK only) "Raspberry Beret" Released: May 15, 1985 "Pop Life" Released: July 10, 1985 "America" Released: October 2, 1985

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	(C)[3]
The New York Times	(favorable)[4]
Q	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Spin	(4/10)[7]
Stylus	(favorable)[8]
Yahoo! Music	(unfavorable)[9]

Around the World in a Day is the seventh studio album by Prince and the second by The Revolution, released on April 22, 1985 on Warner Bros. In compliance with Prince's wishes, the record company released the album with minimal publicity, not even releasing an accompanying single until almost a full month after the album's release. Prince made the request because he preferred the public to first experience the record in its entirety rather than through any particular song.^[10]

Despite the low-key promotion and the material on the album being overall not as radio-friendly as Purple Rain, it still had two U.S. top 10 hits, went double platinum and was an important step in Prince's musical evolution, incorporating new instruments and musical styles. This, taken together with the psychedelic vibe that pervades much of the record, drew numerous comparisons to The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.^[10][4]

Track listing

All songs composed by Prince, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Around the World in a Day" (Prince, John L. Nelson, David Coleman) – 3:28
2. "Paisley Park" – 4:42
3. "Condition of the Heart" – 6:48
4. "Raspberry Beret" – 3:33
5. "Tamborine" – 2:47

Side two

1. "America" (Prince and The Revolution) – 3:42
2. "Pop Life" – 3:43
3. "The Ladder" (Prince, John L. Nelson) – 5:29
4. "Temptation" – 8:18

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	1
U.S. Billboard R&B Albums	4
UK Albums Chart	5

Personnel

• Sheila E. – drums on "Pop Life"
• Jonathan Melvoin – percussion on "Around the World in a Day"
• Lisa Coleman – piano, keyboards, vocals
• Wendy Melvoin – guitars, vocals
• Brown Mark – electric bass, vocals
• Bobby Z – drums
• Matt Fink – keyboards,synclavier, synthesizers, vocals
• Brad Marsh – tambourine on "America"
• Eddie Minnifield – saxophone on "Temptation"
• David Coleman – cello
• Suzie Katayama – cello
• Novi Novog – violin
• Annette Atkinson – double bass on "Pop Life"
• Tim Barr – double bass on "Pop Life"
• Prince – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion^[5]

Singles and Hot 100 chart placings

• "Paisley Park" (#18 UK) No US release

1. "Paisley Park"
2. "She's Always in My Hair"

• "Raspberry Beret" (#2 U.S., #4 R&B, #25 UK)

1. "Raspberry Beret"
2. "She's Always in My Hair" (US)
3. "Hello" (UK)

• "Pop Life" (#7 U.S., #8 R&B, #60 UK)

1. "Pop Life"
2. "Hello" (US)
3. "Girl" (UK)

• "America" (#46 U.S., #35 R&B) No UK release

1. "America"
2. "Girl"

Preceded by No Jacket Required by Phil Collins

Billboard 200 number-one album June 1–21, 1985

Succeeded by Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack) by Various artists

References

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Prince & the Revolution: Around the World in a Day > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
2. ^ Blender review^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Browne, David (21 September 1990). "Purple Products". Entertainment Weekly (#32). ISSN 1049-0434. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318219,00.html. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Palmer, Robert (22 April 1985). "Records: Prince's 'Around the World'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. http://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/22/arts/records-prince-s-around-the-world.html. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Around the World in a Day". tower.com. http://www.tower.com/around-world-in-day-prince-revolution-cd/wapi/106710885. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
6. ^ "Around the World in a Day". Rolling Stone. http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A658.htm. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
7. ^ Weisbard, Eric (10 October 1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide (1st ed.). Vintage. ISBN 978-0679755746. http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A658.htm. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
8. ^ Drimmer, Josh (30 November 2004). "Prince - Around The World In A Day". Stylus6. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/prince-around-the-world-in-a-day.htm. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
9. ^ Clay, Jennifer (1 January 1985). "Around The World In A Day". Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/review/12029314. 
10. ^ ^{a b} Freeman, Kim (May 4, 1985). Radio Is Mixed On Prince Album. 97. New York: Billboard Publications, Inc.. pp. 1, 72