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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April 1985]] (USA & UK)
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April 1985]] (USA & UK)
|length                = 42:35  
|length                = 42:35  
|label                  = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
|label                  = [[Paisley Park Records|Paisley Park]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
|studios                = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA; [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; Mobile Audio Studio (outside St. Paul Civic Center) and [[Capitol Records]], Los Angeles, CA, USA
|studios                = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA; [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; Mobile Audio Studio (outside St. Paul Civic Center) and [[Capitol Records]], Los Angeles, CA, USA
|previous year          = 1984
|previous year          = 1984
|next year              = 1986
|next year              = 1986
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|previous album link    = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]
|previous album link    = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]
|next album link        = [[Album: Parade|Parade]]
|next album link        = [[Album: Parade|Parade]]
|introduction          = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] is the seventh full-length studio album by [[Prince]], and the second to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. It was released worldwide in April 1985, just ten months after the release of [[Prince and the Revolution]]’s best-selling album, [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. It was the first release of any kind on [[Prince]]’s own [[Paisley Park Records]], a subsidiary of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
|introduction          = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] is the seventh full-length studio album by [[Prince]], and the second to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. It was released worldwide in April 1985, just ten months after the release of [[Prince and the Revolution]]’s best-selling album, [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. It was the first release of any kind on [[Prince]]’s own [[Paisley Park Records|Paisley Park]], a subsidiary of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]


<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
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*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals on [[Around The World In A Day]], [[Raspberry Beret]] and [[The Ladder]]<br>
*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals on [[Around The World In A Day]], [[Raspberry Beret]] and [[The Ladder]]<br>
*[[Novi Novog]] - violin on [[Paisley Park]] and [[Raspberry Beret]]<br>
*[[Novi Novog]] - violin on [[Paisley Park]] and [[Raspberry Beret]]<br>
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion on [[America]], [[Pop Life]], [[The Ladder]]<br>
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion on [[America]] and [[The Ladder]]<br>
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and background vocals on [[America]], [[Pop Life]], [[The Ladder]]<br>
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and background vocals on [[America]], [[Pop Life]], [[The Ladder]]<br>
*[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards on [[America]], [[Pop Life]], [[The Ladder]]<br>
*[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards on [[America]], [[Pop Life]], [[The Ladder]]<br>
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*[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone on [[The Ladder]] and [[Temptation]]<br>
*[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone on [[The Ladder]] and [[Temptation]]<br>
*[[Suzie Katayama]] - cello on [[Raspberry Beret]] and [[The Ladder]] (interlude)<br>
*[[Suzie Katayama]] - cello on [[Raspberry Beret]] and [[The Ladder]] (interlude)<br>
*[[Sid Page]] - violin on [[The Ladder]] (interlude)<br>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Page Sid Page] - violin on [[The Ladder]] (interlude)<br>
*[[Marcy Dicterow-Vaj]] - violin on [[The Ladder]] (interlude) (as "Vaj")<br>
*[[Marcy Dicterow-Vaj]] - violin on [[The Ladder]] (interlude) (as "Vaj")<br>
*[[Denyse Buffum]] - viola on [[The Ladder]] (interlude)<br>
*[[Denyse Buffum]] - viola on [[The Ladder]] (interlude)<br>
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*[[Laura LiPuma]] - design and assembly<br>
*[[Laura LiPuma]] - design and assembly<br>
*[[Doug Henders]] - cover painting<br>
*[[Doug Henders]] - cover painting<br>
*[[Nancy Bundt]] - innerspread photography<br>
*[[Dan Chapman]] - photo illustration <br>
*[[Bob Cavallo|Cavallo]], [[Joe Ruffalo|Ruffalo]] and [[Steve Fargnoli|Fargnoli]] - management<br>
*[[Bob Cavallo|Cavallo]], [[Joe Ruffalo|Ruffalo]] and [[Steve Fargnoli|Fargnoli]] - management<br>
*Moultrie Accountancy - accounting<br>
*Moultrie Accountancy - accounting<br>
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[[File:1985_Around_The_World_In_A_Day_Uk_Press_Advert-PV.jpg|x200px]] &nbsp; [[File:Aroundtheworldinaday_counterstandee-PV.png|x200px]]
[[File:1985_Around_The_World_In_A_Day_Uk_Press_Advert-PV.jpg|x200px]] &nbsp; [[File:Aroundtheworldinaday_counterstandee-PV.png|x200px]]
|alternative            =
|alternative            =
|trivia                = The albums liner noted state this album was (partly) '’recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park]]'', but this was in fact the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, MN. Construction on [[Paisley Park Studios]] did not begin until January 1986
|trivia                = The albums liner noted state this album was (partly) ''recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park]]'', but this was in fact the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, MN. Construction on [[Paisley Park Studios]] did not begin until January 1986
|references            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
|references            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
* <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000062059 / 1985-05-15]
* <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000062059 / 1985-05-15]
|categories            = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Albums (Prince And The Revolution)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]]
|categories            = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Albums (Prince And The Revolution)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]]
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 26 January 2025

1984: Purple Rain ◄ All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums ► 1986: Parade
Around The World In A Day

Album details

Released: 22 April 1985 (USA & UK)
Length: 42:35
Label(s): Paisley Park / Warner Bros.
Studio(s): Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Mobile Audio Studio (outside St. Paul Civic Center) and Capitol Records, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard Top Pop Albums 11 May 1985 1(3) 40
USA: Billboard Top Black Albums 11 May 1985 4 43
USA: The Billboard 200 14 May 2016 51R 4
R indicates re-entry of an album that had already charted.
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Austria: Alben Hitparade 15 May 1985 7 6
Germany: Musikmarkt Top 75 Albums 6 May 1985 10 24
The Netherlands: Nationale Hitparade LP Top 50 4 May 1985 1(1) 22
Norway: Top Albums Week 18/1985 10 6
Sweden: Top Albums 4 May 1985 1(1) 8
Switzerland: Alben Schweizer Hitparade 5 May 1985 8 11
U.K.: UK Albums Chart 4 May 1985 5 20
 
Pacific
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
New Zealand: Album Charts 12 May 1985 16 23
Certifications
Institution, Country Date Certification
RIAA, USA 2 Jul. 1985 Platinum x2 (2 millions)
BPI, UK 22 Apr. 1985 Gold (60,000)
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

Raspberry Beret
b/w She’s Always In My Hair
Paisley Park (Europe, Australia and Japan only)
b/w She’s Always In My Hair
Pop Life
b/w Hello
America
b/w Girl

See also

Around The World In A Day
(Sheet Music) 		 
Around The World In A Day is the seventh full-length studio album by Prince, and the second to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. It was released worldwide in April 1985, just ten months after the release of Prince and the Revolution’s best-selling album, Purple Rain. It was the first release of any kind on Prince’s own Paisley Park, a subsidiary of Warner Bros.

Sessions and compiling

The album was mostly recorded between January and December 1984, although Raspberry Beret had first been recorded in 1982 (it was re-recorded in September 1984). Pop Life was the first new recording for the album, recorded in February 1984.

Around The World In A Day was demoed (by David Coleman, with no input by Prince) in June 1984, and recorded by Prince in August 1984. America was recorded in July 1984, Raspberry Beret, Tamborine and Paisley Park in September 1984. Condition Of The Heart and The Ladder followed in October 1984, initially tracked during rehearsals for the Purple Rain Tour. Temptation was recorded in December 1984, marking both the final track on and recorded for the album.

Four of the album’s nine tracks - Paisley Park, Condition Of The Heart, Tamborine and Temptation - are essentially solo performances by Prince, often containing background vocals by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, and other occasional musical embellishments by others.

America is a full-band performance, edited down from a longer version later released on the America 12" single, Around The World In A Day Pop Life and The Ladder are also band performances.


Promotion

The album produced four commercially-released singles, Raspberry Beret, Paisley Park (in Europe, Australia and Japan only), Pop Life and America, although no single was released prior to the album, as an artistic statement by Prince following the huge commercialism of Purple Rain.

There was no tour to support the album, although a few songs from the album had been previewed on the Purple Rain Tour, which ended just two weeks prior to the album’s release.


Charts

The album reached number 1 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart, and number 4 on the Billboard Top Black Albums Chart.


Certifications

It was certified Gold/Platinum/Multi-platinum on July 2nd 1985 by the RIAA, indicating 2,000,000 copies shipped in the USA. It was also certified Silver/Gold by the BPI on April 22nd 1985, indicating 100,000 copies shipped in the UK.



Track listing
CD LP
  1. Around The World In A Day (3:25) 1 
  2. Paisley Park (4:41)
  3. Condition Of The Heart (6:46)
  4. Raspberry Beret (3:31)
  5. Tamborine (2:46)
  6. America (3:40)
  7. Pop Life (3:42)
  8. The Ladder (5:26) 2 
  9. Temptation (8:17)
  • Side 1:
  1. Around The World In A Day (3:25) 1 
  2. Paisley Park (4:41)
  3. Condition Of The Heart (6:46)
  4. Raspberry Beret (3:31)
  5. Tamborine (2:46)
  • Side 2:
  1. America (3:40)
  2. Pop Life (3:42)
  3. The Ladder (5:26) 2 
  4. Temptation (8:17)

All songs written by Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution), except where noted.

1  Written by David Coleman, John L. Nelson and Prince
2  Written by John L. Nelson and Prince



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • "All thanks 2 God" - Prince and the Revolution



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction
 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
  • UK press advert and Belgian promo counter standee:

 

  • The albums liner noted state this album was (partly) recorded at Paisley Park, but this was in fact the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, MN. Construction on Paisley Park Studios did not begin until January 1986
References
1984
Purple Rain 		All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1986
Parade
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