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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; | + | |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]] | + | |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.] |
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+ | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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[[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. | [[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 | + | 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 [[Single: America|America]] 12" single, [[Around The World In A Day]] [[Pop Life]] and [[The Ladder]] are also band performances. | [[America]] is a full-band performance, edited down from a longer version later released on the [[Single: America|America]] 12" single, [[Around The World In A Day]] [[Pop Life]] and [[The Ladder]] are also band performances. | ||
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+ | <b>Promotion</b> | ||
The album produced four commercially-released singles, [[Single: Raspberry Beret|Raspberry Beret]], [[Single: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]] (in Europe, Australia and Japan only), [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] and [[Single: America|America]], although no single was released prior to the album, as an artistic statement by [[Prince]] following the huge commercialism of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. | The album produced four commercially-released singles, [[Single: Raspberry Beret|Raspberry Beret]], [[Single: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]] (in Europe, Australia and Japan only), [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] and [[Single: America|America]], although no single was released prior to the album, as an artistic statement by [[Prince]] following the huge commercialism of [[Album: Purple Rain|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 | + | 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. |
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+ | <b>Charts</b> | ||
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+ | The album reached number 1 on the US [[The_Billboard_200|Billboard Top Pop Albums]] Chart, and number 4 on the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Top Black Albums]] Chart. | ||
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+ | <b>Certifications</b> | ||
− | + | 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. | |
|tracklisting = | |tracklisting = | ||
# <b>[[Around The World In A Day]]</b> (3:25) <small><sup>1</sup> </small> | # <b>[[Around The World In A Day]]</b> (3:25) <small><sup>1</sup> </small> | ||
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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]] | + | *[[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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{{AlbumSinglesLine| | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
|Single = [[Single: Raspberry Beret|Raspberry Beret]] | |Single = [[Single: Raspberry Beret|Raspberry Beret]] | ||
− | |B-side = [[ | + | |B-side = [[She’s Always In My Hair]] |
|Image = Raspberryberet single.jpg | |Image = Raspberryberet single.jpg | ||
|Link = Single: Raspberry Beret | |Link = Single: Raspberry Beret | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{AlbumSinglesLine| | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
− | |Single = [[Single: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]] (Europe, Australia and Japan only) | + | |Single = [[Single: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]] <small>(Europe, Australia and Japan only)</small> |
− | |B-side = [[ | + | |B-side = [[She’s Always In My Hair]] |
|Image = Paisleypark single.jpg | |Image = Paisleypark single.jpg | ||
|Link = Single: Paisley Park | |Link = Single: Paisley Park | ||
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|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| | + | |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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