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|song name                = Around The World In A Day
 
|song name                = Around The World In A Day
|single image           = [[File:Atwiad.jpg|100px|link=Album: Around The World In A Day]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] </small>
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|single image             = [[File:Atwiad.jpg|100px|link=Album: Around The World In A Day]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] </small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince and the Revolution]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince and the Revolution]]
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April 1985]] - [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]]
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April 1985]] - [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]]
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|introduction              = '''Around The World In A Day''' is the first track on [[Prince]]'s seventh album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]].
 
|introduction              = '''Around The World In A Day''' is the first track on [[Prince]]'s seventh album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]].
  
The track was first written and recorded by [[David Coleman]] ([[Lisa Coleman]]'s brother) in June 1984, when given two days of studio time at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA as a birthday gift from [[Prince]]. When [[Prince]] heard the resulting track, he loved it and wanted to include it on his next album. He re-recorded the track and made some musical and lyrical changes.  
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The track was first written and recorded by [[David Coleman]] ([[Lisa Coleman]]'s brother) in early June 1984, when given two days of studio time at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California as a birthday gift from [[Prince]]. When [[Prince]] heard the resulting track, he loved it and wanted to include it on his next album. He re-recorded the track and made some musical and lyrical changes.  
  
Basic tracks for [[Prince]]'s version were recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 16|16 September 1984]] at [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA.  
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Basic tracks for [[Prince]]'s version were recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 16|16 August 1984]] at [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.  
  
 
This is the only [[Prince]]-related track to give writing credit to [[David Coleman]].
 
This is the only [[Prince]]-related track to give writing credit to [[David Coleman]].
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{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = June 1984
 
|date                      = June 1984
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Demo by David Coleman (no [[Prince]] input)
 
|additional info          = Demo by David Coleman (no [[Prince]] input)
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 16|16 August 1984]]
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|studio                    = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 16|16 September 1984]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 16|16 September 1984]]
|studio                    = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Mixing
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = 14 October 1984 (estimate)
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|studio                    = [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Mixing
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = 2006 (assumed)
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|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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|additional info          = Basic tracking of 'Versace Experience' version
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - background vocals
 
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - background vocals
 
*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals
 
*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals
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''' 'Versace Experience' version'''
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*[[Prince]] - all vocal and instruments (assumed)
 
|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =
 
{{Songchart|
 
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|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
 
|3= Longer version edited down to create album version
 
|3= Longer version edited down to create album version
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{{Unreleasedline|
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|1= '''Around The World In A Day<br> (The Versace Experience)'''
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|2= re-created for fashion show remix
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|3= Used in a 2006 Versace fashion show
 
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|video versions            =  
 
|video versions            =  
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[03_March 1986|3 March 1986: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]<br>
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|first live appearance    = [[03_March 1986|3 March 1986: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]<br>
 
* [[14 September 2007-am|14 September 2007 (a.m.): 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]
 
* [[14 September 2007-am|14 September 2007 (a.m.): 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Parade Tour|Parade Tour]]<br>
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Parade Tour|Parade Tour]]<br>
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|trivia                    =  
 
|trivia                    =  
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] album
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
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|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
 
|categories                = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]]
 
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Revision as of 12:42, 6 June 2020

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Around The World In A Day

Atwiad.jpg
from the album Around The World In A Day
Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
First Released: 22 April 1985 - Around The World In A Day
Album(s): Around The World In A Day
Writer(s): David Coleman, John L. Nelson and Prince
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Around The World In A Day is the first track on Prince's seventh album Around The World In A Day, the second to be credited to Prince and the Revolution.

The track was first written and recorded by David Coleman (Lisa Coleman's brother) in early June 1984, when given two days of studio time at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California as a birthday gift from Prince. When Prince heard the resulting track, he loved it and wanted to include it on his next album. He re-recorded the track and made some musical and lyrical changes.

Basic tracks for Prince's version were recorded on 16 August 1984 at Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

This is the only Prince-related track to give writing credit to David Coleman.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
June 1984 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Demo by David Coleman (no Prince input)
16 August 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Basic tracking
16 September 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Mixing
14 October 1984 (estimate) Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Mixing
2006 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Basic tracking of 'Versace Experience' version
Recording Personnel

'Versace Experience' version

  • Prince - all vocal and instruments (assumed)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Around The World In A Day 3:25 Around The World In A Day Studio
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Around The World In A Day T.B.C. Live concert TV broadcast Live 7 June 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Around The World In A Day Demo David Coleman's demo (no Prince involvement)
Around The World In A Day Studio More conventional sound; contains more guitar / bass than released version
Around The World In A Day Studio Longer version edited down to create album version
Around The World In A Day
(The Versace Experience)
re-created for fashion show remix Used in a 2006 Versace fashion show
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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