Around the World in a Day

by Prince, Prince and the Revolution

Overview

Purple Rain made Prince sound like he could do anything, but it still didn't prepare even his most fervent fans for the insular psychedelia of Around the World in a Day. Prince had made his interior world sound fascinating and utopian on Purple Rain, but Around the World in a Day is filled with cryptic religious imagery, bizarre mysticism, and confounding metaphors which were drenched in heavily processed guitars, shimmering keyboards, grandiose strings, and layers of vocals. As an album, it's a bit impenetrable, requiring great demands of the listener, but individual songs do shine through -- "Raspberry Beret" is a brilliant piece of neo-psychedelia with an indelible chorus, "Pop Life" is a snide swipe at stardom that emphasizes Prince's outsider status, "Condition of the Heart" is a fine ballad, "America" is a good funk jam, "Paisley Park" is heavy and slightly frightening guitar psychedelia, while the title track is a sunny, kaleidoscopic pastiche of Magical Mystery Tour. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/04/2022
Label:	Legacy Recordings / Sony Music
UPC:	0194398637518
Rank:	21874

Tracks

1. Around the World in a Day
2. Paisley Park
3. Condition of the Heart
4. Raspberry Beret
5. Tamborine
6. America
7. Pop Life
8. The Ladder
9. Temptation

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Prince and the Revolution   Primary Artist
Prince   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Sheila E.   Guest Artist,Drums,Vocals
Wendy Melvoin   Vocals (Background),Guitar,Vocals,Percussion
Lisa Coleman   Sitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Denyse Buffum   Viola
Brownmark   Bass,Vocals
Ann Atkinson   Bass
Suzie Katayama   Cello
Taj   Vocals
Eddie M.   Saxophone
Dr. Fink   Keyboards
Novi Novog   Violin
Timothy Barr   Bass
Brad Marsh   Vocals,Tamborim,Percussion,Tambourine
Jonathan Melvoin   Tambourine,Vocals (Background)
Susannah Melvoin   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jon Malvoin   Percussion
Annette Atkinson   Bass
Laury Woods   Viola
Vaj   Violin
David Coleman   Oud,Wind,Cello,Vocals,Durbeki,Darbouka,Finger Snaps,Finger Cymbals,Vocals (Background)
Susanna Hoffs   Vocals (Background)
Bobby Z   Drums

Technical Credits

Prince and the Revolution   Producer,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist
Lisa Coleman   Composer
Prince   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Instrumentation
Matt Fink   Composer
Mark Brown   Composer
Peggy Mac   Engineer
Susan Rogers   Engineer
David Tickle   Engineer
David Leonard   Engineer
Wendy Melvoin   Composer
David Coleman   Composer
John Nelson   Composer
Robert Rivkin   Composer