Prince & The Revolution - Around The World In A Day


Label:

Legacy

Genre:

R&B/Soul

Product No.:
ALEG 63751
UPC: 194398637518
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Vinyl reissue of Prince's seventh studio album from 1985

Second release to be credited to Prince and the Revolution

Includes the hits "Raspberry Beret" and "Pop Life"

Certified double platinum-selling by the RIAA

"I think the smartest thing I did was record Around The World In A Day right after I finished Purple Rain. I didn't wait to see what would happen with Purple Rain. That's why the two albums sound completely different." — Prince, 1985

In the mid-1980s Prince was moving at an unbelievably fast pace; recording sessions for the follow-up to Purple Rain, Around The World In A Day, were already underway before the film had even opened in theaters, and the completed album was released just two weeks after Prince and his band completed their six-month Purple Rain Tour. Few albums showcase Prince's fiercely independent taste quite like Around The World In A Day, which joyfully whisks his new fans in a dizzying array of sonic directions.

Pulling in Middle Eastern instruments such as the darbuka drum, finger cymbals and the lute-type guitar the oud, Prince and the Revolution weave a decidedly paisley tapestry of psychedelic, dreamy sounds.

The album reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart, and No. 4 on the Billboard Top Black Albums Chart.

Around The World In A Day was certified Gold/Platinum/Multi-platinum on July 2, 1985 by the RIAA, indicating 2,000,000 copies shipped in the U.S.A.. It was also certified Silver/Gold by the BPI on April 22nd 1985, indicating 100,000 copies shipped in the U.K..



Side A
1. Around the World in a Day
2. Paisley Park
3. Condition of the Heart
4. Raspberry Beret
5. Tamborine

Side B
1. America
2. Pop Life
3. The Ladder
4. Temptation

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