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Around The World In A Day

Prince Format: Audio CD

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Meticulous 1985 album of psychedelic pop 'n' sunny funk jams! Includes "Raspberry Beret" and "Paisley Park".

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1 30	Around the World in a Day Around the World in a Day	3:28		Listen Now $1.29
2 30	Paisley Park Paisley Park	4:44		Listen Now $1.29
3 30	Condition of the Heart Condition of the Heart	6:48		Listen Now $1.29
4 30	Raspberry Beret Raspberry Beret	3:35		Listen Now $1.29
5 30	Tamborine Tamborine	2:47		Listen Now $1.29
6 30	America America	3:42		Listen Now $1.29
7 30	Pop Life Pop Life	3:45		Listen Now $1.29
8 30	The Ladder The Ladder	5:29		Listen Now $1.29
9 30	Temptation Temptation	8:17		Listen Now $1.29

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Audio CD (April 17, 1985)
Original Release Date: October 25, 1990
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Warner Off Roster
ASIN: B000002L7R
Average Customer Review: 308 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,279 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #150 in Funk (CDs & Vinyl)
- #215 in Classic Psychedelic Rock
- #414 in Dance Pop (CDs & Vinyl)

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This is a wonderful grouping of songs by Prince

May 29, 2018

Format: Audio CDVerified Purchase

This is a wonderful grouping of songs by Prince, and I think he was heavily influenced by his new discovery - at the time - of music by the Beatles. You can hear that sort of 60s pop, Beatles feel in these songs.
(My favorite being "Paisley Park." And it's wonderful to see that, posthumously, his dream of such a place is now a museum where everyone can experience Paisley Park and have it 'in their hearts,' like the song says.)
And my second favorite song is "Temptation."
It's hilarious and shows his fun, silly, goofy side. Some people took it seriously and trashed it. But they missed that it was a silly song that he did because it was fun and because, well, he could.
'Nuff said.

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Steven HaaralaTop Contributor: David Bowie

Purple Pop from Paisley Park

May 26, 2016

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In the summer months of 1958, Prince, Madonna and Michael Jackson were born. Surely there was an extraordinary alignment of the stars and planets at that time, for such star power to be unleashed upon the world in such a brief period. We just lost Prince recently, and the loss still stings, because he was so unique. He was eclectic and eccentric, a genre-buster. He was a songwriter, singer, dancer, producer, arranger - and played several instruments. I feel that he was at his best when he combined funk and R&B with rock, resulting in red-hot tracks like "Kiss", "Sign O' The Times", "Gett Off" and "Cream". But he also liked to experiment in other areas, and this 1985 album "Around The World In A Day" definitely proves that.

Since it followed the huge success of the 1984's "Purple Rain", you might have expected it to be a hard rock but pretty commercial album. But that's not what happened. This is one nice slice of Prince's unusual brand of pop, with quirky elements, odd musical effects. The first track, the title cut, opens with exotic high-pitch synth tones, and an exotic mid-tempo beat, played on the darbuka, giving it a rather mysterious, perhaps Middle Eastern sound. "Paisley Park", "Condition Of The Heart", and "Pop Life" all contain a sound akin to an organ which reminds me of the instrument used in "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles. But while "Paisley" is a relatively conventional mid-tempo track, "Condition" opens with a long, quiet, meandering piano and synth intro which leads into a slow, emotional vocal with odd harmonies; and "Pop Life" has a steady, solid beat and somewhat teasing, tongue-in-cheek vocals, and the track disintegrates into chaos at the end, barely recovering before the fadeout. Even "Raspberry Beret", a very commercial mild rock track with a happy, enthusiastic vocal, contains its share of unconventional musical details. Both "Tamborine" and "America" have dance beats, and odd vocal harmonies. The song structure of "Tamborine" is unconventional, and the lead vocal covers the full Prince range from sexy low to his trademark screams. The vocal for "America" is more restrained, and we hear again the high-pitch synth tones I mentioned for the title cut. The last 2 tracks, "The Ladder" and "Temptation", are both slow and bluesy. The vocal for "Ladder" alternates between chanting or talking lines (similar to "Purple Rain") and a traditional R&B song, with a decidedly gospel inclination. "Temptation" is loaded with 60's psychedelic guitar and features a trippy, darkish synth line, heard several times. The vocal varies from traditional R&B to regulation Prince screams. The second half of this track seems to be a dialogue about lust, between Prince and God, maybe? This takes place against a background of jazzy horns and piano, which get quieter and fade out.

The colorful palette of music supports an exposition of lyrics about mind expansion, social comment, sex, and morality. In the title song, Prince invites us to "Open your heart, open your mind...Take my hand, I'll show u/I think I know a better way." It turns out that "Paisley Park is in your heart" and that "There aren't any rules". The "Condition of the heart" seems to be that love is a losing game, because "Love it only seems 2 buy a terminal condition of the heart", among other disappointments described in the song. "Tamborine" must be a metaphor for sex: "Oh my God here u are/Prettiest thing in life I've ever seen...What's it like inside your tamborine?" In "America" we meet "Little sister making minimum wage", and Jimmy, who "never went to school/They made him pledge allegiance/Jimmy said it wasn't cool." Furthermore, in "Pop Life/Everybody needs a thrill...We all got a space 2 fill...What u putting in your nose/Is that where all your money goes...But life it ain't 2 funky/Unless it's got that pop". "The Ladder" is "...salvation of the soul/The steps u take are no easy road/But the reward is great". And finally, in "Temptation...Everybody on this earth has got a vice...this little prince thinks a lot about u, see?/Baby baby baby/I'm guilty in the first degree". And this song contains one of the album's best lines: "Purplelectricity whenever our bodies touch". No one but Prince would say that.

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Wonderful record - and the vinyl sounds fantastic

March 4, 2018

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This is not what I'd call a hidden gem. A record with 'Raspberry Beret' and 'Pop Life' can't exactly be considered "hidden." But it does tend to get overlooked, being the successor to "Purple Rain." It's a weird record, but one I enjoy very much. And now I have it in vinyl. The pressing sounds fantastic. The Purple One's wailing in 'Temptation' has never sounded clearer. Of course 'RB,' 'PL' and to a lesser extent 'Paisley Park' are the most well-known songs from the album, 'Tamborine,' 'America' and the title track are fantastic songs as well.

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Depth and Complex Fun

April 30, 2016

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Although Purple Rain is considered unmatched greatest musical gift Prince created, this album is uniquely mesmerising. Wish the B-side "She's Always in my Hair" came with it, had to buy it separate. Still, variety of musical style and great lyrics make it a fun experience. The "Ladder", "America", and "Paisley Park" just seem to express depth from his life. The more known "Pop Life" and "Raspberry Beret" are great, too. I have heard people have emotional connections with this album.

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September 14, 2015

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The Follow up to Purple Rain with the Smash Hit Rasberry Barret' !!!! This Record has some weird freaky cool songs . Somehow it works . I mean it's Prince . That is before He got Way out there with a Symbol for a Name and some of His material Suffered . Always Fantastic Live . This Guy writes , sings, arranges and Can play it all ! This Album is Quite Cool and His Band the Revolution is Still on Board . An 80's Gem , The Minn. Bad Boy Has some great grooves on this one . His Purple Highness had serious Arrogant Swagger Going on in the 80's !

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it takes more than a day

August 31, 2015

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Prince is a genius, we all know that.
He does everything on his albums but the added work of his band and guests such a Sheila E make Prince's albums brilliant.
Around The World is an awesome album but a bit too Prince-esque. You need to really sit and listen and be captivated.
I like it a lot but I would need a valium to get through this album.
Love ya Prince but a bit too much, having said that , 80% of it was excellent.

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The prince I enjoyed.

May 13, 2018

Format: VinylVerified Purchase

I remember when this came out just loved Prince’s style of music then like most artists then change in different styles either you will like or just keep playing their older music but it reminds me of younger days.

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'Like sgt pepper,only better'

April 18, 2014

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When Around the world in a day hit the stores and ended the Purple Reign in summer of 85 it was amazing.the concert from Syracuse,New York had just been shown worldwide on regular TV via satellite (yeah,I know.)
Prince decided first on no singles like the Beatles did with sgt.pepper.he gave in and released Raspberry Beret on 7 and 12 inch about two weeks after album dropped.

The music itself is killer and if you don't know about Prince this can be a good place to start as any.
Princes albums Dirty Mind to Lovesexy will shine forever.peace.

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