Around the World in a Day is the seventh studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

 and the second by The Revolution

The Revolution (band)

The Revolution was an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 by Prince. Although widely associated with rock music, the band's sound incorporated heavy metal, pop, funk, R&B and hard rock elements. Before their official break-up, The Revolution had released one studio album,...

, released on April 22, 1985 on Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Records

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 In compliance with Prince's wishes, the record company released the album with minimal publicity, not even releasing an accompanying single until almost a full month after the album's release. Prince made the request because he preferred the public to first experience the record in its entirety rather than through any particular song.

Despite the low-key promotion and the material on the album being overall not as radio-friendly as Purple Rain, it still had two U.S. top 10 hits, went double platinum

Double Platinum

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 and was an important step in Prince's musical evolution, incorporating new instruments and musical styles. This, taken together with the psychedelic vibe that pervades much of the record, drew numerous comparisons to The Beatles'

The Beatles

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 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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album.

Track listing

All songs composed by Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Around the World in a Day" (Prince, John L. Nelson
   John L. Nelson
   John Lewis Nelson , also known as Prince Rogers, was an American jazz musician.-Life:Nelson was born in Louisiana. He traveled to Minneapolis to become a musician in 1948...
   
   , David Coleman) – 3:28
2. "Paisley Park
   Paisley Park (song)
   "Paisley Park" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It was the first single in both the UK and Australia to be released from their 1985 album, Around the World in a Day. The song has a psychedelic feel, similar to some of The Beatles' later work with echoed guitar and finger cymbals...
   
   " – 4:42
3. "Condition of the Heart" – 6:48
4. "Raspberry Beret
   Raspberry Beret
   "Raspberry Beret" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It was the first U.S. single from their 1985 album, Around the World in a Day. The sound was different from any previous Prince track, incorporating Middle Eastern finger cymbals, stringed instruments, and even a harmonica on the extended...
   
   " – 3:33
5. "Tamborine" – 2:47

Side two

1. "America
   America (Prince song)
   "America" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It was the final U.S. single from the group's 1985 album, Around the World in a Day and is a sardonic attack on the mid-1980s United States, referencing Communism, and worrying about nuclear war, a common theme in Prince's lyrics in the 1980s.The...
   
   " (Prince and The Revolution
   The Revolution (band)
   The Revolution was an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 by Prince. Although widely associated with rock music, the band's sound incorporated heavy metal, pop, funk, R&B and hard rock elements. Before their official break-up, The Revolution had released one studio album,...
   
   ) – 3:42
2. "Pop Life" – 3:43
3. "The Ladder" (Prince, John L. Nelson) – 5:29
4. "Temptation" – 8:18

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	1
U.S. Billboard R&B Albums	4
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	5

Personnel

• Sheila E.
  Sheila E.
  Sheila Escovedo , known by her stage name Sheila E., is an American drummer and percussionist, perhaps best known for her work with Prince, George Duke and Ringo Starr.-Early life and Prince period:...
  
   – drums on "Pop Life"
• Jonathan Melvoin
  Jonathan Melvoin
  Jonathan Melvoin was an American musician active in the 1980s and 1990s.He was the brother of Susannah and Wendy Melvoin of Prince and the Revolution. He first learned to play drums, and was cited by friends and relatives as one of those people who could play anything...
  
   – percussion on "Around the World in a Day"
• Lisa Coleman
  Lisa Coleman (musician)
  Lisa Coleman is an American Emmy® Award winning musician and composer. Coleman plays piano and keyboards. She was a member of Prince's backing band The Revolution from 1980-1986. She is currently one half of the musical duo Wendy & Lisa, formed with Wendy Melvoin in 1986.-Early life:Coleman's...
  
   – piano, keyboards, vocals
• Wendy Melvoin
  Wendy Melvoin
  Wendy Melvoin is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Prince as part of his backing band The Revolution, and for her collaboration with Lisa Coleman as one half of the duo Wendy & Lisa....
  
   – guitars, vocals
• Brown Mark – electric bass, vocals
• Bobby Z
  Bobby Z
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   – drums
• Matt Fink – keyboards,synclavier, synthesizers, vocals
• Brad Marsh – tambourine
  Tambourine
  The tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
  
   on "America"
• Eddie Minnifield – saxophone
  Saxophone
  The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
  
   on "Temptation"
• David Coleman – cello
• Suzie Katayama – cello
• Novi Novog
  Novi Novog
  Novi Novog, born in North Hollywood, California is an American viola player. She is sometimes simply credited as "Novi" and is the cousin of Lauren Wood .-Albums :...
  
   – violin
• Annette Atkinson – double bass on "Pop Life"
• Tim Barr – double bass on "Pop Life"
• Prince – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion

Singles and Hot 100 chart placings

• "Paisley Park
  Paisley Park (song)
  "Paisley Park" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It was the first single in both the UK and Australia to be released from their 1985 album, Around the World in a Day. The song has a psychedelic feel, similar to some of The Beatles' later work with echoed guitar and finger cymbals...
  
  " (#18 UK) No US release

1. "Paisley Park"
2. "She's Always in My Hair"
   • "Raspberry Beret
     Raspberry Beret
     "Raspberry Beret" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It was the first U.S. single from their 1985 album, Around the World in a Day. The sound was different from any previous Prince track, incorporating Middle Eastern finger cymbals, stringed instruments, and even a harmonica on the extended...
     
     " (#2 U.S., #4 R&B, #25 UK)
3. "Raspberry Beret"
4. "She's Always in My Hair" (US)
5. "Hello" (UK)
   • "Pop Life" (#7 U.S., #8 R&B, #60 UK)
6. "Pop Life"
7. "Hello" (US)
8. "Girl" (UK)
   • "America
     America (Prince song)
     "America" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It was the final U.S. single from the group's 1985 album, Around the World in a Day and is a sardonic attack on the mid-1980s United States, referencing Communism, and worrying about nuclear war, a common theme in Prince's lyrics in the 1980s.The...
     
     " (#46 U.S., #35 R&B) No UK release
9. "America"
10. "Girl"