Prince and The Revolution - Around the world in a day - 1985

El sucesor del emblemático "Purple Rain" de 1984, "Around the World in a Day" vió la luz el 22 de abril de 1985,  siendo el séptimo álbum de estudio de Prince, y el segundo con su banda soporte The Revolution. Fue el primero en editarse conjuntamente por su sello propio Paisley Park Records y Warner Bros. Records. De acuerdo a la voluntad del artista, la compañía lanzó el álbum con mínima publicidad y sin editar singles promocionales hasta un mes después porque él prefirió que el público experimentara el álbum en su totalidad en lugar de una canción en particular.
Fue uno de mis álbums favoritos de la década, y "Raspberry beret" junto a "Pop life" dos de mis canciones más escuchadas durante éstas tres décadas de éste talentoso músico que acaba de dejar éste mundo, el artista antes, ahora y siempre conocido por Prince.

RASPBERRY BERET

Con mucho colorido y un aire psicodélico, además de incorporación de diferentes instrumentos y estilos musicales inéditos para el artista, fue un importante paso en la evolución musical de Prince.
Ésto le hizo acreedor de comparaciones con la obra de The Beatles " Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
"The influence wasn't the Beatles. They were great for what they did, but I don't know how that would hang today. The cover art came about because I thought people were tired of looking at me. Who wants another picture of him? I would only want so many pictures of my woman, then I would want the real thing. What would be a little more happening than just another picture would be if there was some way I could materialize in people's cribs when they play the record. I don't mind [the album being called psychedelic], because that was the only period in recent history that delivered songs and colors. Led Zeppelin, for example, would make you feel differently on each song."

"I talked to George Clinton, a man who knows and has done so much for funk," Prince told Rolling Stone. "George told me how much he liked Around the World in a Day. You know how much more his words mean than those from some mamma-jamma wearing glasses and an alligator shirt behind a typewriter? . . . I've heard some people say I'm not talking about anything on this record. And what a lot of other people get wrong about the record is that I'm not trying to be this great visionary wizard. Paisley Park is in everybody's heart. It's not just something that I have the keys to. I was trying to say something about looking inside oneself to find perfection. Perfection is in everyone. Nobody's perfect, but they can be. We may never reach that, but it's better to strive than not."


PROGRAMA
Autor de todas, Prince excepto indicadas
CARA A
01."Around the World in a Day"   Prince, John L. Nelson, David Coleman 3:28
02."Paisley Park"   4:42
03."Condition of the Heart"   6:48
04."Raspberry Beret"   3:33
05."Tamborine"   2:47
CARA B
06."America"   Prince and The Revolution 3:42
07."Pop Life"   3:43
08."The Ladder"   Prince, John L. Nelson 5:29
09."Temptation"

PERSONAL
Prince – all vocals and instruments, except where noted
David Coleman – cello, oud, fingercymbals, darbuka and background vocals on "Around the World in a Day", cello on "Raspberry Beret" and "The Ladder"
Jonathan Melvoin – tambourine and background vocals on "Around the World in a Day", "Pop Life"
Wendy Melvoin – background vocals on "Around the World in a Day", "Paisley Park", "Raspberry Beret", guitars and background vocals on "America", "Pop Life", "The Ladder"
Lisa Coleman – background vocals on "Around the World in a Day", "Paisley Park", "Raspberry Beret", keyboards and background vocals on "America", "Pop Life", "The Ladder"
Susannah Melvoin – background vocals on "Around the World in a Day", "Raspberry Beret" and "The Ladder"
Novi Novog – violin on "Paisley Park" and "Raspberry Beret"
Bobby Z. – drums and percussion on "America", "Pop Life", "The Ladder"
Brown Mark – bass guitar and background vocals on "America", "Pop Life", "The Ladder"
Dr. Fink – keyboards on "America", "Pop Life", "The Ladder"
Brad Marsh – tambourine on "America"
Sheila E. – drums on "Pop Life"
Eddie M. – saxophone on "The Ladder" and "Temptation"
Suzie Katayama – cello on "Raspberry Beret" and "The Ladder"
Sid Page – violin on "The Ladder"
Marcy Dicterow-Vaj – violin on "The Ladder" (as "Vaj")
Denyse Buffum – viola on "The Ladder"
Laury Woods – viola on "The Ladder"
Tim Barr – stand-up bass on "The Ladder"
Annette Atkinson – stand-up bass on "The Ladder"
Taja Sevelle – background vocals on "The Ladder" (as "Taj")

POP LIFE

En memoria de Prince Rogers Nelson (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 7 de junio de 1958 - Chanhassen, Minnesota, 21 de abril de 2016)