Released in 1985, Around the World in a Day is Prince’s seventh studio album and one of the boldest left turns of his career. Arriving at the height of Purple Rain–era superstardom, the record deliberately rejected expectation, swapping stadium rock and pop dominance for psychedelic colour, whimsy, and inward exploration. It was a conscious act of defiance from an artist unwilling to be pinned down by success.
Drawing on psychedelia, pop, funk, Middle Eastern textures, and orchestral flourishes, the album feels playful on the surface but restless underneath. Tracks like ‘Raspberry Beret’ brought commercial success, while deeper cuts reveal Prince pushing against image, fame, and creative confinement. Around the World in a Day stands as a reminder that Prince’s greatest instinct was always forward motion — even when it meant confusing the audience that had just crowned him king.
TRACKS
Around the World in a Day
Paisley Park
Condition of the Heart
Raspberry Beret
Tamborine
America
Pop Life
The Ladder
Temptation
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