PRINCE'S SECOND ALBUM WITH THE REVOLUTION SAW A SHIFT FROM THE COMMERCIAL SOUND OF 1984'S PURPLE RAIN AND INTO PSYCHEDELIC CLIMES THAT SUPPORTED A PALETTE OF RICH AND VIBRANT NEW TEXTURES...
In 1984, Prince's year was filled with success, with the Purple Rain album and film becoming household names and his tour becoming the hottest ticket. However, Prince decided to focus on his career instead, releasing "Around The World In A Day" with no lead single. The album, which featured an psychedelic sleeve and a name inspired by the opening track, Raspberry Beret, was one of his greatest pure pop confections. The song was chosen as the album's first single in North America and Japan, while Paisley Park led the way in the UK, Europe, and Australia.
The bittersweet Paisley Park follows in the footsteps of
John Lennon's Strawberry Fields Forever and Brian Wilson's In My Room by
depicting a place of sanctuary. But rather than explicitly referring to
somewhere associated with childhood nostalgia, Prince conjures a fantastical
and strangely moving vision of a place of total freedom. "Paisley Park is
in everybody's heart," he'd tell Rolling Stone.
Prince's album Around The World In A Day, featured songs like Paisley Park, Pop Life, Purple Rain, Condition Of The Heart, America and Tamborine. Paisley Park symbolizes a place of sanctuary, while Pop Life represents a shift in lyrical perspective, with Prince focusing on the side-effects of success and the need for self-worth.
The Ladder provided the album's Purple Rain moment, while Condition Of The Heart is a delicate jazz ballad. America, a sarcastic take on US foreign policy, clashes with the music, while Tamborine is a blast of robo-funk.
Around The World In A Day gave Prince creative freedom that money couldn't buy, and he wouldn't look back.
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