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." Reception Despite the muted promotion and the material on the album being overall not as radio-friendly as Purple Rain, it still had two American top 10 hits, and went double platinum. It was initially met with mixed critical reception. According to Prince, George Clinton was a fan of the album. In a positive retrospective review for Pitchfork, Alan Light described the album as "a brave and deeply personal project, exploring sounds and ideas that were almost shocking coming from a pop icon at his peak." Simon Price wrote for The Guardian that the album "always sounds better than you think it will, when you revisit." Track listing {{Track listing | headline = Side one<ref name="Princevault">{{cite web|author=Prince and the Revolution|url=https://princevault.com/index.php?title=Album:_Around_The_World_In_A_Day|title=Around The World In A Day"|publisher=Prince Vault|date=Feb 13, 2023}}</ref> | title1 = Around the World in a Day | writer1 = Prince, John L. Nelson, David Coleman | length1 = 3:28 | title2 = Paisley Park | writer2 = Prince | length2 = 4:42 | title3 = Condition of the Heart | writer3 = Prince | length3 = 6:48 | title4 = Raspberry Beret | writer4 = Prince | length4 = 3:33 | title5 = Tamborine | writer5 = Prince | length5 = 2:47 }} Personnel Information taken from the Prince Vault website. Musicians Prince – lead vocals and various instruments David Coleman – cello (1, 4, 8), oud (1), finger cymbals (1), darbuka (1), background vocals (1) Jonathan Melvoin – tamborine (1), background vocals (1, 7) Wendy Melvoin – background vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7), guitars (6–8) Lisa Coleman – background vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7), keyboards (6–8) Susannah Melvoin – background vocals (1, 2, 4) Novi Novog – violin (2, 4) Bobby Z. – drums and percussion (6–8) Brown Mark – bass guitar and background vocals (6–8) Dr. Fink – keyboards (6–8) Brad Marsh – tamborine (6) Sheila E. – drums (7) Eddie M. – saxophone (8, 9) Suzie Katayama – cello (4, 8) Sid Page – violin (8) Marcy Dicterow-Vaj – violin (8) (as "Vaj") Denyse Buffum – viola (8) Laury Woods – viola (8) Tim Barr – stand-up bass (8) Annette Atkinson – stand-up bass (8)