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  • Artist: Roxette
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1991 03
  • Total Time: 55:47
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The beauty of Roxette is that the duo of Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson can do practically anything in terms of Top 40 music. From the quiet desperation of "Spending My Time" to the chanting carnival of "Joyride" to the folky "Church of Your Heart," they bring a worldliness to their lyrics and melodies that most pop A-listers don't even have the imagination to dream of. This, the follow-up to their breakthrough disc, Look Sharp!, sees through on what that collection hinted at, meaning most of the songs sound like they were designed to be hit singles, not just filler between two or three good cuts. "The Big L," "Soul Deep," and "Hotblooded" all follow in the successful vein Gessle and Fredriksson mined with "The Look," while "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)," an insistent rock ballad, and the accordion-driven "Perfect Day" take things down a notch. The low-key "Watercolours in the Rain" and the whining "(Do You Get) Excited?" are the only cuts that keep the album from being a total success. For the most part, though, this is two pop artists at the top of their game. ~ Bryan Buss, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Joyride (Lyrics) Per Gessle Roxette (4:30)
Hotblooded (Lyrics) Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle Roxette (3:23)
Fading Like a Flower (Lyrics) Per Gessle Roxette (3:54)
Knockin' on Every Door (Lyrics) Per Gessle Roxette (4:00)
Spending My Time (Lyrics) Per Gessle, Mats Persson Roxette (4:39)
Soul Deep (Lyrics) Per Gessle Roxette (3:35)
Watercolours in the Rain (Lyrics) Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle Roxette (3:39)
The Big L. Per Gessle Roxette (4:29)
(Do You Get) Excited? Per Gessle, Mats Persson Roxette (4:18)
Church of Your Heart (Lyrics) Per Gessle Roxette (3:20)
Small Talk (Lyrics) Per Gessle Roxette (3:54)
Physical Fascination (Lyrics) Per Gessle Roxette (3:31)
Things Will Never Be the Same (Lyrics) Per Gessle Roxette (4:29)
Perfect Day (Lyrics) Per Gessle, Mats Persson Roxette (4:06)

Credits

Roxette (Main Performer), Roxette (Design), Roxette (Mixing), Pelle Alsing (Drums), Pelle Alsing (Hi Hat), Marie Fredriksson (Vocals), Per Gessle (Harmonica), Per Gessle (Guitar (Rhythm)), Per Gessle (Tambourine), Per Gessle (Vocals), Per Gessle (Whistle (Human)), Anders Herrlin (Bass (Electric)), Anders Herrlin (Programming), Anders Herrlin (Producer), Anders Herrlin (Engineer), Jonas Isacsson (Guitar (Acoustic)), Jonas Isacsson (Harmonica), Jonas Isacsson (Mandolin), Jonas Isacsson (Guitar (Electric)), Jonas Isacsson (Slide Guitar), Jonas Isacsson (Guitar (12 String Electric)), Jonas Isacsson (Guitar (12 String Acoustic)), Henrik Janson (Conductor), Henrik Janson (String Arrangements), Mia Lindgren (Vocals (Background)), Jalle Lorensson (Harmonica), George Marino (Mastering), Clarence Ofwerman (Piano), Clarence Ofwerman (Keyboards), Clarence Ofwerman (Organ (Hammond)), Clarence Ofwerman (Programming), Clarence Ofwerman (Producer), Clarence Ofwerman (Mixing), Clarence Ofwerman (Barrel Organ), Staffan Ofwerman (Vocals (Background)), Kjell Ohman (Accordion), Mats Persson (Percussion), Alar Suurna (Engineer), Alar Suurna (Mixing), Dave Edwards (Narrator), Mattias Edwall (Photography), Anne-Lie Rydé (Vocals (Background)), Marianne Flynner (Vocals (Background)), Uno Forsberg (Trumpet), Tomas Sjögren (Trumpet), Mikael Renliden (Trumpet)
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For the Oleander album, see Joyride (Oleander album).
Joyride
Studio album by Roxette
Released March 28, 1991 (1991-03-28)
Recorded January-November 1990
Genre Dance rock/Power pop/Soft rock/Adult contemporary
Length 55:47
Label EMI
Producer Clarence Öfwerman
Professional reviews
Roxette chronology
Look Sharp!
(1988)		 Joyride
(1991)		 Tourism
(1992)
Singles from Joyride
  1. "Joyride"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Fading Like a Flower"
    Released: 1991
  3. "The Big L."
    Released: 1991
  4. "Spending My Time"
    Released: 1991
  5. "Church of Your Heart"
    Released: 1992

Joyride is the third studio album by Swedish duo Roxette, released 28 March 1991 by EMI. After the great popularity of "It Must Have Been Love" single and enormous sales of Look Sharp!, Joyride became a highly anticipated successor.

Contents

Album information

"Joyride", "Fading Like a Flower", "The Big L.", "Spending My Time", and "Church of Your Heart" were released as singles. Roxette's original recording of "Soul Deep" (more synthesiser-driven and with less guitars) appeared on their 1986 album Pearls of Passion. In some releases, "I Remember You" was an additional track on the album, bringing the total track count to 15 instead of 14. "Joyride" became Roxette's last US #1 single.[1]

Joyride immediately became best-seller all around the world. It held the position of best selling album in Europe for 2 weeks in June 1991, following its debut and peak at #2 on UK charts two months earlier. It was certified 2x platinum by BPI in August 1992 for selling more than 600,000 copies[2], after staying on British charts for almost a year.[3] Joyride reached #12 on the American Billboard Top 200 albums and was certified platinum by the RIAA in July 1991[4], eventually selling 1.3 million copies there[5] and stayed on charts there for over a year.[6] Joyride also reached the upper end of charts across the world, including #1 in Germany (13 weeks) and #1 in Sweden (7 weeks). To date the album has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.[citation needed]

Track listings

Worldwide release
Released: 1991-03-28 // EMI / 796048

All songs written and composed by Per Gessle, except where noted. 

# Title Length
1. "Joyride"   4:26
2. "Hotblooded"   3:20
3. "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"   3:55
4. "Knockin' on Every Door"   3:58
5. "Spending My Time"   4:38
6. "I Remember You"   3:56
7. "Watercolours in the Rain"   3:43
8. "The Big L."   4:28
9. "Soul Deep"   3:37
10. "(Do You Get) Excited?"   4:19
11. "Church of Your Heart"   3:18
12. "Small Talk"   3:56
13. "Physical Fascination"   3:30
14. "Things Will Never Be the Same"   4:28
15. "Perfect Day"   4:05
59:12





Singles

  • "Joyride"
    1. "Joyride"
    2. "Come Back (Before You Leave)"
  • "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
    1. "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
    2. "I Remember You"
  • "The Big L."
    1. "The Big L." (album version)
    2. "One Is Such a Lonely Number" (demo, September 1987)
  • "Spending My Time"
    1. "Spending My Time" (album version)
    2. "The Sweet Hello, the Sad Goodbye"
  • "Church of Your Heart"
    1. "Church of Your Heart"
    2. "I Call Your Name"

Credits

  • Vocals — Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson
  • Lyrics — Per Gessle on all tracks
  • Music — Per Gessle, except for the following:
    • "Hotblooded": music by Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle
    • "Spending My Time": music by Per Gessle and Mats "MP" Persson
    • "Watercolours in the Rain": music by Marie Fredriksson
    • "(Do You Get) Excited?": music by Per Gessle and Mats "MP" Persson
    • "Perfect Day": music by Per Gessle and Mats "MP" Persson
  • Keyboards, programming, grand piano, barrel organ, and Hammond-organ — Clarence Öfwerman
  • Programming and electric bass — Anders Herrlin
  • Six- & twelve-string electric guitars, six- & twelve-string acoustic guitars, slide guitar, & mandolin — Jonas Isacsson
  • Additional drums and hihats — Pelle Alsing
  • Additional backing vocals — Staffan Öfwerman
  • Produced and arranged by Clarence Öfwerman

All songs published by Jimmy Fun Music, except "Hotblooded" and "Watercolours in the Rain" (Jimmy Fun Music/Shock the Music) and "Soul Deep" (Happy Accident Music).

Charts

Album

Country Position Certification
Australia 4 2xPlatinum
Austria 1 3xPlatinum
Canada 1 5xPlatinum
Germany 1 3xPlatinum
Hungary 4 none
New Zealand 4 Platinum
Norway 1 unknown
Sweden 1 6xPlatinum[7]
Switzerland 1 4xPlatinum
UK 2 2xPlatinum
USA 12 Platinum

External links

References

  1. ^ "Roxette's Billboard Hot 100 chart history". www.billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts#/artist/roxette/chart-history/5569?f=379&g=Singles. 
  2. ^ "BPI certifications". www.bpi.co.uk. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. 
  3. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=10762
  4. ^ "Awards for Roxette from RIAA.". www.riaa.com. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Roxette&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-09-23. 
  5. ^ "Ask Billboard section on billboard.com (2005)". www.billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts#/news/ask-billboard-1001015119.story. 
  6. ^ "Roxette's Billboard 200 chart history". www.billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts#/artist/roxette/chart-history/5569?f=305&g=Albums. 
  7. ^ "Swedish Certifications 1987-1998". IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf. 
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