Joyride (Roxette album)

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Joyride
Joyride cover
Studio album by Roxette
Released 28 March 1991
Recorded EMI Studios, Stockholm and Tits & Ass Studio, Halmstad, January-November 1990
Genre Pop
Length 55:47
Label EMI
Producer Clarence Öfwerman
Professional reviews
Roxette chronology
Look Sharp!
(1988)		 Joyride
(1991)		 Tourism
(1992)

Joyride the Swedish pop duo Roxette's third album, released in on 28 March 1991. The album has sold over eleven million copies worldwide.

"Joyride", "Fading Like a Flower", "The Big L", "Spending My Time", and "Church of Your Heart" were released as singles. "Soul Deep" appeared earlier on their 1986 album Pearls of Passion, in a slightly different version. In some releases, "I Remember You" was an additional track on the album, bringing the total track count to 16 instead of 15.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Joyride"
  2. "Hotblooded"
  3. "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
  4. "Knockin' on Every Door"
  5. "Spending My Time"
  6. "I Remember You"
  7. "Watercolours in the Rain"
  8. "The Big L"
  9. "Soul Deep"
  10. "(Do You Get) Excited?"
  11. "Church of Your Heart"
  12. "Small Talk"
  13. "Physical Fascination"
  14. "Things Will Never Be the Same"
  15. "Perfect Day"

[edit] Alternative track listing

A different version of Joyride was released in the United States, with a slightly altered track listing.

  1. "Joyride"
  2. "Hotblooded"
  3. "Fading Like a Flower"
  4. "Knockin' on Every Door"
  5. "Spending My Time"
  6. "I Remember You"
  7. "Soul Deep"
  8. "Watercolours in the Rain"
  9. "The Big L."
  10. "(Do You Get) Excited?"
  11. "Church of Your Heart"
  12. "Small Talk"
  13. "Physical Fascination"
  14. "Things Will Never Be the Same"
  15. "Perfect Day"

[edit] Singles

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

[edit] 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).

[edit] Charts

Album

Country Position (weeks at top) Certification
Australia 4 unknown
Austria 1 (11) 3xPlatinum
Canada 1 (2) 5xPlatinum
Germany 1 (13) 3xPlatinum
New Zealand 4 Platinum
Norway 1 (9) unknown
Sweden 1 (14) unknown
Switzerland 1 (16) 4xPlatinum
UK 2 2xPlatinum
USA 12 Platinum