The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06

The Roxbox (Roxette 86-06)

Box set by Roxette

Released

18 October 2006

Recorded

1986–2006

Genre

Pop

Length

Label

EMI

Producer

Roxette chronology

Roxette Hits
(2006)

The Rox Box
(2006)

Charm School
(2011)

Singles from The Roxbox

"One Wish"
Released: 2006
"Reveal"
Released: 2007

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Aftonbladet	^[1]

The Roxbox (Roxette 86-06), released on 18 October 2006 is a box set from Swedish pop duo Roxette,^[2] celebrating 20 years of successful hit singles and albums. Its sister release was their Greatest hits compilation A Collection of Roxette Hits - Their 20 Greatest Songs!.

Box set information

The songs featured in this box set stretch back to Roxette's first release, "Neverending Love", to new songs recorded for the compilation, "One Wish" and "Reveal" also featured in their Greatest hits album. Other songs can also be found in the four CD box set, including unreleased demos and album out-takes. Strangely although every international Roxette single from "Neverending Love" to "Reveal" is included, the album omits the 1994 hit single "Fireworks". Although the reason isn't known it is assumed that Roxette do not like it as it has not appeared on previous compilations. It only appears on its parent album Crash! Boom! Bang! from 1994, although it is included in remixed form on their album Rarities from 1995. The DVD however does include the video for the track. The album does omit smaller hit singles that were only minor hits in smaller countries such as "I Call Your Name", "Chances" and "Fingertips '93".

A DVD of their complete 1993 MTV Unplugged concert featuring previously unseen performances can also be found in this box set. The cover of The Roxbox bore the line "It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...", a nod to Gessle's lifelong fandom of The Beatles, coming as it does from the song "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

In a radio interview on Vancouver Island's CKWV-FM ("The Wave"), Gessle shared information about The Rox Box. "It's four CDs, a DVD, a little bit of this, a little bit of that, outtakes and demos and stuff. It's like a coffee table thing, and it's really, really big [with an] 80-page booklet and stuff."^[3]

Track listings

All songs written and composed by Per Gessle unless noted..

CD one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Neverending Love" (Single from Pearls of Passion)	3:27
2.	"Secrets That She Keeps" (From Pearls of Passion)	3:41
3.	"Goodbye to You" (Single from Pearls of Passion)	4:00
4.	"Soul Deep" (Single from Pearls of Passion)	3:33
5.	"The Look" (Single from Look Sharp!)	3:57
6.	"Dressed for Success" (Single from Look Sharp!)	4:12
7.	"Sleeping Single" (From Look Sharp!)	4:38
8.	"Paint" (From Look Sharp!)	3:32
9.	"Dangerous" (Single from Look Sharp!)	3:51
10.	"Listen to Your Heart" (Single from Look Sharp!)	5:15
11.	"The Voice" (B-side to "Fingertips '93"; outtake from Look Sharp!)	4:16
12.	"Cry" (Demo)	5:09
13.	"It Must Have Been Love" (Single from the Pretty Woman Soundtrack)	4:19
14.	"Joyride" (Single from Joyride)	4:01
15.	"Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" (Single from Joyride)	3:53
16.	"Spending My Time" (Single from Joyride)	4:36
17.	"Watercolours in the Rain" (From Joyride)	3:39
18.	"Church of Your Heart" (Single from Joyride)	3:23
19.	"Perfect Day" (From Joyride)	4:06

CD two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Big L" (Single from Joyride)	4:28
2.	"(Do You Get) Excited?" (From Joyride)	4:17
3.	"Things will never be the same" (From Joyride)	4:28
4.	"The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye" (B-side to "Spending My Time"; outtake from Joyride)	3:48
5.	"Love Spins" (Demo)	3:31
6.	"Seduce Me" (B-side to "June Afternoon"; Demo)	3:56
7.	"How Do You Do!" (Single from Tourism)	3:11
8.	"The Heart Shaped Sea" (From Tourism)	4:32
9.	"The Rain" (From Tourism)	4:50
10.	"Never Is a Long Time" (From Tourism)	3:46
11.	"Silver Blue" (From Tourism)	4:08
12.	"Come Back (Before You Leave)" (From Tourism)	4:32
13.	"Queen of Rain" (Single from Tourism)	4:56
14.	"Almost Unreal" (Single from the Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack)	3:58
15.	"Sleeping in My Car" (Single from Crash! Boom! Bang!')	3:34
16.	"Crash! Boom! Bang!" (Single from Crash! Boom! Bang!)	4:28
17.	"Vulnerable" (Single from Crash! Boom! Bang!)	4:29
18.	"The First Girl on the Moon" (From Crash! Boom! Bang!)	2:57
19.	"I'm Sorry" (From Crash! Boom! Bang!)	3:11

CD three
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Run to You" (Single from Crash! Boom! Bang!)	3:38
2.	"See Me" (B-side to "Salvation"; outtake from Crash! Boom! Bang!)	3:45
3.	"June Afternoon" (Single from Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! - Roxette's Greatest Hits!)	4:11
4.	"You Don't Understand Me" (Single from Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!)	4:27
5.	"She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (Single from Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!)	4:04
6.	"I Don't Want To Get Hurt" (From Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!)	4:17
7.	"Always Breaking My Heart" (Demo)	3:07
8.	"Help" (From the Abbey Road Sessions)	2:57
9.	"Wish I Could Fly" (Single from Have a Nice Day)	4:42
10.	"You Can't Put Your Arms Around What's Already Gone" (From Have a Nice Day)	3:33
11.	"Waiting for the Rain" (From Have a Nice Day)	3:38
12.	"Anyone" (Single from Have a Nice Day)	4:32
13.	"Stars" (Single from Have a Nice Day)	3:57
14.	"Salvation" (Single from Have a Nice Day)	4:38
15.	"Cooper" (From Have a Nice Day)	4:20
16.	"Beautiful Things" (From Have a Nice Day)	3:50
17.	"It Hurts" (Outtake from Have a Nice Day)	3:52
18.	"Little Miss Sorrow" (From The Pop Hits; outtake from Have a Nice Day)	3:57
19.	"Happy Together" (B-side to "Wish I Could Fly"; outtake from Have a Nice Day)	3:56
20.	"Staring at the Ground" (Demo)	3:50

CD four
No.	Title	Length
1.	"7Twenty7" (Demo; B-side to "Stars")	3:27
2.	"It Will Take a Long Long Time" (Modern Rock Version; B-side to "Real Sugar")	3:59
3.	"Anyone/I Love How You Love Me" (Demo)	4:12
4.	"Myth" (Demo)	4:25
5.	"New World" (Demo)	4:38
6.	"Better Off on Her Own" (Demo)	2:51
7.	"Real Sugar" (Single from Room Service)	3:17
8.	"The Centre of the Heart" (Single from Room Service)	3:23
9.	"Milk and Toast and Honey" (Single from Room Service)	4:04
10.	"Jefferson" (From Room Service)	3:58
11.	"Little Girl" (From Room Service)	3:39
12.	"The Weight of the World" (B-side to "A Thing About You"; outtake from Room Service)	2:52
13.	"Every Day" (Outtake from Room Service)	3:25
14.	"Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla (You Broke My Heart)" (Demo)	4:36
15.	"A Thing About You" (Single from The Ballad Hits)	3:49
16.	"Breathe" (From The Ballad Hits)	4.34
17.	"Opportunity Nox" (Single From The Pop Hits)	3:01
18.	"All I Ever Wanted" (Demo)	4:16
19.	"One Wish" (Single; recorded 2006)	3:03
20.	"Reveal" (Single; recorded 2006)	3:43

DVD 1: The Complete Roxette MTV Unplugged TV Show!
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Look"	4:59
2.	"Queen Of Rain"	5:45
3.	"Hotblooded"	3:51
4.	"Interview"	0:32
5.	"I Never Loved A Man (The way I Love You)"	4:41
6.	"It Must Have Been Love"	5:08
7.	"Fingertips"	3:30
8.	"Interview"	0:28
9.	"Heart Of Gold"	4:00
10.	"Church Of Your Heart"	3:00
11.	"Listen To Your Heart"	3:49
12.	"Interview"	0:25
13.	"Here Comes The Weekend"	4:05
14.	"Joyride"	5:53
15.	"So You Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star"	2:47
16.	"Dangerous"	4:46
17.	"Spending My Time"	4:48
18.	"The Heart Shaped Sea"	4:25
19.	"Cry"	2:33
20.	"Watercolours in the Rain"	4:08
21.	"Surrender"	3:25
22.	"Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)"	3:44
23.	"Perfect Day"	4:21

DVD 2: All The Roxette Videos!
No.	Title	Length
24.	"Neverending Love"
25.	"Soul Deep"
26.	"I Call Your Name"
27.	"Chances"
28.	"The Look"
29.	"Dressed For Success"
30.	"Listen to Your Heart"
31.	"Dangerous"
32.	"It Must Have Been Love"
33.	"Joyride"
34.	"Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
35.	"Spending My Time"
36.	"(Do you Get) Excited"
37.	"Church of Your Heart"
38.	"The Big L."
39.	"How Do You Do!"
40.	"Queen of Rain"
41.	"Almost Unreal"
42.	"Fingertips '93"
43.	"Fireworks"
44.	"Sleeping In My Car"
45.	"Crash! Boom! Bang!"
46.	"Run to You"
47.	"Vulnerable"
48.	"June Afternoon"
49.	"You Don't Understand Me"
50.	"She Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
51.	"Un Dia Sin Ti" ("Spending My Time")
52.	"Wish I Could Fly"
53.	"Stars"
54.	"Salvation"
55.	"Anyone"
56.	"Real Sugar"
57.	"The Centre of the Heart"
58.	"Milk and Toast and Honey"
59.	"A Thing About You"
60.	"Opportunity Nox"

^[2]

Singles

"One Wish"
"Reveal"

Charts

Chart (2006–15)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	20

References

↑ Markus Larsson (2006-10-18). "Aftonbladet review". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
1 2 "The Roxbox box set information". www.thelookforroxette.com.
↑ Ian Seggie (Producer) (2006). Gessle interviewed on CKWV-FM "The Wave". CKWV-FM "The Wave".
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Roxette – The Roxbox - Roxette 86-06". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Roxette – The Roxbox - Roxette 86-06". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-02-14.

External links

The RoxBox at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

Roxette

Per Gessle Marie Fredriksson

Studio albums	Pearls of Passion Look Sharp! Joyride Tourism Crash! Boom! Bang! Have a Nice Day Room Service Charm School Travelling

Compilations	Rarities Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! Baladas En Español The Ballad Hits The Pop Hits A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs! The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06 The Biggest Hits XXX

Remix albums	Dance Passion

Live albums	Live: Traveling the World

Videography	Sweden Live Look Sharp Live The Videos Live-Ism Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! – Roxette's Greatest Video Hits Crash! Boom! Live! All Videos Ever Made & More! Ballad & Pop Hits

Related articles	Discography Songs Clarence Öfwerman Christoffer Lundquist Gyllene Tider The Lonely Boys Helena Josefsson Dea Norberg

Book:Roxette

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, February 27, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.