Joyride (Roxette album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Joyride
Type = Album
Artist = 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
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dch1z8bajyvn link]
Last album = "Look Sharp!"
(1988)
This album = "Joyride"
(1991)
Next album = "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 15 instead of 14.

Track listing

# "Joyride"
# "Hotblooded"
# "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
# "Knockin' On Every Door"
# "Spending My Time"
# "I Remember You"
# "Watercolours In The Rain"
# "The Big L"
# "Soul Deep"
# "(Do You Get) Excited?"
# "Church Of Your Heart"
# "Small Talk"
# "Physical Fascination"
# "Things Will Never Be The Same"
# "Perfect Day"

Alternative track listing

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

# "Joyride"
# "Hotblooded"
# "Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
# "Knockin' On Every Door"
# "Spending My Time"6- I remember you.
# "Soul Deep"
# "Watercolours In The Rain"
# "The Big L."
# "(Do You Get) Excited?"
# "Church Of Your Heart"
# "Small Talk"
# "Physical Fascination"
# "Things Will Never Be The Same"
# "Perfect Day"

ingles

*"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"

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

External Links

*MusicBrainz release|id=eccfb1b2-92bf-4b8c-b2f2-944db5349be3|name=Joyride
*MusicBrainz release|id=86174d0e-024c-4c25-96ed-9d218ed61c74|name=Joyride (15-track version)
*MusicBrainz release|id=ee33925a-6435-45e8-abd2-594783cf0fdc|name=Joyride (LP)