Roxette - Joyride (1991) [Full Album]

Joyride is the third studio album by Swedish pop rock duo Roxette, released on 25 March 1991 by EMI as the follow-up to their international breakthrough Look Sharp! (1988), as well as the non-album single "It Must Have Been Love", from the soundtrack to Pretty Woman (1990). The album was recorded over an 11-month period in Sweden. The duo experienced considerable pressure from their record label to deliver a successful follow-up album, and resisted pressure to relocate to Los Angeles and work with experienced American producers.

The album was a critical and commercial success upon release, with a retrospective review for AllMusic calling it "the work of two pop artists at the top of their game." Joyride topped the charts in seven European countries, and was certified multi-platinum in several territories. It remains one of the best-selling albums of all time in Argentina, Austria and Germany. The title track, "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)", "The Big L.", "Spending My Time" and "Church of Your Heart" were released as singles.

The band toured extensively to support the record, performing to over 1.7 million people across four continents during the "Join the Joyride! Tour". As of 2001, the album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide.

Tracklist:
0:00 - Joyride
04:24 - Hotblooded
07:43 - Fading Like A Flower
11:35 - Knockin' On Every Door
15:32 - Spending My Time
20:09 - I Remember You
24:04 - Watercolours In The Rain
27:43 - The Big L
32:10 - Soul Deep
35:44 - Do You Get Excited?
40:01 - Church Of Your Heart
43:19 - Small Talk
47:14 - Physical Fascination
50:40 - Things Will Never Be The Same
55:10 - Perfect Day

Personnel
Roxette are Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson
Recorded at Tits & Ass Studios, Halmstad and EMI Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Remastered by Alar Suurna at Polar Studio, Stockholm (2009 reissue)
All songs published by Jimmy Fun Music, except: "Hotblooded" and "Watercolors in the Rain" by Shock the Music/Jimmy Fun Music; "Soul Deep" by Happy Accident Music

Musicians
Vocals – Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle
Accordion – Kjell Öhman (on "Perfect Day")
Acoustic guitar – Fredriksson (on "Watercolors in the Rain"); Jonas Isacsson
Backing vocals – Marianne Flynner, Mia Lindgren, Staffan Öfwerman, Anne-Lie Rydé
Bass guitar, programming – Anders Herrlin
Drums – Per "Pelle" Alsing
Electric guitars, mandolin and slide guitar – Jonas Isacsson
Grand piano – Fredriksson; Clarence Öfwerman
Hammond and barrel organs, keyboards, mixing, production and programming – Clarence Öfwerman
Harmonica – Jarl "Jalle" Lorensson (on "Hotblooded"); Jonas Isacsson (on "The Big L."); Gessle (on "Church of Your Heart")
Narration – Dave Edwards
Percussion – Mats Persson
Rhythm guitar, tambourine, whistling – Gessle
String arrangement and conducting – Hernik Jansson (on "Watercolors in the Rain"); Clarence Öfwerman (on "Perfect Day")
Trumpet – Uno Forsberg, Mikael Renlinden, Tomas Sjörgen (on "Soul Deep")