Roxette - A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs!
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Artist: RoxetteEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-01-16
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- One Wish
- The Look
- Dressed For Success
- Listen To Your Heart
- Dangerous
- It Must Have Been Love
- Joyride
- Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
- Spending My Time
- How Do You Do!
- Almost Unreal
- Sleeping In My Car
- Crash! Boom! Bang!
- Run To You
- Wish I Could Fly
- Stars
- The Centre Of The Heart
- Milk And Toast And Honey
- A Thing About You
- Reveal
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Free Music Review: Top pop group of late eighties and early nineties
Hit: 5 Stars
By the time that Roxette's career blossomed, I'd largely lost interest in contemporary pop music beyond following artists that I was already familiar with, such as Madonna. I occasionally discovered other artists that I liked but mostly I ignored the pop music scene. Eventually persuaded to give Roxette a chance, I decided not to bother initially because I didn't want to pay the full price, but I seized the opportunity to buy this compilation when it was offered in a sale at a tempting price. Their sound is basically melodic pop/rock with an eighties/nineties edge.
Comprising Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, Roxette's main period of commercial success ran from 1986 to 1994. During that period, four of their singles (The look, Listen to your heart, It must have been love, Joyride) made the very top of the American pop charts with two others (Fading like a flower, Dangerous) just missing the top spot, peaking at number two. Their British hit record was less spectacular, with five singles making the top ten, the most successful (It must have been love) peaking at number three first time around, later making the the top ten again when re-issued following its use in a TV commercial. Of the six major American hits, it's worth noting that one of them (Listen to your heart) was initially only a very minor hit. Re-issued as a double A-side with Dangerous (another of those big American hits) following the British success of It must have been love, it made the UK top ten, but as I wasn't paying attention, I don't know which side was the most popular. Another of those big American hits, Fading like a flower, just failed to make the UK top ten. Almost unreal (from the soundtrack of Super Mario Bros) also made the UK top ten, while three other songs (Wish I could fly, How do you do, Sleeping in my car) made the UK top ten in the nineties.
Two songs recorded especially for this compilation (One wish, Reveal), both of which later became successful as singles around Europe, start and end this wonderful compilation that shows why Roxette were so popular.
A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs! Poster
Imagine a poppier Pat Benatar fronting a more dance-oriented Berlin—big vocals, big beats, big guitars--and you're just about there. Like fellow Swedes ABBA in the 1970s and A-Ha in the 1980s, platinum pixie Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle generate a bright, glossy sound that transcends borders. In 20 years, they've sold 45 million albums and 25 million singles, including four number ones. A Collection of Roxette Hits overlooks their 1986 debut Pearls of Passion and 1997's Baladas en Espa?ol in favor of their biggest international triumphs. All told: 12 album cuts, four singles, two remixes ("Dressed for Success" and "It Must Have Been Love"), and two new tracks ("One Wish" and "Reveal"). There are no real surprises, but Roxette has a few tricks up their shiny sleeves, like the harmonica solo in "Dangerous" (1988's Look Sharp!) and the children's chorus on "Stars" (1999's Have a Nice Day). This hook-filled collection is a fine overview for both old and new fans alike. --Kathleen C. FennessyTheir 20 greatest songs. EMI. 2006.
Digitally Remastered 20th Anniversary Anthology Celebrating that in Spring 1986, Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson Decided to Record a Single Together, "Neverending Love". They Called Themselves Roxette and that was the Beginning of a Fantastic Career with Over 46 Million Albums and 25 Million Singles Sold. "Roxette Hits" features their Greatest Hits and Two New Songs Recorded in Summer, 2006. One of Those Two, "One Wish", was Chosen as the First Single Released from the Album, which also Includes "Joyride", "it Must have Been Love" (Featuring in the Motion Picture "Pretty Woman"), "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time)", "Sleeping in My Car" and Many More.
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