Author: Roxette

Format: Import

Release Date: 26-10-1995

Details: Product Description Subtitled - Roxette's Greatest Hits'. All of the best from the hit Swedish pop/ rock duo recorded between 1987-1995. 18 tracks including the-then previously unreleased songs 'She Doesn't Live Here Anymore' & 'I Don't Want To Get Hurt' alongside smashes like 'The Look', 'Listen To Your Heart' (Swedish Single Edit), 'Dangerous' (Single Version), 'It Must Have Been Love', 'Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)' & 'Sleeping In My Car'. 1995. Amazon.ca Rarely has a "best-of" package been so aptly (or so admirably) named. While never quite able to shake off the inevitable ABBA comparisons, Sweden's Roxette have, indeed, worked to a fairly simple blueprint over the course of their 13-year career: simple, workmanlike songs with insistent hooks; occasionally daft lyrics--sounding, at times, like a cruel parody of Europop--and slick, radio-friendly production. In terms of commercial success, the result--over 40 million records sold--speaks for itself. Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson first came to international attention with two singles, "The Look" and "Dressed For Success"--the latter, perhaps the most naked declaration of intent since the Pet Shop Boys' "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)". The careful placement of "It Must Have Been Love" in the Pretty Woman soundtrack didn't exactly hurt their careers either, and from that point on their fame was assured. Later efforts ("June Afternoon", one of four new tracks included here) have hinted at the influence of Prince, but why change a winning formula? --Andrew McGuire

UPC: 724383546626

EAN: 0724383546626

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood