Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Pop, Rok
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Studio album by Roxette
Released 25 March 1991[1]
Recorded January–November 1990
Studio
Abbey Road (London)
Tits & Ass (Halmstad)
EMI (Stockholm)
Genre
Poppop rock[2]
Length 59:02
Label EMI
Producer Clarence Öfwerman
Roxette chronology
Look Sharp!
(1988) Joyride
(1991) Tourism
(1992)

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.`[2] 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. An expanded 30th-anniversary edition of the album was released on 26 November 2021.

Background and recording
Roxette`s primary songwriter, Per Gessle, began work on the album in February 1990 at the Tits & Ass recording studio in Halmstad—which he co-founded in 1984 with his then-Gyllene Tider bandmate, lead guitarist Mats `MP` Persson. The pair recorded rough demo versions of ten songs over a three-week period, after which they were joined by vocalist Marie Fredriksson, who then provided input on re-arranging some of the material. By the end of April, the three had completed work on over twenty-five demos.[3]

Work was transferred to EMI Studios in Stockholm in May, where Gessle and Fredriksson were joined by producer Clarence Öfwerman. With the success of previous album Look Sharp! (1988) and its singles, as well as the non-album single `It Must Have Been Love`, the duo resisted pressure from record company EMI to relocate to Los Angeles and work with American producers and musicians, opting instead to `develop our own sound` with the Swedish musicians they had worked with previously.[3] Gessle has described the pressure to deliver a successful follow-up album as `intense`, with EMI investing almost US$2 million on pre-release promotion for Joyride.[4] Gessle later said that he wrote the album with the intention of it sounding `like a greatest hits record. ... It was never a given that Joyride was gonna be a major success just because Look Sharp! sold millions. We were lucky that the Pretty Woman movie happened in between those albums, so the world never got the chance to forget about us! I knew that Joyride had to be really focused with lots of single `wannabes`, so I think I wrote about 30 songs to make it happen. It was fun. All of us were very motivated.`[5]

All lyrics are written by Per Gessle; all music is composed by Gessle, except where noted.

Joyride – Original CD and cassette release
No. Title Music Length
1. `Joyride` 4:24
2. `Hotblooded`
Marie FredrikssonGessle
3:18
3. `Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)` 3:52
4. `Knockin` on Every Door` 3:56
5. `Spending My Time`
GessleMats MP Persson
4:36
6. `I Remember You` 3:54
7. `Watercolours in the Rain` Fredriksson 3:40
8. `The Big L.` 4:26
9. `Soul Deep` 3:34
10. `(Do You Get) Excited?`
GesslePersson
4:16
11. `Church of Your Heart` 3:16
12. `Small Talk` 3:53
13. `Physical Fascination` 3:27
14. `Things Will Never Be the Same` 4:26
15. `Perfect Day`
GesslePersson
4:05
Total length: 59:02

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`)
Backing vocals – Marianne Flynner, Mia Lindgren, Staffan Öfwerman, Anne-Lie Rydé
Bass guitar, programming – Anders Herrlin
Drums – Per `Pelle` Alsing
Guitars, mandolin and slide guitar – Jonas Isacsson
Grand piano - 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`)
Technical

Engineered by Alar Suurna, Anders Herrlin and Lennart Haglund
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
Photography by Mattias Edwall
Set designed by Mikael Varhelyi
Sleeve designed by Roxette and Kjell Andersson