The title track was released as the album's first single. So I think she should write more." Her limited input in the songwriting of Roxette material stemmed from difficulty with writing English lyrics: she has said that it "feels very strange to write in another language." The song is more folk-orientated than any material previously recorded by the duo, and is indicative of Fredriksson's Swedish-language solo work. She composed its music using lyrics which were written several years prior by Gessle, who expressed interest in the pair composing this way more regularly on future material, saying: "When it's happening like that, it makes Roxette even better because it widens up what we can do, what kind of music we can make, even more. Problems playing this file? See media help.Īll of the lyrics on the album were written by Gessle, who also composed the majority of its music-with the exception of " Spending My Time", "(Do You Get) Excited?" and "Perfect Day", which were co-composed with Persson Fredriksson co-wrote the music to one of the album's louder rock songs, "Hotblooded", and is the sole composer of ballad "Watercolors in the Rain". The song was composed by Marie Fredriksson, and is indicative of her Swedish-language solo work. All of us were very motivated." Īlbum version of the track.
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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 never a given that Joyride was gonna be a major success just because Look Sharp! sold millions. Gessle later said that he wrote the album with the intention of it sounding "like a greatest hits record. . 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. 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. Work was transferred to EMI Studios in Stockholm in May, where Gessle and Fredriksson were joined by producer Clarence Öfwerman. By the end of April, the three had completed work on over twenty-five demos. 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. 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. An expanded 30th anniversary edition of the album was released on 26 November 2021. As of 2001, the album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide. The band toured extensively to support the record, performing to over 1.7 million people across four continents during the " Join the Joyride! Tour". " Joyride", " Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)", " The Big L.", " Spending My Time" and " Church of Your Heart" were released as singles. It remains one of the best-selling albums of all time in Argentina, Austria and Germany. 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. 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 recorded over an 11-month period in Sweden. Joyride is the third studio album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released on 28 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).