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The album title was inspired by a magazine. As for 'Spending My Time,' it was their first chart single to miss the Top 30. Luckily, the duo refused to relent and 'Joyride' became the duos fourth consecutive 1 hit. ROXETTE Joyride / Come Back Before You Leave 45rpm Single Vinyl 1991 EMI. Thinking the uptempo track would be too risky, the label recommended the ballad 'Spending My Time' as the first single for the US. "Joyride", "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)", "The Big L.", "Spending My Time" and "Church of Your Heart" were released as singles. Roxette - Joyride (CD 1991) ROCK, Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle. Roxette - Joyride (Official Video) 4:29 Roxette - Fading Like A Flower. the dude in the duo, the opening lines of the song were reportedly taken directly from a note that his then-girlfriend, now-wife left on his piano which read, Hello, you fool, I love you.
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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 and was certified multi-platinum in several territories, and it remains one of the best-selling albums of all time in Argentina, Austria and Germany. Joyride was, as you may already know, the first single and title track from Roxette’s third studio album. I want to invite you to a Q&A which will be broadcasted together with the premiere of an amazing restored video of the Joyride-clip. And let’s do it in style This time we recognize the actual song + single Joyride. 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. Marie Fredriksson, who as the singer of Roxette was one of the most recognisable voices in 1980s and 90s pop, has died aged 61 following a long illness. Let’s continue the celebration of Joyride 30 years. 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).