Joyride
Studio album by Roxette
Released	April 9, 1991
Recorded	1990
Genre	Pop
Length	55:47
Label	EMI
Producer(s)	Clarence Öfwerman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Roxette chronology
Look Sharp! (1988)	Joyride (1991)	Tourism (1992)

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"Joyride", "Fading Like a Flower", "The Big L.", "Spending My Time", and "Church of Your Heart" were released as singles. "Soul Deep" appeared earlier on their 1986 album Pearls of Passion, in a slightly different version. Joyride, written by Per Gessle, was the first single released from Roxettes 1991 album Joyride, the follow-up to the groups highly successful Look Sharp! The single topped the charts across Europe, in Canada and in Australia, but only reached number 4 in the United Kingdom. ... Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave), written by Per Gessle, was the second single released from Roxettes 1991 album Joyride. ... Spending My Time, written by Per Gessle, was the fourth single released from Roxettes 1991 album Joyride. ... Church Of Your Heart, written by Per Gessle, was the fifth single released from Roxettes 1991 album Joyride. ... Pearls of Passion was Roxettes first album, released on October 31, 1986. ...

Track listing

1. "Joyride"
2. "Hotblooded"
3. "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
4. "Knockin' on Every Door"
5. "Spending My Time"
6. "I Remember You"
7. "Watercolours in the Rain"
8. "The Big L."
9. "Soul Deep"
10. "(Do You Get) Excited?"
11. "Church of Your Heart"
12. "Small Talk"
13. "Physical Fascination"
14. "Things Will Never Be the Same"
15. "Perfect Day"

Joyride, written by Per Gessle, was the first single released from Roxettes 1991 album Joyride, the follow-up to the groups highly successful Look Sharp! The single topped the charts across Europe, in Canada and in Australia, but only reached number 4 in the United Kingdom. ... Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave), written by Per Gessle, was the second single released from Roxettes 1991 album Joyride. ... Spending My Time, written by Per Gessle, was the fourth single released from Roxettes 1991 album Joyride. ... Church Of Your Heart, written by Per Gessle, was the fifth single released from Roxettes 1991 album Joyride. ...

Alternative track listing

A different version of Joyride was released in the United States, with a slightly altered track listing.

1. "Joyride"
2. "Hotblooded"
3. "Fading Like a Flower"
4. "Knockin' on Every Door"
5. "Spending My Time"
6. "Soul Deep"
7. "Watercolours in the Rain"
8. "The Big L."
9. "(Do You Get) Excited?"
10. "Church of Your Heart"
11. "Small Talk"
12. "Physical Fascination"
13. "Things Will Never Be the Same"
14. "Perfect Day"

Singles

• "Joyride"; coupled with "Come Back (Before You Leave)"
• "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"; coupled with "I Remember You"
• "The Big L." (album version); coupled with "One Is Such a Lonely Number" (demo, September 1987)
• "Spending My Time" (album version); coupled with "The Sweet Hello, the Sad Goodbye"
• "Church of Your Heart"; coupled with "I Call Your Name"

Credits

• Vocals — Per Gessle & Marie Fredriksson
• Lyrics — Per Gessle on all tracks
• Music — Per Gessle, except for the following:
  • "Hotblooded": music by Marie Fredriksson & Per Gessle
  • "Spending My Time": music by Per Gessle & Mats MP Persson
  • "Watercolours in the Rain": music by Marie Fredriksson
  • "(Do You Get) Excited?": music by Per Gessle & Mats MP Persson
  • "Perfect Day": music by Per Gessle & Mats MP Persson
• Keyboards, programming, grand piano, barrel organ, & Hammond-organ — Clarence Öfwerman
• Programming & electric bass — Anders Herrlin
• Six- & twelve-string electric guitars, six- & twelve-string acoustic guitars, slide guitar, & mandolin — Jonas Isacsson
• Additional drums & hihats — Pelle Alsing
• Additional backing vocals — Staffan Öfwerman

• Produced & arranged by Clarence Öfwerman

All songs published by Jimmy Fun Music, except "Hotblooded" and "Watercolours In The Rain" (Jimmy Fun Music/Shock the Music) and "Soul Deep" (Happy Accident Music). Per Håkan Gessle (born January 12, 1959) is the songwriter and male lead singer of the Swedish bands Gyllene Tider and Roxette. ... Marie Fredriksson together with Per Gessle (help· info) is the songwriter and female lead singer of the Swedish bands Strul, Mamas Barn and Roxette. ... Clarence Öfwerman is best known as the longtime producer of Roxette, having been with the band from Look Sharp! in 1988 through 2001s Room Service, Roxettes most recent full-length album release. ...

Charts

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