Rox-ETTTTE!!!!!

(First of all, in case you don't know, the title of my review paraphrases the ending of the song "Joyride.") Which Swedish act has had more #1s in the U.S. than any other? No, it's not Abba or Ace of Base (both of whom only had one U.S. #1). It's the duo known as Roxette. And if you were listening to top 40 or adult-contemporary radio at all between 1989 and the first half of 1992, you've heard their music, though you may not know who Roxette are.
This CD is the U.S. release of Roxette's greatest hits album, "Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus," which originally appeared in Europe in 1995. This track listing is different and seems to have been tailor-made for the U.S. market. All of Roxette's U.S. charting singles, from 1989's "The Look" to 1994's "Sleeping In My Car," are here, along with other non-hit tracks that are still definitely worth a listen.
Per Gessle was once quoted as saying that he believed Roxette made music similar to what Abba would have done if Abba were still around in 1990. The comparison is easy to understand: both Roxette and Abba built their careers around catchy, hook-filled three-and-a-half-minute compositions. Despite the title of this album, Roxette were NEVER boring, even if their lyrics were sometimes (especially on "The Look" and "Joyride") borderline laughable. The songs and performances were just good enough to make you forget giggle-inducing couplets like "Now she's telling all the secrets/And the wonderful balloons." They could handle both rock and ballads with ease, and they were absolutely unstoppable between 1989-91, with (in the U.S.) four #1 singles, two #2 hits and one other top 20 hit. Then in 1992, their popularity suddenly dropped off drastically as musical tastes changed and Nirvana and grunge-rock became all the rage, and Roxette's straightforward pop-rock was apparently no longer "hip." Their first U.S. single to miss the top 20 was "Spending My Time" (#32, 1992), and in chart terms, it was downhill from there. (The fact that "Almost Unreal" appeared on the soundtrack of the forgettable "Super Mario Bros." movie in 1993 probably killed its chances for success as well - as it was, it barely dented the U.S. charts at #94 Pop and #45 Adult Contemporary.) But Roxette are still huge in Europe to this day and are still churning out great music, even if America has all but forgotten them.
Of the non-hit tracks on this album, my favorites are "Stars" (a delightful, catchy piece of club bait) and "Wish I Could Fly" (a ballad which sends chills up my spine and deserved to be a hit, but wasn't, despite receiving some airplay on Adult Contemporary stations).
In short, Roxette was responsible for creating some of the catchiest, hookiest pop songs of the '80s and early '90s, and like I said, if you don't know the name of the band, you probably know at least one of the songs. Listening to this CD is an experience that can best be summed up in the title of their last U.S. #1 hit: "Joyride."

some nice info's

What can i say, Per Gessle and marie fredriksson are gods in sweden and they will always be that.
everbody has already written all that i want to say.
to sum it all up ,Roxette is one of the biggest bands out there thou people tend to forget Roxette sometimes it seems.

I also want to say that Max martin who have written many song for example Britney Spears and other american pop singers,well he also shouldnt be forgotten.

Check out Per gessle's cd mazarin where he sings in swedish.

you'll love even if you dont understand swedish,belive me,trust me.

The Most Underated Band In History

Roxette were making some money from about 1988 to 1993. They are one of the most successful unknown bands ever. They have had 4 #1 American singles and 2 #2 singles. The first two songs are new recordings. Stars a a club like dance single. The rest of the album is brilliant in that it goes in like a timeline of hit singles starting with there first The Look. The Look was there first number 1 hits. Dressed For Success from The Look album reached #14. Listen to Your Heart also went straight to #1. Dangerous was there first #2 hit in America. Its my favorite from The Look album. It Must Have Been Love is one of the most recognizable hits in history. From the Pretty Woman album, it marked Roxettes 3rd number 1 hit in America. Joyride, from the album of the same name, made history when it became there 4th number 1 single. Fading Like a Flower captures what Roxette are about. Power ballads that are so catchy you cant get them out of your head. Also a huge hit reaching #2 on the charts. My favorite song from this album was only a hit in Europe. Its called Almost Unreal from the Mario Bros. movie. For some reason I feel confident that Roxette will recieve the recognition they deserve some day. Until then, buy this awesome, flawless greatest hits collection with ofcourse 3 new songs.