Recorded at EMI Studios in Stockholm, Sweden in September 1986.Īll music and lyrics written by Per Gessle.Ĭredits adapted from the liner notes of The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06. A re-arranged and remixed version of "Soul Deep" later appeared on the duo's 1991 album Joyride. This remix was created by Kaj Erixon and can also be found on the remix compilation Dance Passion, released in March 1987. 12" editions of the single contain an extended mix of the a-side. The song was backed by the previously unreleased title track from their debut album, which would later see a wider release as the b-side to their 1992 single " Queen of Rain", and also as a bonus track on the 1997 reissue of Pearls of Passion. It spent three consecutive weeks at number 18 on the Swedish Singles Chart, but failed to chart in the other two countries. The single was only released in Sweden, Germany and Canada. The song was originally written in Swedish by Per Gessle, and was called "Dansar nerför ditt stup i rekordfart" ("Dancing Down Your Dive in Record Speed"), although Gessle later wrote new English lyrics for the song after deciding its Swedish lyrics were "too silly". They have sold an estimated 60 million records worldwide, with over 10 million in certified units from Germany, the US and the UK, achieving gold and platinum certifications for Joyride and Look Sharp! in all three regions." Soul Deep" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 17 February 1987 by EMI as the third single from their debut album, Pearls of Passion (1986). Roxette went on to achieve nineteen UK Top 40 hits and. Their third album Joyride, which was released in 1991, became just as successful as its predecessor. Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp. Their songs " It Must Have Been Love" and "Listen to Your Heart" continue to receive wide radio airplay, with both singles recently receiving awards from BMI for achieving five million radio plays. Roxette is a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). This was followed by Travelling a year later. In 2011, they released Charm School, their first studio album in ten years. Gessle went on to release solo albums and reunited with Gyllene Tider before Roxette took to the stage together again for the first time in 8 years, in 2009, during Gessle's European Party Crasher tour. In 2002, the duo took a break from recording and touring when Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumour. They continued to chart in other territories, mainly in Europe and Latin America, where they earned various Gold and Platinum awards until the beginning of the new millennium. On the advice of the managing director of their record label, they came together to record "Neverending Love", which became a hit single in Sweden.Īfter the release of Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!, a greatest hits record, the duo took a hiatus from the mid-1990s before returning with the albums Have a Nice Day (1999) and Room Service (2001). Other hits include "Dangerous", "Fading Like a Flower", "Dressed for Success" and "The Centre of the Heart".īefore coming together to form the duo, Fredriksson and Gessle were already established artists in Sweden, with Fredriksson releasing a number of solo albums and Gessle being the lead singer and songwriter of Gyllene Tider, which had three No.
Roxette went on to achieve nineteen UK Top 40 hits and several US Hot 100 hits, including four US number-ones with "The Look", "Listen to Your Heart", "It Must Have Been Love", and "Joyride". It became one of Roxette's biggest hits, and was one of the. Written by Per Gessle, it was released as the lead single from their third studio album, Joyride (1991), the follow-up to the duo's highly successful second studio album, Look Sharp (1988).
Their third album Joyride, which was released in 1991, became just as successful as its predecessor. ' Joyride ' is a song by the Swedish pop duo Roxette. Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!. Roxette is a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar).
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