Their latest studio album, Good Karma, was released in 2016. In 2011, they released Charm School, their first studio album in ten years, which was followed by Travelling in 2012. 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 before returning with the albums Have a Nice Day (1999) and Room Service (2001). Other hits include "Dressed for Success", "Dangerous", and "Fading Like a Flower".Before 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". Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp! Their third album Joyride, which was released in 1991, became just as successful as its predecessor. To date the album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide.Roxette are a Swedish soft rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). In Argentina, the album was awarded as the best-selling English album ever (to that date), with sales of more than 400,000 copies there. Joyride also reached the upper end of charts across the world, including #1 in Germany (13 weeks) and #1 in Sweden (7 weeks). Joyride reached #12 on the American Billboard Top 200 albums and was certified platinum by the RIAA in July 1991, eventually selling 1.3 million copies there and stayed on charts there for over a year. It was certified 2x platinum by BPI in August 1992 for selling more than 600,000 copies, after staying on British charts for almost a year. It held the position of best selling album in Europe for 2 weeks in June 1991, following its debut and peak at #2 on UK charts two months earlier. Joyride immediately became a worldwide best-seller. "Joyride" became Roxette's fourth and last US #1 single. In some releases, "I Remember You" was an additional track on the album, bringing the total track count to 15 instead of 14. Roxette's original recording of "Soul Deep" (more synthesiser-driven and with less guitars) appeared on their 1986 album Pearls of Passion.
"Joyride", "Fading Like a Flower", "The Big L.", "Spending My Time", and "Church of Your Heart" were released as singles. After the great popularity of "It Must Have Been Love" single and enormous sales of Look Sharp!, Joyride became just as successful, spawning the US #1 hit "Joyride". Joyride is the third studio album by Swedish duo Roxette, released 28 March 1991 by EMI.