Charm School is the eighth studio album of Swedish pop rock band Roxette , released on February 11, 2011 . The previous studio album by Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson was recorded ten years ago in 2001 and was called Room Service . On May 26, 2011, before the release of the video for the song “ Way Out ”, Roxette tour organizer Live Nation sent a press release to the Swedish media, which, among other things, indicated that the album had sold over 300 copies before the specified day since the start of sales. 000 copies worldwide, and also received "gold" certification in Germany , Russia , Sweden and Switzerland . [1] In just 25 years of creative activity, according to the recording studio EMI Svenska AB, the group has sold over 70 million copies of their albums. [2]
| Charm school | |||||||
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| studio album Roxette | |||||||
| Date of issue | February 11, 2011 | ||||||
| Recorded by | 2009 - 2010 | ||||||
| Genres | rock , pop rock , country | ||||||
| Duration | 41:04 | ||||||
| Producers | Clarence Everman Christopher Lundquist Marie Fredriksson Per Gessle | ||||||
| A country |  Sweden | ||||||
| Label | EMI Svenska AB | ||||||
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Content
About the album
Record Charm School was held with the participation of regular members of the group Roxette - keyboardist Clarence Everman and guitarist Christopher Lundquist . They are also the main producers of this release. The album was recorded in the studio of Lundqvist “ Aerosol Gray Machine Studios ” in Vallarum in the south of Sweden ( Len Skåne ) and in Stockholm at the EMI studios. The album was mixed in New York in November-December 2010 with the participation of Lundquist and Gessle, as well as Björn Engelmann, who worked with the group on mixing the album “ Room Service ” (2001).
The musicians themselves described the style of music as - “modernized and at the same time classical Roxette” [3] .
Title of the album and songs
The name of the disc echoes the album of the same name ( en ) of the American indie rock band Bishop Allen ( en ), released in 2003 . The title of the title single echoes the song Lady Gaga "Nothing on (but the radio)".
Cover
The author of the photo and design of the booklet was Per Wickholm, who had already collaborated with Per Gessle and developed the design for his solo album Party Crasher (2009).
Song List
The usual version of the album recorded 12 songs. In the deluxe version - 2 discs, one of which is a regular album, and the second disc is a live album with recorded songs from the concerts held in 2010 in St. Petersburg , Halmstad and Stavanger ( Norway ).
Words and music of all songs by Per Gessle .
| No | Title | Duration |
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| one. | " Way Out " | |
| 2 | "No One Makes It On Her Own" | |
| 3 | " She's Got Nothing On (But The Radio) " | |
| four. | " Speak To Me " | |
| five. | "I'm Glad You Called" | |
| 6 | "Only When I Dream" | |
| 7 | "Dream On" | |
| eight. | "Big Black Cadillac" | |
| 9. | "In My Own Way" | |
| ten. | "After All" | |
| eleven. | "Happy On The Outside" | |
| 12. | "Sitting On Top Of The World" | |
| 13. | " It Must Have Been Love (live, 2010) - only in iTunes Edition " |
The list of songs on the second disc of the deluxe version of the album:
Words and music of all songs Per Gessle , Marie Fredriksson , Mats MP Persson .
| No | Title | Duration |
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| one. | "Dressed For Success" | |
| 2 | "Sleeping In My Car" | |
| 3 | “Wish I Could Fly” | |
| four. | "7twenty7" | |
| five. | "Perfect Day" | |
| 6 | "Things Will Never Be The Same" | |
| 7 | "How Do You Do!" | |
| eight. | "Dangerous" | |
| 9. | "Silver Blue" | |
| ten. | "Joyride" | |
| eleven. | "Listen To Your Heart" | |
| 12. | "The Look" | |
| 13. | "Church Of Your Heart" |
Song Review
- "In My Own Way" is an expressive ballad written by Gessle in 1984.
- “ She's Got Nothing On (But The Radio) ” was written by Per in the fall of 2010.
- “No one Makes it on Her Own” - on this album Marie Fredriksson performed. In 2018, Per Gessle will record the song in a new arrangement, more in the style of country music, with a violin, and will perform it as a duet with Helena Yousefsson . The new version will be included in his tenth solo album " Small Town Talk " (2018).
Singles
- She's Got Nothing On (But The Radio) - released 1/07/2011
- Wish I could fly (from a concert in St. Petersburg , September 12, 2010)
- Speak to me - released on 04/18/2011 in Sweden
- Speak To Me (Remix)
- Speak To Me (Bassflow Remake)
- Speak To Me (Bassflow Remake instrumental)
- Way Out - the second single from the album only in Germany and Austria released on 10.06.2011
- Way out
- Crash! Boom! Bang! / Anyone (Live Forest National, Brussels , October 22, 2001 )
Press Criticism and Feedback
The music columnist for the Swedish newspaper Expressen , Anders Nunstedt, rated the album 2 out of 5. He writes that “the new album by Roxette is a clean return to successful sound. Just a little more boring. Without the former charm. "The journalist adds:" ... the album is not bad, even twice as good as " Room Service ". Under this music, you can go by car at a speed of 70 km / h without a specific destination. Simple, but not exciting. Then it would sound great. " [4]
The Czech editions of T-Music [5] and Rockandpop rated the album extremely positively. The latter even wrote a grade: 4/5 [6] . The German edition of the Plattentests put the disc 5/10, while the portal readers rated the album at 8/10. [7]
The popular Greek music columnist The Music Bug rated the album on his blog and put it to 9/10. [8] The Italian press also rates the album positively. [9]
Recording musicians
- Per Gessle - guitar, vocals
- Marie Fredriksson - vocals
- Christopher Lundquist - guitar, background vocals
- Clarence Everman - Keyboards
- Jens Jonsson - drums
Edition Variants
- Regular CD with 12 songs
- LP edition with 12 songs on vinyl
- Deluxe 2-CD edition with a live concert of 2010 (12 + 13) [10]
- iTunes edition with 1 bonus track (12 + 1)
Sources of information
- ↑ RoxetteBlog - New World Tour 2011 schedule
- ↑ EMI Music.com - Roxette turn on the Charm Archived July 27, 2011.
- ↑ Roxette announced the release of the album - billboard.ru (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Expressen - Roxettes "Charm school" saknar charm Unreferenced (not available link) . The appeal date is February 6, 2011. Archived February 5, 2011.
- ↑ T-Music.cz - Roxette v roce 2011 - milé retro? Nejen to.
- ↑ RockAndPop.cz - Roxette - Charm School Archived on February 13, 2011.
- ↑ PlattenTests - Roxette - Charm School
- ↑ The Music Bug - ROXETTE "Charm School" byο νέο album των Roxette track by track!
- ↑ Debaser.it - Roxette: Charm School
- ↑ RoxetteBlog.com - Upcoming Roxette releases: 2-track single, vinyl-LP, deluxe-album incl. extra-CD