Album Info Hide Show Artist: Roxette Album: Joyride Released: Europe, 2021 Tracklist: A1 Joyride A2 Hotblooded A3 Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave) A4 Knockin’ On Every Door A5 Spending My Time A6 Watercolours In The Rain B1 The Big L. B2 (Do You Get) Excited? B3 Small Talk B4 Physical Fascination B5 Things Will Never Be The Same B6 Perfect Day Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. 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If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show Roxettes third studio album, Joyride, arrived in March 1991 just as the world was primed for big choruses and gleaming pop hooks. The Swedish duo had already crashed American radio with Look Sharp!, but Joyride was the moment they turned that momentum into a full-on global run. The title track shot to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave) followed it up to number two, and Spending My Time and Church of Your Heart both landed in the US Top 40. Across Europe and Australia the record was unavoidable, the kind of album that made you sing along in supermarkets and car parks whether you meant to or not. Part of the charm is right there in the opener. Joyride comes in with that wink of a whistle, a rubbery guitar figure, and Marie Fredriksson stepping in with a voice that could flip from silk to steel in a breath. Per Gessle mined the title from a Paul McCartney line about writing with John Lennon, and he pinballed that spirit into something instantly quotable. The famous Hello, you fool, I love you hook was born from a note his partner sa left on a piano back home, which probably explains why it lands with such a warm, unguarded glow. Pop alchemy, but with fingerprints you can trace. Clarence fwermans production keeps everything crisp without losing the human pulse. Roxette recorded the album in Stockholm, and you can hear the clarity of those rooms in how the snare snaps and the pianos ring. Jonas Isacssons guitar work is all over these songs, adding sting when needed and shimmer when the choruses lift off. The rhythm section stays punchy and lithe, giving the ballads real weight and the uptempo cuts a clean runway. Fading Like a Flower is the classic power ballad here, the kind rock stations played at midnight while pop stations tucked it between dance jams. Marie sings it like she is holding on to the last thread of a memory, then lets the chorus erupt. Spending My Time brings out a different shade, quieter and bruised, with a melody that lingers long after the fade. The Big L. is the European single that should have taken over every roller rink, and Church of Your Heart brings jangly guitars and a breezy sweetness that plays like a nod to 60s radio. One detail fans love to point out sits in the middle of the record. Watercolours in the Rain pairs Maries music with Pers lyrics, a collaboration that feels like a window into how this duo really worked. Its gentle and a little surreal, then it gives way to the stormy sweep of Things Will Never Be the Same. By the time Perfect Day closes the album with strings and a whisper of melancholy, you feel the quiet confidence of a band that knew exactly how to land. Critics often call Joyride the quintessential Roxette album, and its not hard to see why. The writing is concentrated, the choruses arrive like clockwork, and theres a sense of fun running through even the saddest songs. The success didnt just live on charts. The Join the Joyride! world tour turned these tracks into arena-sized singalongs from Sweden to South America to Australia, where the single Joyride topped the charts and the band became staples on local radio. If youre crate-digging, the Joyride vinyl is a joy in its own right. The mix breathes, the guitars feel more tactile, and Maries vocal sits right in the room with you. Among Roxette albums on vinyl, this one plays like a de facto greatest hits, which makes it a no-brainer if youre starting a collection of Roxette vinyl. I found my copy at a Melbourne record store years ago, and it still gets a spin on rainy afternoons. If you prefer to buy Roxette records online, this is the title that belongs in the cart alongside Look Sharp! because it captures the band at full power without losing the charm that pulled you in. More than three decades on, Joyride hasnt lost its shine. Its smart, a little cheeky, and built for repeat plays. Thats the mark of classic pop, and its why people still search out Joyride vinyl when theyre flipping through bins from Stockholm to vinyl records Australia hubs and everywhere in between. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review