Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus : Roxette's Greatest Hits [Extra tracks, Import]

Roxette | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 12, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B000005RQV
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,908 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #92 in Music > Pop > Euro Pop > Swedish Pop

Track Listings

1. June Afternoon

2. You Don't Understand Me

3. The Look

4. Dressed For Success (US Single Mix)

5. Listen To Your Heart (Swedish Single Edit)

6. Dangerous (Single Version)

7. It Must Have Been Love (From The Pretty Woman-Soundtrack)

8. Joyride (Single Edit)

9. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)

10. The Big L.

11. Spending My Time

12. How Do You Do!

13. Almost Unreal (From The Super Mario Bros.-Soundtrack)

14. Sleeping In My Car (Single Edit)

15. Crash! Boom! Bang! (Single Edit)

16. Vulnerable (Single Edit)

17. She Doesn't Live Here Anymore

18. I Don't Want To Get Hurt

Editorial Reviews

Subtitled - Roxette's Greatest Hits'. All of the best from the hit Swedish pop/ rock duo recorded between 1987-1995. 18 tracks including the-then previously unreleased songs 'She Doesn't Live Here Anymore' & 'I Don't Want To Get Hurt' alongside smashes like 'The Look', 'Listen To Your Heart' (Swedish Single Edit), 'Dangerous' (Single Version), 'It Must Have Been Love', 'Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)' & 'Sleeping In My Car'. 1995.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth owning!, July 13, 2005

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S. Sarhan "matured reviewer" (Dearborn, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus : Roxette's Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

Sweden seems to be a very quiet country. Once in a while a lot of noise comes out of it that eventually fades away years later but leaves a permanent emotional mark. In the 70's, they gave us ABBA, and in the late 80's and well into the 90's, Roxette was a worldwide sensation.

Comprising of two members, the voice Marie Fredriksson (vocals) and the mind Per Gessle (songwriter, guitarist, sometimes vocals), together this pair produced a string of chartbreaking hits on both sides of the Atlantic, and instant classics.

All the wonderful songs are included in this must-have compilation: the major US number one hit singles It Must Have Been Love (from the Pretty Woman soundtrack), The Look (their first big break in North America), and Listen To Your Heart (a beautiful chart topping ballad). The album also includes the power ballads Spending My Time, and Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave), the mindblowing Vulnerable (featuring Per Gessle on lead vocals) , Almost Unreal (from the box office flop Super Mario Bros), Crash Boom Bang, and the fun pop tunes How Do You Do? and Joyride. The album also features four newer songs as of 1995 including the irresistably good You Don't Understand Me and the Beatlesque hippy tune June Afternoon.

Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus is a perfect substitute for most of the Roxette collection of albums.

Definitely worth owning!

Recommended

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!, December 11, 1999

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"roadtripper" (Vancouver Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus : Roxette's Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

This CD has all their hits and a few new tracks, and is filled with the bouncy energy that characterizes most of their songs. Their debut smash "The Look", the funky "Joyride", and the hard-drivin' "Sleeping In My Car" are all here.

But Roxette's slow songs are also excellent, highlighted by The Pretty Woman single "It Must Have Been Love", one of my favourite ballads of all time. Also here are "Listen To Your Heart", "Spending My Time", "Crash, Boom, Bang", and "Dangerous".

Finally, the new releases here are also very good, in particular "June Afternoon", a funky opening track that makes me want to jump in the car and go roaring off into the summer with the top pulled down, and "You Don't Understand Me", a mellow tune that speaks of the gulf that often exists between the sexes. Nice.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The United States really missed something wonderful here, November 24, 2004

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Debra A. Barton (Woodstock, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus : Roxette's Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

I remember first seeing Roxette on MTV back in the 80's (when MTV was good and actually played music videos) and I flipped over "The Look" and "Joyride". I had cassette singles of these songs and that's all I had from Roxette until I went on a search for a compilation. Well, I looked everywhere and could not find what I wanted. There's not a good compilation for them in the U.S.! I finally ran across this CD and am I ever glad I did. What a package this one is. This is one of my favorite CDs and I have over 1,000.

I just wish they were better known in this country (U.S.) as they are truly fantastic. The United States really missed out on something great here. Even so, most people should recognize "It Must Have Been Love" from the "Pretty Woman" soundtrack. I wasn't aware of it until getting this disc and it was a nice surprise-------I KNEW THAT SONG! There is not one bad song on here. This disc is a true "mood lifter" if there ever was one.

This collection is well worth the money. Go for it! You know you want to.