Have a Nice Day [Import]

Roxette | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B00000IHDK
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #309,966 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Crush on You

2. Wish I Could Fly

3. You Can't Put Your Arms Around What's Already Gone

4. Waiting for the Rain

5. Anyone

6. It Will Take a Long Long Time

7. 7twenty7

8. I Was So Lucky

9. Stars

10. Salvation

11. Pay the Price

12. Cooper

13. Staring at the Ground

14. Beautiful Things

Editorial Reviews

The Swedish popstar's 1999 album, that's unavailable domestically, with three Spanish bonus tracks, 'Quisiera Volar' (Wish I Could Fly), 'Alguien' (Anyone), & 'Lo Siento' (Salvation). EMI. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Completely blew me away, June 11, 2001

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Doc Stew (Elburn, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Have a Nice Day (Audio CD)

I have to admit that the first time my friend wanted me to listen to this CD, I was less than skeptical. The last impression I had of Roxette was from their "It Must Have Been Love" fame from Pretty Woman. Since then I thought for sure the band broke up because not a lot of bands made it out of the 80s. But I decided to give this a listen, and I was totally blown away. Almost every single song on this album is amazing, especially the power ballads as most reviews have already stated. The lyrics are very emotional and well written and can be applied to SO many situations I'm sure we all have experienced. I mainly listen to other kinds of music, but to be completely honest, this is one of the best albums I own. Please do yourself a favor and give it a shot. I guarantee you will NOT be disappointed!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shows them to be one of the most underrated bands., May 2, 2003

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Kasper Michelsen "Alcibiades" (Copenhagen, Denmark.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Have a Nice Day (Audio CD)

In Denmark, it is generally regarded as lack of musical insight to like (Swedish) Roxette - it's regarded as something only kids listen to, and which you are supposed to put away "when you grow older and wiser". And whenever someone are going to express how great some new singer is, they do it by stating that "she has a voice that makes Marie Frederiksson from Roxette sound like a sick goat".

Now really, one should think there would be a limit to how stupid people should be, but (re)listening to this album, I start having my doubts. Roxette had their major breakthrough with Look Sharp, and seemeed to reach the peek of their succes with Joyride, but regarding the quality of their music, HAND is by far the culmination - even dwarwing the excellent Joyride!

This album has the perfect blend of about 25 % power-pop hits, as only Roxette can do them, complete with silly lyrics and an absolutely irresistable charm - Crush On You, You Can't Put Your Arms Around What's Already Gone and Stars. Let me quote from Crush On You:

"I'm freezin' in the summer / I'm sweatin' in the winter / No middle in the centre / No colours in the printer / No treatment at the pharmacy / No lessons learned from history / No future in the factory / No meaning in the poetry / No changin' in the weather / No Elvis in the leather / I want you now or never.

Good God I thiought the first time I heard this, but believe me, for all I tried to resist, it was impossible: This song is superb! And even better is Stars - I can't believe anyone can sit still to that song!

Next ingredient: 25% plain rock ear-catchers - 7Twenty7, Pay The Price and Staring At The Ground. One might ask what makes these songs special, and I suppose nothing does really, but ... nobody does it better. It's not sofisticated, there's nothing new, but damn - it works! And if it works, why fix it?

And then the final ingredient, which does the difference - 50 % power balads, as nobody else can do it. And this album features none less than 8 of them - of which at least 7 of them are at least as good as any of their earlier love songs! From an end ... Wish I Could Fly, Waiting For The Rain, Anyone, It Will Take A Long Long Time, I Was So Lucky, Salvation, Cooper and Beautiful Things. It might be unfair to mention any of them specifically, because they are all very different and all very perfect ... from the dreamy sound of Wish I Could Fly, featuring up-to-date, silent drumpatterns; to the perfect Motown-sound-a-like Waiting For The Rain - has anyone made a better Motown-sounding song since Phil Collin's remake of You Can't Hurry Love?; to the chilling Anyone, featuring all the pain of a broken heart:

"Anyone who felt like I do / Anyone who wasn't ready to fall / Anyone who loved like I do / knows it never really happens at all / It's over when it's over / What can I do about it / now that it's over."

Then, falling in love again on I Was So Lucky and Salvation - both among the most beautiful love songs I know. But, though it is hard to believe, considering the quality of the other songs, Roxette are saving the best for last with Beautiful Things, which is, well, undescribable ... so pained and lonely, and at the same time so tender.

"Beautiful things are comin' my way. Beautiful things, I want them to stay. But after a while my beautiful things don't seem beautiful at all. Terrible things like when you wake up and all of your dreams Seem to crack up. Like things you have done like breakin' my heart. For you it don't seem terrible at all. Is there someone I can talk to? Someone on the line? Does anybody want to hear What's on my mind?"

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Roxette best new sound album, February 3, 2010

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L. Verna (Buenos Aires, ARG) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Have A Nice Day (2009 Remastered Version - Includes Bonus Tracks) (Audio CD)

With "Joyride" album, "Have a Nice Day" is one of the best albums from the swedish duo Roxette.
They allow themselves to try with new sounds, more up to date, without losing their basis.
Songs like "Stars", "7twenty7" or "Crush on you" show this new sound. Even many ballads like "Wish i could fly", "Salvation" or "I was so lucky" have some kind of state-of-the-art sound.
Singles choice may be not the best for a good promotion of this album; but for sure if you like pop music, you'll enjoy this piece.