Per Gessle was released on 8 April, 1983 and is the first solo album of Swedish pop artist Per Gessle. Already with Marie Fredriksson as background singer. The album peaked at #5 on the Swedish albums chart. Before releasing this album, Gessle got famous as singer of the Swedish band Gyllene Tider. A re-release on CD had three bonus tracks.
As one half of the duo Roxette, Per Gessle became one of the most successful Swedish artists ever. Gessle not only has a gift for catchy hooks, but he has also worked diligently to succeed worldwide throughout his entire career. When the power pop band Gyllene Tider failed to do so – but still became one of the best-selling bands in Sweden – he disbanded the group and tried a solo career, until finally settling on the duo format in Roxette, together with Marie Fredriksson…
The yang to The Ballad Hits' yin, Roxette's The Pop Hits collects 15 of Roxette's frothiest, bounciest pop confections, including the classic single "Joyride."…
"It Must Have Been Love" is a song written by Per Gessle and performed by the Swedish pop duo Roxette. The ballad became the duo's third #1 hit in the United States, and is one of their best-selling releases, leading the single to be certified gold in a number of countries. The song was included on the soundtrack to the popular film Pretty Woman. In 2005, Per Gessle received an award from BMI after the song's four millionth radio play…
"Joyride", written by Per Gessle, was the first single released from Swedish pop duo Roxette's 1991 album Joyride, the follow-up to the group's highly successful Look Sharp!. The single topped the charts across Europe and in Australia, Canada, and the United States, where it spent one week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, their last to do so, in May 1991. In the UK, "Joyride" peaked at #4…