Federico really wanted me to take part in the creative process, and he was an attentive listener who composed this album with sensibility and taste, so I hope you will be enthusiastic too.”Ĭrimson was recorded, mixed and mastered by Andrea Fusini at Fusix Studio in Settimo Torinese, Italy.įrozen Crown singer Giada “Jade” Etro contributes guest vocals on the track ‘In A Heartbeat’.Ĭover artwork was created by Federico Mondelli. Volturian is a collaboration between Sleeping Romance singer Federica Lanna and Frozen Crown multi-instrumentalist Federico Mondelli.įederico Mondelli commented: “Truth is I love to write much more than actually playing an instrument, and what we created together this time definitely needed a project on its own!”įederica Lanna added: “Working with Federico Mondelli brought to light some parts of me I didn’t have the chance to show yet. Japanese release was handled by Marquee / Avalon. Volturian issued debut full-length studio album Crimson on April 24th, 2020 worldwide (excluding Japan) through Scarlet Records. The original version of ‘Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)’ appeared on Roxette’s March 1991 full-length studio record Joyride. Volturian’s rendition of ‘Fading Like A Flower’ is a tribute to late Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson, who passed away on December 9th, 2019 following a long battle with a brain tumour. Directed by Luca Morselli, the clip can be viewed below. All rights reserved.Italian modern metal project Volturian have filmed a music video for their cover of Swedish pop rock duo Roxette’s ‘Fading Like A Flower’. "Marie's superb vocals is one of the main reasons that Roxette - and not least our biggest album, Joyride - was such a huge success," he says.Īn expanded 30th anniversary reissue of Joyride, with previously unreleased and rare material, is due this fall.Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. Gessle also tips his hat to his late band mate Marie Fredriksson, who died in December 2019 of brain cancer at age 61. And that's exactly how I felt about Joyride."Īs for the inspiration for Joyride's title track, Gessle notes, "I had read an interview with Paul McCartney, where he said that 'writing songs with John Lennon was just a long joyride.' The song came very easily, and I instantly knew it was a hit." Joyride is the third studio album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released on 28 March 1991 by EMI as the follow-up to their international breakthrough Look Sharp (1988), as well as the non-album single 'It Must Have Been Love', from the soundtrack to Pretty Woman (1990). But despite that pressure, they never thought it was difficult to deliver. Their sound was spot-on, they had produced a string of hits and everybody was waiting for the next one.
Roxette's Per Gessle recalls about the challenge of keeping the group's run of successes going, " Björn Ulveaus once told me how he felt when ABBA recorded 'Mamma Mia.' It was like the whole pop world revolved around them.
"Joyride" was the duo's fourth #1 hit in just over two years, following "The Look," "Listen to Your Heart" and "It Must Have Been Love." 1 hits The Look, Listen To Your Heart and It Must Have Been Love and its title track gave Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle a fourth chart-topper. The group’s third studio LP followed three US No. The album ultimately sold a million copies in the U.S. Roxette are marking 30 years of ‘Joyride’ with a definitive, expanded reissue of the classic album. Joyride peaked at #12 on the Billboard 200 and featured three other top-40 singles - "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)," "Spending My Time" and "Church of Your Heart," which respectively reached #2, #32 and #36 on the Hot 100. 'Joyride' was the album that was supposed to cement Roxette’s new-found status as a global hit-makers.
RhinoSunday, March 28, marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Swedish pop duo Roxette's hit 1991 album, Joyride, the title track from which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in May of that year. Swedish group Roxette celebrates the 30th Anniversary of their third album Joyride, following the band’s spectacular global breakthrough with Look Sharp in 1989.
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