Roxette - Tourism (1992)
🎵 Roxette – Tourism (1992)
Tourism is the fourth studio album by Roxette, released in 1992 by EMI Records. Branded as “Songs from Studios, Stages, Hotelrooms & Other Strange Places,” the album is a hybrid of live recordings, studio tracks, and demos recorded during their world tour, capturing the duo’s global energy and musical versatility.
Tourism blends pop-rock hits, ballads, and experimental tracks, showcasing Roxette’s ability to maintain consistent quality while on the road.
📀 Tracklist
- How Do You Do!
- The Look ’92
- Queen of Rain
- Things Will Never Be the Same
- Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)
- Silver Blue
- Joyride (Live)
- Dangerous (Live)
- Come Back (Before You Leave)
- Almost Unreal
- Never Is a Long Time
- It Must Have Been Love (Live)
Note: Tracklists vary slightly depending on region, with some editions including alternate live versions.
🎙️ Album Credits
- Vocals: Marie Fredriksson
- Vocals / Guitar / Keyboards / Songwriting: Per Gessle
- Producer: Clarence Öfwerman
- Label: EMI Records
- Supporting Musicians: Keyboards, drums, guitar, and backing vocals from Roxette touring band and session players
🔍 Musical Style & Context
Tourism is a hybrid “tour album”, combining:
- Studio tracks recorded in unusual locations (hotel rooms, live venues, foreign studios)
- Live versions of hits like “Joyride” and “Dangerous”
- Ballads like “Queen of Rain” and “Never Is a Long Time” with cinematic arrangements
- Pop-rock sensibilities paired with on-the-road spontaneity
This approach reflects Roxette’s international touring lifestyle, offering fans a mix of familiar hits and unique new material.
🎯 Fun Facts & Trivia
- “How Do You Do!” and “Almost Unreal” were released as international singles, with “Almost Unreal” also featured in the film Super Mario Bros. soundtrack.
- The album includes live performances from different continents, giving listeners a “world tour” experience.
- Roxette recorded tracks in London, New York, Stockholm, and hotel rooms on tour, making it an experimental approach to album production.
- “Queen of Rain” was specifically composed to showcase Marie Fredriksson’s emotive vocal range.
- The album reinforced Roxette’s reputation for consistent hit-making while touring globally.
🤯 Did You Know?
- Tourism is sometimes referred to as a “tour diary album” due to its mix of live, studio, and impromptu recordings.
- Roxette had just completed their massive Join the Joyride! World Tour prior to recording the album.
- “It Must Have Been Love (Live)” captures audience interaction from concerts, highlighting their international fanbase.
- The album reached top chart positions in multiple countries, including Sweden, Germany, and Australia, despite its unconventional format.
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