Per preparing new Roxette album, and solo album!
Written by roxeteer on December 5, 2001 to Per Gessle.
Per is currently writing songs for a forthcoming Roxette album, revealed Aftonbladet in today’s edition. So far, five or six songs are ready and more are coming. During Christmas, he’s going to record demos in Halmstad and in the spring Marie will join him to record the final versions. “After that, we’ll see. But I hope we would be able to release the album during the next year,” he says.
Per has planned that Roxette’s tour would continue in the autumn of 2002. “There are places we didn’t visit this year: Ireland, Italy, South Africa, Asia… it’s a big world,” Per says.
After the tour, Per would like to release a new solo album. “I have so much Swedish material lying around. I haven’t recorded much of it, but there are a lot of songs,” he says. “There will be a day when we choose to take a break from Roxette again. And I miss communicating in Swedish. So, there will certainly be an album.”
Birgit Eichler contributed to this article.
Other articles with the same topic
- Happy birthday, Per (January 12, 2011)
- Per tells TDR that he and Marie are "thrilled" with what's to come in 2011 (January 3, 2011)
- Radio Halland’s annual interview with Per Gessle today (December 28, 2010)
- Macca at the Apollo (December 14, 2010)
- Per Gessle one of Sweden's most played songwriters (October 8, 2010)
52 comments
TheBiggestRoxer said on December 5, 2001 03:56:
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peace!
inganakee_leo said on December 5, 2001 04:08:
Isn’t it just great?!!! New rox album! New Per’s swedish album! WHOAAAAAA!!!! Tour once again!!! And more countries (and more fans who’ll see their shows) !!! :))))))))))))))))
Peace&Love
PerAndren said on December 5, 2001 04:25:
I don’t really believe in this,,, complete new album next spring,, or next year... NO!,, that wont happen, perhaps a Tourism like one,,, I’d rather see a new solo album than a new Roxette one, coz a new roxette one wouldn’t be very succesfull,, I’m sorry to say-
Sanglof said on December 5, 2001 05:46:
who cares if the album will flop or not?? IT’S A NEW ALBUM ANYWAY!!!!!! And I know that I’ll like, and that’s what is important to me!!
Hope to here even more guitars this time, an nice guitarsolos and licks!
billyrox said on December 5, 2001 07:24:
We don’t want a new Per solo album!!! And we don’t even care so much about a new Rox album: WE WANT A NEW GT ALBUM AND A NEW GT TOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
little-miss-sorrow said on December 5, 2001 07:46:
Well, for me... I’d love to have a roxette album as well as a solo album by per or marie (or both) and a 2-year roxette tour with gyllene tider as supporting act... ;o) I know, I know it won’t happen but it’s x-mas soon so I can at least have some wishes!
gyllene_tjej said on December 5, 2001 09:36:
Go go go Gessle!!! Go for it, we have missed you way TOO much by now!!! Will count the days! How can you say we don’t care about his solo billyrox??
Peppermint said on December 5, 2001 09:43:
I think they should collect more material before recording a new album. Spring seems very early. It’s to soon to predict when the new album will come out. Until now it always took them longer to release a new album then they said before. So I don’t expect the new one until 2003.
Junkie said on December 5, 2001 10:38:
all it’s great with new rox album and new per’s solo one, but the roxette break again?! how long will it last?
anyways, the new albums would be so long waited for ones! :)))))
sofiab said on December 5, 2001 11:10:
If the new “solosongs” are in Swedish, maybe it’s more meant for Gyllene...?
Cheesy said on December 5, 2001 11:50:
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Ireland? Yes! Italy? Yes? Asia? Yes!
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regn said on December 5, 2001 20:22:
REALLY GREAT!!!!!!! a new album is always a cool new, but i hope 2002 year not: the next,month, the next year .... and I SAY A BIG PRAYER ¡ GOD WE WANTED FO SO LONG, WE WANTED ROXETTE IN SOUTHAMERICA PLEEEEEAASE!!!!!!!!
Katuska said on December 5, 2001 21:20:
Dear Per! Have a nice day, Earth Mother give you new ideas!! God bless You!
We can’t wait to hear your songs, Marie’s voice, and to see You on stage!
In HUNGARY as well!! :))))
Ruud said on December 5, 2001 21:37:
Hopefully they come to Holland!!! And for Per...You are the best. Also when you sing in Swedish!! Take your time for a good and long album!!
Come to Holland!!!!
bbrox said on December 5, 2001 23:08:
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what great news for me today!!!!!
The new album will be number One in the world again. And Per´s album will be the first non- english number One everywhere in the world.....
(I know I´m dreaming, but everything can happen...)
Yashar said on December 6, 2001 00:30:
I want to know about the details of this album.
Can somebody help me?
However,It’s GREAT !!!
Marek_S said on December 6, 2001 01:48:
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Sarah-P said on December 6, 2001 07:50:
@Yashar :
There are no details of this album yet, how can there be any do you think?!!!!!!!!!!
It’s just a newspaper article in which Per tells about his plans.
roxcyn said on December 6, 2001 08:29:
Per, as I have wrote to you on roxette.se, collaborate, okay?
Marie, write more songs (I would like to see you write half the album).
Per, wow I cannot believe you’re doing a solo career again! Well I don’t undestand Swedish so I won’t buy the album (sorry about that), but I know it must make you feel good :).
WESSLE said on December 6, 2001 10:24:
WHAT ABOUT POLAND? WE’RE WAITING HERE FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE. YUO MUST GO TO POLAND. WE’RE WAITING ALREADY 12 YEARS. HOW LONG TIME? PLEASE, WE’RE LOVE YOU. SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH.
WE’RE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON IN WARSZAWA OR WROC£AW. IT WILL BE GREAT.
WE LOVE YOU
WESSLE & ROXFAMILY FROM POLAND.
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PerFanatic said on December 6, 2001 15:18:
Marie writing half the songs for any Rox album? No, I don’t think so (and hope not either). I love Marie, she’s got a beautiful voice and is very nice to meet in person. However, the best Rox songs are written by Per, no contest. If you like Marie’s style, you should buy all of her solo albums. Besides, she has said herself that she doesn’t feel that comfortable writing lyrics in English.
(oh, oh... here come the flames from the “Marie-lovers”)...
daanmarie said on December 7, 2001 03:44:
HOLLAND, HOLLAND HOLLAND HOLLAND HOLLAND HOLLAND HOLLAND HOLLAND...please don’t forget us AGAIN! There are 16 million people here who LOVE YOU!
roxcyn said on December 7, 2001 09:33:
PerFanatic you don’t understand me...let me tell you some more....
Marie should write half of the album, yes she should...
well she doesn’t have to write it BY HERSELF (and I would recommend Per collaborate too)...you have Per, her friends....and guess what? You can write a song in Swedish, translate it to English and sing it!!
Roxette has more than TWO members!!
You have the instrument players!! I am sure a hit (or way better songs) could be done with them...most songs are done with collaborations :).
Why do you think most people were annoyed with Stars, The Centre of The Heart, and Real Sugar?
Na na na na na na all in there, and “Bye bye baby bye bye baby bye bye” (for Real Sugar) reminds me of Nsync and 1940s music!!
NYWS I am not saying those songs were bad (in fact I like them), but they have MAJOR problems (and Per said that he perfered other songs...when someone asked him why couldn’t he write better songs like IMHBL, LTYH, etc instead of Real Sugar, TCOTH, etc) that would have been fixed by collaborations (in my opinion).
Yashar said on December 8, 2001 10:45:
Perfanatic! You are absolutley right.
I think
– Roxette is Per’s songs and Marie’s voice –
Eloy said on December 8, 2001 10:54:
What a news!. I really can´t believe it. I´m so happy when a new album comes on way. I really hope it will be so very good and with its touch cool like RS. And new album solo!. Tank you Marie and Per, it a very good surprise to Christmas, and please, think in Argentina to the next tour. I love you so.
jetjet said on December 9, 2001 06:28:
PerFanatic: no flames from me, although I’m more a MarieFanatic. In Swedish Marie composes brilliant songs, but in English is’t only a sorry attempt. The music is good, but the lyrics are too simple. Even compared to Pers lyrics :) Maybe Marie should keep on delivering music to Pers lyrics. Watercolours in the rain is still one of my favorites!
Ronney said on December 12, 2001 00:08:
Funfunfun, but first the tour-continuation:
let’s hope they will plan a dutch performance, ’coz many fans are waiting!
But it would be better if they would perform on more festivals: let other people experience their great liveperformance!!!!
SilverBloo said on December 14, 2001 04:38:
Ireland?! Woot! At last, somewhere in the British Isles! Nutley and Millard will not win this war, I swear it!
SB
amandarocke said on January 2, 2002 12:32:
GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!
Hope ya don’t forget Ireland - DUBLIN
Looking forward 2 seeing you again it’s been a wait since ’94
cskendras said on December 5, 2001 02:39:
Yeah!!!
Great news!!!!!!!!!! :-) :-) :-)