The Ballad Hits
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About
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Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thing About You | 3:49 |
| 2 | It Must Have Been Love | 4:19 |
| 3 | Listen To Your Heart | 5:14 |
| 4 | Fading Like A Flower | 3:53 |
| 5 | Spending My Time | 4:36 |
| 6 | Queen of Rain | 4:57 |
| 7 | Almost Unreal | 3:59 |
| 8 | Crash! Boom! Bang! | 4:26 |
| 9 | Vulnerable | 4:29 |
| 10 | You Don't Understand Me | 4:28 |
| 11 | Wish I Could Fly | 4:40 |
| 12 | Anyone | 4:32 |
| 13 | Salvation | 4:38 |
| 14 | Milk and Toast and Honey | 4:03 |
| 15 | Breathe | 4:34 |
| 16 | Weight of the World [*] | 2:52 |
| 17 | It Hurts [*] | 3:54 |
Awards & Certifications
Certification:
| Year | Album | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Ballad Hits | Gold |
Chart Toppers
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| Year | Song | Chart |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Song 1 | #1 |
Credits
George Marino Editing, Mastering
Clarence Ofwerman Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Tambourine, Producer, Synclavier, Tubular Bells, Mini Moog, Mixing, String Arrangements, Programming
Staffan Ofwerman Vocals
Alar Suurna Engineer, Mixing
Mats Holmquist Conductor, String Arrangements
Christer Jansson Percussion, Drums (Snare), Tom-Tom, Tambourine, Drums, Cymbals
Ronny Lahti Engineer, Mixing
Mattias Edwall Photography
Anders Evaldsson Trombone
Sven Lindström Sleeve Notes
S.N.Y.K.O. Strings
Micke "Nord" Anderson Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (12 String Electric)
Michael Ilbert Programming, Engineer, Producer, Mixing
Christoffer Lundquist Bass, Zither, Vocals, Tambourine, 6-String Bass
Hasse Dyvik Flugelhorn
Pelle Alsing Drums
Vicki Benckert Vocals
Bo Eriksson Oboe
Marie Fredriksson Vocals, Producer, Mixing
Humberto Gatica Mixing
Per Gessle Guitar (Acoustic), Programming, Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Mixing, Producer, Vocals
Anders Herrlin Bass, Programming, Engineer
Jonas Isacsson Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar (Electric)
Roxette Main Performer
Shooting Star Synthesizer, Programming
Trivia
- Gabriel Titus Gessle, Per's son, took part in "Wish I Could Fly" video.
- Milk and toast and honey" is the 35th single throughout Roxette’s career.
- The video for "Crash! Boom! Bang!" had to be made twice in its entirety since there was a digital error that couldn’t be solved? The insurance company payed for the damage.
- You don’t understand me" was also recorded in Spanish while doing the "Baladas En Espanol"-album? It wasn’t included on the record, though nobody remembers why.
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