Crash! Boom! Bang! (30th Anniversary)

30 years ago, Roxette released their fifth album Crash! Boom! Bang!, including a stream of hit singles like Sleeping In My Car, the title track, Fireworks, Run To You and Vulnerable. The album would sell more than five million copies and was followed by their second World Tour, which saw them perform for over a million people, including the second performance ever by an international act in China.

“Roxette were among the three most played artists on American radio during 1989, 1990 and 1991, and we were on top of the charts all over the world. So, it's no wonder we felt pretty confident when it was time to record the new album”, Per Gessle says. “Having had that kind of success made us feel that we had a perfect opportunity to stretch out into new directions. To show slightly different sides of what Roxette could be. And I still think Crash! Boom! Bang! is our best album”. Crash! Boom! Bang! saw chart success upon release, No. 1 in Sweden, No. 2 in Germany and No. 3 in Australia and the UK.

Roxette – Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle – came out of Sweden in the late 80’s. Their game was pop, their mission to conquer the world. With 33 chart-busting singles and total record sales exceeding 75 million, it seems safe to say “mission accomplished”.

Tracklist:

1. Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky)
2. Crash! Boom! Bang!
3. Fireworks
4. Run To You
5. Sleeping In My Car
6. Vulnerable
7. The First Girl On The Moon
8. Place Your Love
9. I Love The Sound Of Crashing Guitars
10. What's She Like?
11. Do You Wanna Go The Whole Way?
12. Lies
13. I'm Sorry
14. Love Is All (Shine Your Light On Me)
15. Go To Sleep
16. Almost Unreal
17. Crazy About You

CD 2: Demos

1. See MeHarleys & Indians (T&A Demo Aug 10, 1993)
2. Crash! Boom! Bang! (T&A Demo May 6, 1993)
3. Fireworks (T&A Demo Jan 30, 1993)
4. Run To You (T&A Demo Dec 12, 1992)
5. Sleeping in My Car (The Stockholm Demo Version 1993)
6. Vulnerable (T&A Demo Dec 28, 1990)
7. The First Girl On The Moon (T&A Demo Dec 20, 1992)
8. Place Your Love (T&A Demo Nov 10, 1992)
9. I Love The Sound Of Crashing Guitars (T&A Demo Jun 27, 1993)
10. What's She Like? (T&A Demo Jan 29, 1992)
11. Do You Wanna Go The Whole Way? (T&A Demo Mar 21, 1993)
12. Lies (T&A Demo May 14, 1993)
13. I'm Sorry (T&A Demo Mar 18, 1993)
14. Love Is All (T&A Demo Dec 17, 1992)
15. She Doesn't Live Here Anymore (T&A Demo Dec 16, 1992)
16. Almost Unreal (Demo February '93)
17. Crazy About You (T&A Demo Jun 18, 1993)
18. Sweet Thing (T&A Demo Dec 16, 1993)
19. Always Breaking My Heart (T&A Demo Dec 27, 1992)
20. Before You Go To Sleep (T&A Demo Nov 23, 1992)
21. Blue Umbrella (B-side 'I Want You To Know' - T&A Demo, 15 June, 1993)
22. It Hurts (T&A Demo Mar 7, 1993)
23. Gone Gone Gone (T&A Demo Feb 25, 1993)