Look Sharp! [Clear Vinyl] [B&N Exclusive]

by Roxette

Overview

Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson exploded onto the pop radar screen with Look Sharp!, which spawned four big hits: the bright, shiny "The Look," the punchy, hopeful "Dressed for Success," the A/C-leaning "Dangerous," and the bland, overproduced "Listen to Your Heart." The cuts that weren't released as singles aren't necessarily filler, but they also aren't as strong as many of the cuts that made up Roxette albums that followed, particularly Joyride and Tourism (Songs From Studios, Stages, Hotelrooms & Other Strange Places). The non-releases are nothing memorable, and they don't age well, "Paint" and "Dance Away" in particular being pretty average in terms of production and melody. Only "Chances" and "Shadow of a Doubt" show glimmers of the skills the duo would soon flourish. Gessle and Fredriksson became artists at crafting superb pop melodies and surrounding them with amazing production, so think of this album as basic training. ~ Bryan Buss

Product Details

Release Date:	11/20/2020
Label:	Barnes Noble Consign
UPC:	5054197081354

Tracks

1. The Look
2. Dressed For Success
3. Sleeping Single
4. Paint
5. Dance Away
6. Cry
7. Chances
8. Dangerous
9. Half A Woman, Half A Shadow
10. View From A Hill
11. Shadow Of A Doubt
12. Listen To Your Heart

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Roxette   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Per Gessle   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Anders Herrlin   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Andy Wright   Keyboards
Clarence Oefwerman   Keyboards
Graham Edwards   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Eric Haeusler   Saxophone
Andrew Wright   Keyboards
Erik Borelius   Guitar,Spanish Guitar
Marie Fredriksson   Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Janne Oldaeus   Slide Guitar
Erik Hausler   Saxophone
Jonas Isacsson   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Morris Michael   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Adam McCulloch   Saxophone
Jalle Lorensson   Harmonica
Pelle Alsing   Drums,Hi Hat,Cymbals
Graham Edward   Guitar (Bass)
Adam McCullough   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Anders Herrlin   Recording,Programming,Audio Engineer,Engineer
Clarence Oefwerman   Mixing,Producer,Programming,Mixing Engineer,Associate Remixing Engineer
M.P. Persson   Composer
Mats M.P. Persson   Mixing,Engineer,Recording,Digital Recording Engineer
Rolf Nygren   Executive Producer
Per Gessle   Mixing,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Adam Moseley   Engineer,Producer
Alar Suurna   Mixing,Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Andrew Wright   Programming
Marie Fredriksson   Composer,Mixing Engineer
Mats Persson   Composer,Audio Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Marie Frediksson   Composer
Julian Adair   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Kjell Andersson   Executive Producer
Bjorn Engelmann   Engineer,Digital Remastering