Room Service (Roxette album)

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Room Service
Room Service cover
Studio album by Roxette
Released 3 April 2001
Recorded Atlantis Studios and Polar Studios, Stockholm, January 2000-January 2001
Genre Pop
Length 03:40 min
Label EMI
Producer Clarence Öfwerman
Professional reviews
Roxette chronology
Have a Nice Day
(1999)		 Room Service
(2001)		 The Ballad Hits
(2002)

Room Service is an album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released on 3 April 2001.

The album saw 3 singles released including "The Centre of the Heart", "Real Sugar" and "Milk & Toast & Honey".

"The Centre of the Heart" was #1 in Sweden and a huge hit across Europe. The album maintained the upper regions of the charts in many countries.

In a bid to shake off their 'ballad-orientated career', Per Gessle wanted to create a "positive pop bomb album". "Room Service" was a shorter and sharper effort than their previous release Have A Nice Day.

The visual theme to the album, directed by award-winning director Jonas Akerlund, was shot at the Californian hotel "The Madonna Inn". It was here the album sleeve, promo shots and even video for "The Centre of the Heart" were shot. The video would go on to be the most expensive Roxette video ever produced, surpassing long-time title holder Spending My Time from Roxette's 1991 Joyride album.

The second single and album opener, Real Sugar was a throwback to Marie Fredriksson's 80's vocal techniques and conjured sounds of her voice on such Roxette hits as Dangerous and Dressed for Success. The song was warmly received by the fans for its rocky guitar hooks and scratchy raw vocals performed by Marie.

Third and final single, Milk & Toast & Honey was a lullabye ballad with more subtely than the more overstated Listen To Your Heart and It Must Have Been Love.

Roxette would undertake their first tour in nearly six years when they kicked off the Room Service World Tour 2001 which saw the duo perform live at most parts of Europe.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Real Sugar"
  2. "The Centre of the Heart"
  3. "Milk and Toast and Honey"
  4. "Jefferson"
  5. "Little Girl"
  6. "Looking for Jane"
  7. "Bringing Me Down to My Knees"
  8. "Make My Head Go Pop"
  9. "Try" (Just a Little Bit Harder)
  10. "Fool"
  11. "It Takes You No Time to Get Here"
  12. "My World, My Love, My Life"
  13. "Entering Your Heart" (Extended Version) [Bonus track - Japan]

[edit] Singles

  • The Centre of the Heart
    1. The Centre of the Heart
    2. Entering Your Heart
  • Real Sugar
    1. Real Sugar
    2. It Will Take A Long Long Time (Modern Rock Version)
    3. Real Sugar (Shooting Star Treatment)
    4. The Centre Of The Heart (Enhanced Video)
  • Milk And Toast And Honey
    1. Milk And Toast And Honey
    2. Milk And Toast And Honey (Active Dance Remix)
    3. Milk And Toast And Honey (Shooting Star Treatment)
    4. Milk And Toast And Honey (T&A Demo, August 2nd and 3rd 1999)
    5. Real Sugar (Enhanced Video)

[edit] Credits

Real Sugar Words & Music by Per Gessle. Published by Jimmy Fun Music.

The Centre of the Heart Words & Music by Per Gessle. Published by HipHappy.

Milk and Toast and Honey Words & Music by Per Gessle. Published by HipHappy.

Jefferson Words & Music by Per Gessle. Published by HipHappy.

Little Girl Words & Music by Marie Fredriksson. Published by Shock the Music.

Looking for Jane Words & Music by Per Gessle.Published by HipHappy.

Bringing Me Down to My Knees Words & Music by Per Gessle. Published by HipHappy.

Make My Head Go Pop Words & Music by Per Gessle. Published by HipHappy.

Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) Words & Music by Per Gessle. Published by Jimmy Fun Music.

Fool Words & Music by Per Gessle. Published by HipHappy.

It Takes You No Time to Get Here Words & Music by Per Gessle. Published by Jimmy Fun Music.

My World, My Love, My Life Words & Music by Per Gessle. Published by HipHappy.

Entering Your Heart Words & Music by Per Gessle. Published by HipHappy.

[edit] Charts

Album

Country Position (weeks at top) Certification
Austria 4 none
Finland 10 Gold
Germany 3 Gold
Netherlands 80 none
Norway 7 none
Sweden 1 (2) Platinum
Switzerland 2 Gold