The Roxbox (Roxette 86-06), released on 18 October 2006 is a box set from Swedish pop duo Roxette,[2] celebrating 20 years of successful hit singles and albums. Its sister release was their Greatest hits compilation A Collection of Roxette Hits - Their 20 Greatest Songs!.
Box set information
The songs featured in this box set stretch back to Roxette's first release, "Neverending Love", to new songs recorded for the compilation, "One Wish" and "Reveal" also featured in their Greatest hits album. Other songs can also be found in the four CD box set, including unreleased demos and album out-takes. Strangely although every international Roxette single from "Neverending Love" to "Reveal" is included, the album omits the 1994 hit single "Fireworks". Although the reason isn't known it is assumed that Roxette do not like it as it has not appeared on previous compilations. It only appears on its parent album Crash! Boom! Bang! from 1994, although it is included in remixed form on their album Rarities from 1995. The DVD however does include the video for the track. The album does omit smaller hit singles that were only minor hits in smaller countries such as "I Call Your Name", "Chances" and "Fingertips '93".
A DVD of their complete 1993 MTV Unplugged concert featuring previously unseen performances can also be found in this box set. The cover of The Roxbox bore the line "It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...", a nod to Gessle's lifelong fandom of The Beatles, coming as it does from the song "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".
In a radio interview on Vancouver Island's CKWV-FM ("The Wave"), Gessle shared information about The Rox Box. "It's four CDs, a DVD, a little bit of this, a little bit of that, outtakes and demos and stuff. It's like a coffee table thing, and it's really, really big [with an] 80-page booklet and stuff."[3]
Track listings
All songs written and composed by Per Gessle unless noted..
| 1. |
"The Big L" (Single from Joyride) |
4:28 |
| 2. |
"(Do You Get) Excited?" (From Joyride) |
4:17 |
| 3. |
"Things will never be the same" (From Joyride) |
4:28 |
| 4. |
"The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye" (B-side to "Spending My Time"; outtake from Joyride) |
3:48 |
| 5. |
"Love Spins" (Demo) |
3:31 |
| 6. |
"Seduce Me" (B-side to "June Afternoon"; Demo) |
3:56 |
| 7. |
"How Do You Do!" (Single from Tourism) |
3:11 |
| 8. |
"The Heart Shaped Sea" (From Tourism) |
4:32 |
| 9. |
"The Rain" (From Tourism) |
4:50 |
| 10. |
"Never Is a Long Time" (From Tourism) |
3:46 |
| 11. |
"Silver Blue" (From Tourism) |
4:08 |
| 12. |
"Come Back (Before You Leave)" (From Tourism) |
4:32 |
| 13. |
"Queen of Rain" (Single from Tourism) |
4:56 |
| 14. |
"Almost Unreal" (Single from the Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack) |
3:58 |
| 15. |
"Sleeping in My Car" (Single from Crash! Boom! Bang!') |
3:34 |
| 16. |
"Crash! Boom! Bang!" (Single from Crash! Boom! Bang!) |
4:28 |
| 17. |
"Vulnerable" (Single from Crash! Boom! Bang!) |
4:29 |
| 18. |
"The First Girl on the Moon" (From Crash! Boom! Bang!) |
2:57 |
| 19. |
"I'm Sorry" (From Crash! Boom! Bang!) |
3:11 |
| 1. |
"Run to You" (Single from Crash! Boom! Bang!) |
3:38 |
| 2. |
"See Me" (B-side to "Salvation"; outtake from Crash! Boom! Bang!) |
3:45 |
| 3. |
"June Afternoon" (Single from Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! - Roxette's Greatest Hits!) |
4:11 |
| 4. |
"You Don't Understand Me" (Single from Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!) |
4:27 |
| 5. |
"She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (Single from Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!) |
4:04 |
| 6. |
"I Don't Want To Get Hurt" (From Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!) |
4:17 |
| 7. |
"Always Breaking My Heart" (Demo) |
3:07 |
| 8. |
"Help" (From the Abbey Road Sessions) |
2:57 |
| 9. |
"Wish I Could Fly" (Single from Have a Nice Day) |
4:42 |
| 10. |
"You Can't Put Your Arms Around What's Already Gone" (From Have a Nice Day) |
3:33 |
| 11. |
"Waiting for the Rain" (From Have a Nice Day) |
3:38 |
| 12. |
"Anyone" (Single from Have a Nice Day) |
4:32 |
| 13. |
"Stars" (Single from Have a Nice Day) |
3:57 |
| 14. |
"Salvation" (Single from Have a Nice Day) |
4:38 |
| 15. |
"Cooper" (From Have a Nice Day) |
4:20 |
| 16. |
"Beautiful Things" (From Have a Nice Day) |
3:50 |
| 17. |
"It Hurts" (Outtake from Have a Nice Day) |
3:52 |
| 18. |
"Little Miss Sorrow" (From The Pop Hits; outtake from Have a Nice Day) |
3:57 |
| 19. |
"Happy Together" (B-side to "Wish I Could Fly"; outtake from Have a Nice Day) |
3:56 |
| 20. |
"Staring at the Ground" (Demo) |
3:50 |
| 1. |
"7Twenty7" (Demo; B-side to "Stars") |
3:27 |
| 2. |
"It Will Take a Long Long Time" (Modern Rock Version; B-side to "Real Sugar") |
3:59 |
| 3. |
"Anyone/I Love How You Love Me" (Demo) |
4:12 |
| 4. |
"Myth" (Demo) |
4:25 |
| 5. |
"New World" (Demo) |
4:38 |
| 6. |
"Better Off on Her Own" (Demo) |
2:51 |
| 7. |
"Real Sugar" (Single from Room Service) |
3:17 |
| 8. |
"The Centre of the Heart" (Single from Room Service) |
3:23 |
| 9. |
"Milk and Toast and Honey" (Single from Room Service) |
4:04 |
| 10. |
"Jefferson" (From Room Service) |
3:58 |
| 11. |
"Little Girl" (From Room Service) |
3:39 |
| 12. |
"The Weight of the World" (B-side to "A Thing About You"; outtake from Room Service) |
2:52 |
| 13. |
"Every Day" (Outtake from Room Service) |
3:25 |
| 14. |
"Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla (You Broke My Heart)" (Demo) |
4:36 |
| 15. |
"A Thing About You" (Single from The Ballad Hits) |
3:49 |
| 16. |
"Breathe" (From The Ballad Hits) |
4.34 |
| 17. |
"Opportunity Nox" (Single From The Pop Hits) |
3:01 |
| 18. |
"All I Ever Wanted" (Demo) |
4:16 |
| 19. |
"One Wish" (Single; recorded 2006) |
3:03 |
| 20. |
"Reveal" (Single; recorded 2006) |
3:43 |
| 1. |
"The Look" |
4:59 |
| 2. |
"Queen Of Rain" |
5:45 |
| 3. |
"Hotblooded" |
3:51 |
| 4. |
"Interview" |
0:32 |
| 5. |
"I Never Loved A Man (The way I Love You)" |
4:41 |
| 6. |
"It Must Have Been Love" |
5:08 |
| 7. |
"Fingertips" |
3:30 |
| 8. |
"Interview" |
0:28 |
| 9. |
"Heart Of Gold" |
4:00 |
| 10. |
"Church Of Your Heart" |
3:00 |
| 11. |
"Listen To Your Heart" |
3:49 |
| 12. |
"Interview" |
0:25 |
| 13. |
"Here Comes The Weekend" |
4:05 |
| 14. |
"Joyride" |
5:53 |
| 15. |
"So You Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star" |
2:47 |
| 16. |
"Dangerous" |
4:46 |
| 17. |
"Spending My Time" |
4:48 |
| 18. |
"The Heart Shaped Sea" |
4:25 |
| 19. |
"Cry" |
2:33 |
| 20. |
"Watercolours in the Rain" |
4:08 |
| 21. |
"Surrender" |
3:25 |
| 22. |
"Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)" |
3:44 |
| 23. |
"Perfect Day" |
4:21 |
| 24. |
"Neverending Love" |
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| 25. |
"Soul Deep" |
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| 26. |
"I Call Your Name" |
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| 27. |
"Chances" |
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| 28. |
"The Look" |
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| 29. |
"Dressed For Success" |
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| 30. |
"Listen to Your Heart" |
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| 31. |
"Dangerous" |
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| 32. |
"It Must Have Been Love" |
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| 33. |
"Joyride" |
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| 34. |
"Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" |
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| 35. |
"Spending My Time" |
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| 36. |
"(Do you Get) Excited" |
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| 37. |
"Church of Your Heart" |
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| 38. |
"The Big L." |
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| 39. |
"How Do You Do!" |
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| 40. |
"Queen of Rain" |
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| 41. |
"Almost Unreal" |
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| 42. |
"Fingertips '93" |
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| 43. |
"Fireworks" |
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| 44. |
"Sleeping In My Car" |
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| 45. |
"Crash! Boom! Bang!" |
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| 46. |
"Run to You" |
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| 47. |
"Vulnerable" |
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| 48. |
"June Afternoon" |
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| 49. |
"You Don't Understand Me" |
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| 50. |
"She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" |
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| 51. |
"Un Dia Sin Ti" ("Spending My Time") |
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| 52. |
"Wish I Could Fly" |
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| 53. |
"Stars" |
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| 54. |
"Salvation" |
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| 55. |
"Anyone" |
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| 56. |
"Real Sugar" |
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| 57. |
"The Centre of the Heart" |
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| 58. |
"Milk and Toast and Honey" |
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| 59. |
"A Thing About You" |
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| 60. |
"Opportunity Nox" |
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Singles
Charts
References
External links
- The RoxBoxLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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