Now Playing: Roxette, “Let Your Heart Dance with Me”

When Marie Fredriksson died on December 9 of last year, it was heartbreaking for everyone who knew her personally, but it created a special sort of sadness for Roxette fans, who knew that the loss of Fredriksson effectively meant the end of Roxette.

 

But what’s this? A new Roxette album?!

 

Well, not quite, but close enough: thanks to Fredriksson’s longtime musical collaborator Per Gessle and his ability to seemingly whip up a catchy pop tune at a moment’s notice, the duo managed to stockpile enough excess material over the course of their career together to be able to release BAG OF TRIX, a new collection of previously-unreleased tunes.

 

Arguably the most wonderful thing in the mix is “Let Your Heart Dance with Me,” which emerged from one of Fredriksson’s final recording sessions.

 

“I wanted to write a classic and simple ‘clap your hands and stomp your feet’ song, and ‘Let Your Heart Dance With Me’ came out of it,” Gessle explains. “I liked it already in the studio, but as usual, we already had so many strong contenders that it had to wait for a second chance. And when the idea for this project came up, it was a given.”

 

Teaming up with mixer Ronny Lahti, the twosome have created another upbeat pop tune together, with Fredriksson front and center.

 

 

BAG OF TRIX is currently on target for release before the end of 2020, but while we don’t have the specific release date in hand as of yet, we do have to track listing, so prepare to drool...

 

Volume 1

1 Help! (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)

2 Listen To Your Heart (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)

3 Let Your Heart Dance With Me GOOD KARMA

4 Waiting For The Rain (Studio Vinden Demo 1997)

5 Joyride (Brian Malouf US Single Mix 1991)

6 Like Lovers Do (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***

7 Pocketful Of Rain (Skinnarviksringen Demo – Feb 1993) ***

8 Wish I Could Fly (Live EMP Sky Church, Seattle Oct 7, 2000) ***

9 Happy Together (T&A Demo – Jul 1-2, 1998)

10 Beautiful Boy (Studio Vinden Demo – Mar 2000) ***

11 You Don’t Understand Me (T&A Demo – Jul 30, 1995) ***

12 Hotblooded (T&A Demo – Dec 13, 1990) ***

 

Volume 2

1 The Look (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)

2 Tu no me comprendes (You Don’t Understand Me) ***

3 Soul Deep (Tom Lord-Alge Mix)

4 Always The Last To Know (Studio Vinden Demo 1998) ***

5 Sleeping In My Car (The Stockholm Demo Version 1993)

6 Watercolours In The Rain (T&A Demo – Jan 24, 1990) ***

7 From One Heart To Another (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***

8 I Remember You (T&A Demo – Mar 15, 1990) ***

9 It Hurts (T&A Demo – Aug 3, 1995) ***

10 Perfect Day (T&A Demo – Aug 23, 1990) ***

11 New World (Studio Vinden Demo 1996)

12 Lo Siento (Salvation)

 

Volume 3

1 Piece Of Cake GOOD KARMA OUTTAKE ***

2 You Don’t Understand Me (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)

3 Dangerous (Swedish Single Version)

4 Every Day (Studio Vinden Demo – Mar 2000) ***

5 The Big L (T&A Demo – Mar 29, 1990) ***

6 It Will Take A Long Long Time (Modern Rock Version)

7 Little Girl (Studio Vinden Demo – March 2000) ***

8 Cry (Live Norrköping Dec 16, 1988)

9 Goodbye To You (Montezuma demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***

10 Go To Sleep (Skinnarviksringen demo – Feb 1993) ***

11 Quisiera Volar (Wish I Could Fly)

 

Volume 4

1 The Centre Of The Heart (Is A Suburb To The Brain) (Have A Nice Day Version) ***

2 Pearls And Passion (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***

3 Things Will Never Be The Same (T&A Demo – Dec 13, 1990) ***

4 Entering Your Heart (Long Version)

5 Joy Of A Toy (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***

6 Cooper (Closer To God)

7 It Takes You No Time To Get Here (Long Version) ***

8 Before You Go To Sleep (T&A demo – Oct 23, 1992) ***

9 I Was So Lucky (The Golden Blow) ***

10 Jag älskar (Surrender) (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***

11 Som i en dröm (So Far Away) (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***

12 Alguien (Anyone)

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***Previously unreleased