"The Ballad Hits" album's Japanese version will be similar to the German one: it will have 15 tracks and 2 bonus tracks on one CD. Just like in Germany, the bonus tracks will be "The Weight Of The World" and "It Hurts".

  It's unusual that EMI Electrola in Germany releases a Roxette album that differs from the European edition, but in Japan it's not. Toshiba-EMI often adds bonus tracks to the Japanese editions to boost the sales. The Japanese editions can be more expensive than imported ones, because the record company has to print special covers for the localized Japanese editions.

  "The Ballad Hits" will be released in Japan on November 7th.

  Stefan Schönhacker contributed to this story.

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