Track listing for “The Pop Hits” revealed
Written by Lars-Erik_Olson on January 30, 2003 to Releases.
STOCKHOLM - 
Here’s the interesting track listing for the upcoming “The Pop Hits” compilation CD. As Per Gessle told The Daily Roxette in our interview with him when “The Ballad Hits” was released, “Stupid” is indeed included as a bonus track. Furthermore, songs like “Little Miss Sorrow” and “Makin’ Love To You” (the titles of which were reported before) are included. The album will be released March 24th.
- Opportunity Nox
- The Look
- Dressed for Success (Chris Lord-Alge mix)
- Dangerous (single version)
- Joyride (single version)
- The Big L.
- Church of Your Heart
- How Do You Do!
- Sleeping in My Car (single edit)
- Run to You
- June Afternoon
- Stars
- The Centre of the Heart
- Real Sugar
- Little Miss Sorrow
Bonus EP (Limited Edition):
- Stupid
- Makin’ Love to You
- Better Off On Her Own
- Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla (You Broke My Heart)
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118 comments
roxtexanet said on January 30, 2003 14:44:
Oh no... no “SDLHA”... we’re never going to hear the end of this...
matthias said on January 30, 2003 14:47:
Is there again a special (stupid) version for Germany planned?
Or is the 2CD-Set (inl. EP) released everywhere?
Matthias
(I can’t wait to see the new pictures and the fantastic booklet! TBH was perfect!)
Rich-UK said on January 30, 2003 14:52:
I’m sooo pleased that Run To You is on there! It’s one of their very best songs and it missed the first hits compliation. I’m not too surprised about Fingertips and Fireworks being missed out but She Doesn’t live Here Anymore is a major omission. I thought that they may include more tracks, especially seeing as most of them are shorter then the ballads. Still, it’s a good track-listing and I’m delighted at the prospect of hearing Roxette’s version of Stupid in the near future. Excellent!
tove said on January 30, 2003 14:54:
@ anonymous: yeah! I agree! where´s June afternoon ?? it really should have been there ...
Starrox said on January 30, 2003 14:57:
Guess we’ll finally get to hear more of the mysterious BMI-songs :-))
tevensso (moderator) said on January 30, 2003 14:58:
I dunno, but track 11 might be “June Afternoon”??
rouven282 said on January 30, 2003 14:58:
LITTLE MISS SORROW - the title is nothing new for us. Didn’t Per once say that it’s similar to Jefferson?
RUN TO YOU - I think it’s more a ballad, but I’m pleased that they put it at least on this compilation. It’s a great song and I’m missing it on DON’T BORE US.
BETTER OFF ON HER OWN - doesn’t really fit in this tracklist. But maybe it’s supposed to be a kind of “advertisement” for THE BALLAD HITS.
BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA is a very interesting title, reminds me of the current charts somehow.
Hopefully we’ll get the bonus EP in Germany, too. I don’t want another limited edition including “only” 17 songs.
Starrox said on January 30, 2003 14:58:
@tove & anonymous: I don’t know about you, but I do see June afternoon... it’s track #11!
roxtexanet said on January 30, 2003 15:04:
Yikes, hadn’t even noticed that they missed “Fireworks”! I guess Per was serious when he said on “Ask Per” that he didn’t like that song very much! I’ll miss it dearly (:
zeeshan said on January 30, 2003 15:06:
Bla bla bla!! lols! gr8 creativity! Who cud have think of that as a SONG!? It has to be Per!!!
:)
Zee
Judith (moderator) said on January 30, 2003 15:10:
yay!! coolios!!
but i will miss she doesnt live here anymore, one of my Rox favourites :/
clerk said on January 30, 2003 15:12:
What no Fireworks or SDLHA?
And the single edit of SIMC? Why?
I’m curious what version of Stars will be used, not the one with the kids I hope...
And what’s Church of your heart doing here??
bla bla bla...
It’s great though to see that Stupid will be on it!!
Edu82 said on January 30, 2003 15:14:
I don’t know if “Run to you” is a ballad or not, because it isn’t on the ballad hits but it is on “Baladas en Español”... and of course, “She doesn’t live here anymore” has to be there!!! Also “Fingertips ’93” and “Fireworks”!!! And what’s this “Dressed for success” (Chris Lord-Alge mix)??? Is it very diferent from the original? And I don’t understand the difference between single edit, single version and the song from the album!!!
JoyRidErno said on January 30, 2003 15:18:
NO!!!!
Where is Neverending Love? Fireworks? She Doesn’t Live Here Anymore? And why Run To You is included (it should have been on The Ballad Hits)?
Real Sugar insted of Fireworks or SDLHA, I can’t understand...
This can’t be real...
Bla bla ... sounds good to me.
L00kSharp said on January 30, 2003 15:24:
>” Wow, good tracklist ! But where are “June Afternoon” or “She doesn´t live here anymore” ? Or “FIREWORKS” ? “
They had to remove them to fit the easily-defeated copy protection scheme.
Fireworks I can manage, but leaving off She Doesn’t Live Here Anymore on Roxette’s Pop Hits collection is a crime against humanity.
Katuska said on January 30, 2003 15:28:
I think I’ll have my birthday present:-))
But I miss SDLHA and Fireworks as well...
L00kSharp said on January 30, 2003 15:32:
>” single edit, single version and the song from the album ... “
What? It’s not hard. The album version is generally considered the “normal version.” It comes off the album.
Often times, there will single edit for time considerations, like they knocked a minute off of Vulnerable.
And there will occaisionally be a radio edit for language, like rap songs.
Then you can get third party remixes, like the Lord-Alge one.
I liked the early days, where the US got amped-up versions of Joyride and Listen To Your Heart. More percussion, etc. Those are now listed as “US Remixes.”
onlywhenidream said on January 30, 2003 15:42:
bla bla bla bla bla - this has to win some kind of award for BEST song title ever!!!!!!!!!
Rich-UK said on January 30, 2003 15:45:
Per: if you read this and you have any power to change the track listing then... PLEASE GET SHE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE ON THE POP HITS - it’s my favourite Roxette song that you’ve sung - please...
michas said on January 30, 2003 15:52:
hello.
why there‘s no “she doesn‘t live here anymore”?
it‘s one of greatest roxette song.
for me “SDLHA” is much better than “june afternoon”.
i hope they will change this tracklist and finally “SDLHA” will be included.
and why here is “Better Off On Her Own”?
it‘s not a power pop song.
i hope “opportunity nox” single will be available in Poland (“a thing about you” wasn‘t).
bla bla bla is very interesting :)
Sascha said on January 30, 2003 15:56:
Cool! I’m glad to see run To You again, although I rate it more as a power-ballad! Same goes for Church Of Your Heart.
The only song I really miss is Fireworks. Did you know that the working-title for the CBB album was Fireworks till end of ’93?
Bla bla bla bla bla (You broke my heart) YEAH, WOOH! ;-)
onlywhenidream said on January 30, 2003 15:57:
maybe better off on her own will be a different version? a more poppy one?
animalkingdom said on January 30, 2003 16:09:
What’s so wrong to include songs from Pearls Of Passion on the collection? I am sure Neverending Love sold more than Real Sugar! The song was their 1st single ever - and a HIT! C’mon!!
COYH & RTY = Pop songs
FLAF & AU = Ballads
Where is the difference?!
But what I miss the most is Fingertips! Fireworks was also a bigger hit than JA or RS. The song selection on these two compilations is too much alike with ’Don’tBoreUs’!
animalkingdom said on January 30, 2003 16:20:
I just had to add, I don’t have any (serious) problems with the tracklist but there could have better & more obvious choices...This is just somewhat..dull.
One more thing: ’Fireworks’ describes CBB album better than RTY - so FW could have given better PR for the old record. :-)
xarrrr said on January 30, 2003 16:22:
no fireworks??? i’m gonna CRY! i love that song!
onlywhenidream said on January 30, 2003 16:22:
jesus people - they are hits albums - hits from singles! plus a few others EP and new songs to keep fans like us happy - cut marie and per some slack eh?.
CDs can only hold a certain amount of data, so not all the songs could be included - it was the same with DBUGTTC. Per said they discussed doing a double CD then - but it was decided not to. IDWTGH was not a single (as far as I know - although if I am wrong - then I am sorry) But it is just case of what fits. There must be a good reason why Fireworks is not on it - and if it’s because Per doesn’t like it - then that’s good enough for me!
Just be happy with what we’re getting, cos in all honesty we could have been getting a lot less with all that has happened!
L00kSharp said on January 30, 2003 16:31:
“CDs can only hold a certain amount of data,”
Look at the back of The Ballad Hits closely. You can see the line at about 55-60 minutes that forms the Cactus CD copy protection scheme.
While Audio CDs are 74 minutes long, these “modified optical discs” are shorter, and incompatible with some car and PC CD players.
They should not be called CDs at all.
Take away Cactus, and there is plenty of room for Fireworks, SDLHA, and “Per plays the maraccas for 5 minutes.”
jorgerox said on January 30, 2003 16:32:
“Run to you” is there!!! :-D
I’m very glad!!!!!!
Pascal said on January 30, 2003 14:41:
1) Run to you ???
2) Better of on her own ???
3) Bla bla bla bla bla ???
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