The Daily Roxette presents ROX40
BALADAS EN ESPAÑOL
The first official #ROX40 release date has been confirmed: ‘BALADAS EN ESPAÑOL’ coming 17 April 2026. Let’s revisit the album.
‘BALADAS EN ESPAÑOL’ Returns
The Confirmed Tracklist (see photos)
CD Digipack
01 Un Dia Sin Ti (Spending My Time)
02 Habla El Corazòn (Listen To Your Heart)
03 Soy Una Mujer (Fading Like A Flower)
04 No Sé Si Es Amor (It Must Have Been Love)
05 Directamente a Ti (Run To You)
06 Crash! Boom! Bang! (Spanish Version)
07 Cuánto Lo Siento (I’m Sorry)
08 Alguien (Anyone)
09 Tímida (Vulnerable)
10 Tu No Me Comprendes (You Don’t Understand Me)
11 Quisiera Volar (Wish I Could Fly)
12 Como La Lluiva En El Cristal (Watercolours In The Rain)
13 Lo Siento (Salvation)
14 Quiero Ser Como Tu (I Don’t Want To Get Hurt)
15 Una Reina Va Detrás De Un Rey (Queen of Rain)
16 El Día Del Amor (Perfect Day)
The Original Baladas en Español
Released October 1996. It’s 30 Years, already!
Considered a major project for Roxette at the time. Neither Per or Marie spoke Spanish, but that didn’t put them off approaching the challenge. The Spanish, in particular, Latin America and Argentina regions were huge markets for them, playing to some of their biggest ever crowds. Their regional record companies kept asking for versions of their hits, and their songs in Spanish, but initially kept saying no. That soon changed.
They tackled the recording sessions by being given on line of lyrics at a time, so they could focus and really get the pronunciation correct, or at least, as near damn perfect as possible. They started the process with one song just to see how it would turn out, ‘Spending My Time‘ became ‘Un Dia Sin Ti‘. It proved that it could work, so they then went on to select hits and other fan-favourites from the Roxette Catalogue that they thought would suit the language and concept.
Marie had the hardest task, as 11 out of the 12 tracks were her as lead vocalist. Per was lucky, they only opted to include one track with him taking the lead, the ‘Crash! Boom! Bang!‘ ballad, ‘Vulnerable‘. They both pretty much nailed it, but the lyrics did let them down slightly.
As Per, Roxette’s main song-writer, didn’t speak Spanish, they opted for help outside of their usual Team. The lyrics were adapted by Luis Gómez-Escolar, and while the album became a huge hit, his translations were sometimes criticized by fans as “immature” or not perfectly representative of the original English meaning.
Fun Fact
Our very own Thomas E was in charge of the Switchboard at DHL. He put the CD on as the ‘Hold Music‘. When answering a particular call, the lady said “Oh no, don’t answer! I want to hear more of the music!“. Another customer with good taste.
The Complete Collection
Released digitally in 2022, the album was updated to include the three tracks recorded as bonus tracks for the 1999 album, Have A Nice Day! Additionally, the forgotten ‘You Don’t Understand Me‘ which was initially left off the original album release 1996 was finally included.
According to Per during the ‘BAG OF TRIX‘ interviews, the album went on to sell over 2 million copies, with the biggest successes being in South America and Spain.
The album was also the last Roxette album to be officially issued in the United States, released via EMI Latin.
ROX40
The re-release is great timing, perfect in fact, as it coincides with ROXETTE LIVE 2026 – BACK AGAIN! as they travel back to South America.
We do wonder if the official video for Un Dia Sin Ti (Spending My Time) will get the 4K treatment?
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March 12th, 2026
This article was posted here on TDR in these categories:
ROX40: Countdown, TDR:Releases, TDR:Roxette.
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