The World According to Gessle [Expanded Edition]

Artist	Per Gessle
Producer	Per Gessle, Clarence Ofwerman, Michael Ilbert, Christoffer Lundquist
Label Name	EMD Int'l
Song List	1: Stupid (3:31) 2: Do You Wanna Be My Baby? (3:47) 3: Saturday (3:54) 4: Kix (4:08) 5: I Want You to Know (3:57) 6: Reporter (4:17) 7: B-Any-1-U-Wanna-B (3:56) 8: Wish You the Best (4:51) 9: Elvis in Germany (Let's Celebrate!) (4:10) 10: T-T-T-Take It! (3:16) 11: I'll Be Alright (3:50) 12: There Is My Baby (3:47) 13: Lay Down Your Arms (4:19) 14: Kix-Cha-Cha (1:30) 15: Love Doesn't Live Here [*] (4:44) 16: Always Breaking My Heart [*] (3:08) 17: I Wanna Be with You [*] (2:52) 18: Blue Umbrella [*] (3:18) 19: Jupiter Calling [*] (3:05) 20: Let's Party! [*] (3:59) 21: There Is My Baby [Demo Version] (3:42) 22: I'll Be Alright [Demo Version] (3:46) 23: June Afternoon [Demo Version] (4:13) 24: Writer [Demo Version] (4:23) 25: T-T-T-Take It! [Demo Version] (3:12) 26: Elvis in Germany [Demo Version] (3:49) 27: Every Day Outside My Window [Demo Version] (4:00) 28: Love Doesn't Live Here [Demo Version] (4:16) 29: Detective Jones [Demo Version] (2:53) 30: Beautiful Things, Terrible Things [Demo Version] (4:12) 31: Elvis in Deutschland [Demo Version] (4:46) 32: Makin' Love to You [Acoustic Version][Demo Version] (3:30) 33: Lay Down Your Arms [Demo Version] (4:36) 34: Do You Wanna Be My Baby? [Demo Version] (3:45) 35: B-Any-1-U-Wanna-B [Demo Version] (3:32) 36: Stupid [Demo Version] (3:40) 37: Saturday [Demo Version] (3:24) 38: Drum [Demo Version] (4:33) 39: I Want You to Know [Demo Version] (4:00) 40: Kix [Demo Version] (3:55)
Format	CD
Release Date	2008 06 17
Genre	Rock
Style.Categories	Swedish Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Foreign Language Rock, Euro-Pop, Adult Contemporary

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Per Gessle always was the most interesting part of Roxette. While that band did produce some of the catchiest mainstream pop music of the late '80s and early '90s, they often fell back upon weak, overly slick production and on their more Top 40 pop-oriented side, paying less attention to Gessle's excellent rockers. Gessle's gravelly voice and full-throttle guitar attack were always the reasons why Roxette stood out from their peers in the early '90s, and these are the same reasons why Gessle's first English solo album does just the same. Relying mostly on uptempo rockers and much less on ballads, this album is a catchy delight that's a must-have for both Roxette fans and power pop fans -- yes, power pop, not just mainstream pop. The album kicks off with one of the best sequences ever; the chord-heavy "Stupid" transitions to the Roxette-styled rocker "Do You Wanna Be My Baby?" before hitting the unabashed anthem "Saturday" and ending with the disco-driven "Kix." At its best moments, The World According to Per Gessle sounds like the Cars in their heyday, and that's quite a complimentary comparison. Gessle, however, still doesn't quite have as much lyrical skill as the Cars' Ocasek. The album is weighted down by lyrics that range from pedestrian to downright banal (especially in the musically excellent "Reporter"). Still, Per Gessle was never about being deep, he was about creating fun nuggets of three-minute pop, and he's never done it as well as on The World According to Per Gessle. Absolutely essential. [EMD issued a two-CD expanded edition in 2008, including six bonus tracks plus an entire disc of demo versions.] ~ Jason Damas, All Music Guide