Look Sharp! (Roxette album)
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| Studio album by Roxette | ||||
| Released | 21 October 1988 | |||
| Recorded | March–June 1988 | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, Trident II Studios, London |
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| Length | 53:12 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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Look Sharp! is the second studio album by Swedish pop duo Roxette. The album was released on 21 October 1988, two years after their debut Pearls of Passion (1986). It was recorded at EMI Studios in and at Trident II Studios in London between March and June 1988. The album was an immediate commercial success in Sweden, debuting at number one and eventually being certified 6× platinum there.
Although commercial success elsewhere was initially modest, the album was the duo's international breakthrough. It went on to be certified platinum or multi-platinum in numerous territories, while four of its singles went on to become global hits. "The Look" and "Listen to Your Heart" both topped the Billboard Hot 100, while "Dangerous" and "Dressed for Success" reached numbers two and fourteen respectively on the same chart.
"Dressed for Success" and "Listen to Your Heart" were released as the album's first two singles in Sweden, with Gessle and EMI choosing to highlight Fredriksson as Roxette's lead vocalist. They were immediate hits in Sweden, peaking at numbers two and three respectively. "Chances" was released as the album's first single France, Germany and Italy, but it failed to chart.
"The Look" was released as the album's fourth single in January 1989, becoming another top 10 hit in their home country. While studying there, an American exchange student from Minneapolis, Dean Cushman, purchased the album and brought it home, giving a copy of it to his local Top 40 radio station, KDWB 101.3 FM. "The Look" quickly became popular, and the station began distributing the track to their sister radio operations. EMI America had previously rejected the duo as unsuitable for the American market, and Roxette did not have a recording contract there.
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