The World According to Gessle
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| Studio album by Per Gessle | ||||
| Released | 2 May 1997 14 May 2008 (Remastered) |
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| Recorded | September 1996 - January 1997 Atlantis, Polar & EMI Studios , Sweden |
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| Genre | Pop rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 54 mins. | |||
| Label | Fundamental, EMI | |||
| Producer | Per Gessle, Michael Ilbert & Clarence Öfwerman |
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Singles from The World According to Gessle |
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The World According to Gessle is a solo album by Per Gessle, released on 2 May 1997. It was his first solo album in English. The title is a paraphrase of "The World According to Garp" - the novel by John Irving.
"Do You Wanna Be My Baby?", "Kix" and "I Want You to Know" were released as singles. The videos for the singles were all directed by Jonas Åkerlund. At the end of the "Lay Down Your Arms" track, there is a hidden track. The track, an alternate version of "Kix" is called Cha-cha-cha, sung like Elvis Presley. The Japanese release of this album features the ballad "Love doesn't live here", the song was also recorded by Belinda Carlisle, which featured on her album A Woman and a Man.
Gessle used Brainpool and Gyllene Tider as backing musicians for the album.
The World According to Gessle was re-released in 2003 as a low budget edition in a cardboard sleeve, and again re-released in May 2008 as an anniversary edition. This time it was a double CD, with 26 bonus tracks.
Original release
All tracks written by Per Gessle, except where noted.
2008 remastered re-release
All tracks written by Gessle, except where noted.
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