Live: Travelling the World explained

Roxette Live: Travelling the World
Type:live
Artist:Roxette
Cover:Live_Travelling_The_World_Roxette_DVD.jpg
Recorded:3, 5 & 8 May 2012
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Director:Mikael Sandberg
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Roxette Live: Traveling the World is the first and only live album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released on 6 December 2013 by Parlophone in conjunction with Warner Music. The set consists of recordings derived from three separate performances of the 2012 South American leg of "The Neverending World Tour". The music album contains their 5 May concert at the Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago, Chile in its entirety, while the DVD and Blu-ray also contains songs taken from their performances at the Orfeo Superdomo in Córdoba, Argentina on 3 May and the Teatro Positivo in Curitiba, Brazil on 8 May. Also included on the DVD/Blu-ray is an exclusive documentary, "It All Begins Where It Ends – The Incredible Story of Roxette".

Critical reception

Malaysian newspaper The Star gave the set a positive review, saying that "At 55, Marie Fredriksson may not sound like how she used to anymore", but that longtime fans would be pleased with her "energetic performance ... it's good to know that she hasn't lost her mojo." They praised the performance of "It Must Have Been Love" as the album's best song, saying that Fredriksson "lets the audience sing the song for her before launching into a rocking performance of her own."[1] Swedish publication Aftonbladet was also positive, rating the album three out of five.[2]

Formats and track listings

All songs written by Per Gessle, except "Perfect Day", "Spending My Time" and "Listen to Your Heart" by Gessle and Mats Persson.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Roxette Live: Travelling the World.[3]

Musicians

Production

Charts

Video charts

Chart (2013–14)Peak
position
Australian Music DVD Chart[4] 10
Dutch Music DVD Chart[5] 16
Swedish DVD Album Chart[6] 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roxette Live: Travelling The World - Music Reviews . Yeoh, Angelin . . Star Media Group Berhad . 23 March 2014 . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180204205009/https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/music/reviews/2014/03/23/roxette/ . 4 February 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: Plötsligt brister det för Marie Fredriksson . Swedish . Sudden shortcomings for Marie Fredriksson . Forsén, Joacim . . . 6 December 2013 . 30 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211071600/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/recensioner/article17972177.ab?teaser=true . 11 December 2013 . live.
  3. Roxette Live: Travelling the World. Roxette. 2013. Box set liner notes. Parlophone. 50531 051841–2 5.
  4. Web site: The ARIA Report - Week Commencing 3 February 2014 - Issue #1249 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140205203300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140206-0733/Issue%201249.pdf . dead . 2014-02-05 . . PDF . 3 February 2014 . 12 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Roxette - Live: Travelling the World [DVD] - dutchcharts.nl ]. . 24 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Veckolista DVD Album - Vecka 3, 17 januari 2014 . Swedish . Weekly list DVD Album - Week 3, January 17, 2014 . . 24 March 2019.