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Released June 3, 2016 (2016-06-03) Producer | ||
Good Karma is the tenth studio album by Swedish pop rock duo Roxette. The album was released on 3 June 2016 by Parlophone and Roxette Recordings. It is the first album under a new international recording contract with Parlophone's parent company, Warner Music Group. "It Just Happens" was released as the album's first single on 8 April 2016. Per Gessle said of the album: "For the new record, we wanted to combine our classic Roxette sound with a modern and slightly unpredictable production to create a soundscape where you would both recognise our sound and find something new."
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The duo were scheduled to support the album with the final leg of the RoXXXette 30th Anniversary Tour, beginning on 3 June 2016, but it was cancelled as lead singer Marie Fredriksson was advised by doctors to refrain for touring due to her health. Marie has since sent a thank you to fans for their kind wishes and that she "simply isn't strong enough" for the touring life but looks forward to releasing the new album".
Critical reception
German news site Mittelbayerische Zeitung rated the album "impressive", praising the album opener "Why Don'tcha?" and "From a Distance".
Markus Larsson of Sweden's biggest newspaper Aftonbladet praised the album and said the closing track "April Clouds" would be a "beautiful goodbye" should this be the duo's final album.
Commercial performance
The album was a commercial success upon release. It debuted at number 1 in the Czech Republic, number 2 in Switzerland and the duo's native Sweden, and made the top 10 in Austria, Hungary, Brazil, Russia and Spain. It became the first Roxette studio album to enter the top 100 in the United Kingdom since 1999's Have a Nice Day, debuting at number 61 in its first week with sales of 1,682 units. In Australia, it entered and peaked at number 25, the duo's highest placement there since Crash! Boom! Bang! in 1994 and first album to chart since Charm School (2011).
Track listing
All lyrics written by Per Gessle.
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