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The Big L.
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Wikipedia article
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| name = The Big L.
| cover = The_Big_L..jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Roxette
| album = Joyride
| B-side = "One Is Such a Lonely Number" (demo)
| released =
| recorded = June 1990
| studio = EMI (Stockholm, Sweden)
| genre = Pop rock
| length =
| label = EMI
| writer = Per Gessle
| producer = Clarence fwerman
| prev_title = Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Spending My Time
| next_year = 1991
| misc =
}}
"'The Big L.'" is a song by Swedish pop duo Roxette. Written by Per Gessle, it was released as the third single from their third studio album, 'Joyride' (1991), on 26 August 1991. The song became a top ten hit in Belgium, Ireland and Sweden, and was the highest-charting single released from 'Joyride' in France. It also reached the top twenty in a number of other countries, including Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. Despite a US radio mix of the song appearing on CD versions of the single, it was never released as a single in North America.
Critical reception
'Aberdeen Press and Journal' commented on the song, that "they can still bang out a decent tune.""SINGLES". 'Aberdeen Press and Journal'. 29 August 1991. page 7. Retrieved 30 March 2020. AllMusic editor Bryan Buss wrote in his review of 'Joyride', that "The Big L." follows "in the successful vein Gessle and Fredriksson mined with "The Look". Swedish newspaper 'Expressen' called it a "peppery pop song adorned with details from old rock 'n' roll"."ROXETTE: Joyride". 'Expressen'. 26 March 1991. 'I Dag' described it as "classic pop that could just as well be Gyllene Tider in the 90s".'I Dag'. 2 June 1991. Kim Stvedt from Norwegian newspaper 'Laagendalsposten' noted it as a "useful up-tempo song". 'Music & Media' wrote that the song is "again proof of Per Gessle's knack for writing pleasant pop underpinned by rocking beats. The casual but economic production further adds to the song's power."
Formats and track listings
All songs were written and composed by Per Gessle.
* 'Cassette and 7-inch single' (Europe 1364347 UK EM204)
# "The Big L." 4:29
# "One Is Such a Lonely Number" (Demo, September 1987) 3:33
* '12-inch single' (Europe 1364346)
# "The Big L." (The Bigger, The Better Mix) 6:17
# "The Big L." 4:29
# "One Is Such a Lonely Number" (Demo) 3:33
* 'CD single' (Europe 1364342)
# "The Big L." 4:29
# "One Is Such a Lonely Number" (Demo) 3:33
# "The Big L." (The Bigger, The Better Mix) 6:17
# "The Big L." (US Mix) 4:35
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of 'The Rox Box/Roxette 8606'.
'Studios'
* Recorded in June 1990 at EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
* Mixed at EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
'Musicians'
* Marie Fredriksson lead vocals, background vocals
* Per Gessle lead vocals, background vocals, mixing
* Anders Herrlin programming, engineering
* Jonas Isacsson electric guitars, acoustic guitars, harmonica
* Clarence fwerman keyboards, programming, production, mixing
* Staffan fwerman background vocals
* Alar Suurna mixing, engineering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:1991 singles
Category:1991 songs
Category:Roxette songs
Category:Songs written by Per Gessle
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