''Mazarin'' is the fourth studio album by
Swedish
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pop musician
Per Gessle
Per Håkan Gessle (; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the Swedish pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was d ...
, released on 16 June 2003.
Per Gessle thought of this album as his little
side project
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from
Roxette
Roxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough second a ...
, but it turned out to be a huge success, subsequently being certified 5× platinum status in Sweden. He also played some of the songs from it on the
Gyllene Tider
Gyllene Tider (; "Golden Times") was a Swedish pop group fronted by Roxette singer, guitarist and songwriter Per Gessle. They were one of the best-selling Swedish bands ever and have had numerous hits in Scandinavia, starting with the break-th ...
's ''
Finn 5 fel!
''Finn 5 fel!'' ( en, Find 5 Errors!) is an album from Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released on 9 June 2004. The album stayed at #1 in Sweden for six weeks. It was the first full studio album recorded by the group since 1984's ''The Heartla ...
'' tour in 2004, despite the fact that they were not Gyllene Tider songs.
Critical reception
''Mazarin'' was well received by Swedish publications, with ''Aftonbladet'' and ''Expressen'' both highly praising the album.
''Expressen's'' review
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Track listing
# "Vilket håll du än går" — 3:18
# "Om du bara vill" — 3:47
# " På promenad genom stan" — 3:21
# "Smakar på ett regn" — 3:27
# "Gungar" — 3:37
# "Födelsedag" — 3:13
# "Sakta mina steg" — 2:35
# " Tycker om när du tar på mej" — 3:27
# "Spegelboll" — 3:31
# "För bra för att vara sant" — 3:29
# " Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)" — 2:43
# "Jag tror du bär på en stor hemlighet" — 3:59
# "Varmt igen" — 4:21
# "Mazarin" (instrumental) — 3:23
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
2003 albums
Per Gessle albums
Swedish-language albums
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