Album: The World According to Gessle by Per Gessle (1997)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop
Format: Album

Description: 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.

Artist Background: Per Håkan Gessle (Swedish pronunciation: [pɛːr ˈɡɛs.ˈlɛ]; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonicist. He is the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider and formed Roxette with Marie Fredriksson (Gessle being the chief songwriter in both bands). With Fredriksson's illness in 2002, he went back to recording and became a successful solo artist in his native Sweden, selling multi-platinum albums. Part of the Halmstad, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the Halmstad, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, 1990s, Album

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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

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