Party Crasher (album)
2008 studio album by Per Gessle
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Party Crasher is the third English solo album by Swedish pop-rock singer and composer Per Gessle. This is his second worldwide-released English solo album under his own name after The World According to Gessle in 1997.[11] Originally scheduled for release on 3 December in Sweden, it was actually released a week earlier on 26 November. The album reached #2 in the Swedish album charts,[12] becoming the first Gessle involved studio album that did not reach #1 in Sweden since Roxette´s Pearls of Passion, in 1986.
45:58 (iTunes digital edition)
45:33 (Telia Digital Edition)
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| Released | 26 November 2008 (Sweden) | |||
| Genres | Pop, synthpop | |||
| Length | 42:28 (standard edition) 45:58 (iTunes digital edition) 45:33 (Telia Digital Edition) | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Labels | Elevator Entertainment AB/ Capitol Records (Sweden) Sony BMG (UK) | |||
| Producers | Clarence Öfwerman, Christoffer Lundquist Per Gessle | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Aftonbladet | [2] |
| Allehanda | [3] |
| Corren | [4] |
| Dagens Nyheter | [5] |
| Expressen | [6] |
| Metro | [7] |
| NA | [8] |
| Norrköpings Tidningar | [9] |
| Sydsvenskan | [10] |
When the album was released via Sony BMG in the UK on 15 June 2009, some fans were disappointed when it was realised that the CD version of the album would only be available to order online and no physical copies were to be available in record stores.[citation needed]
Formats
- CD – containing the 12-track album (jewelcase version).[13]
- CD – containing the 12-track album (digipack version).
- iTunes deluxe edition – digital download 12-track edition, plus one bonus track.
- Telia deluxe edition – digital download 12-track edition, plus one bonus track (different from the iTunes edition).
- LP limited edition – 12-track edition (6 on each side).
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Per Gessle, unless stated.
- "Silly Really" – 3:40
- "The Party Pleaser" – 3:39
- "Stuck Here With Me" – 3:20
- "Sing Along" – 4:00
- "Gut Feeling" – 3:34
- "Perfect Excuse" – 3:11
- "Breathe Life Into Me" – 3:41
- "Hey, I Died And Went to Heaven" – 4:00
- "Kissing Is The Key" – 3:08
- "Thai With A Twist" – 2:41
- "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" – 3:35
- "Doesn't Make Sense" – 3:50
Bonus tracks
iTunes deluxe edition:
- "I'm Glad You Called" – 3:29
- "Silly Really" (Right Into Your Bed Remix) (Remixed by Dick Mixon)[14] – 6:31
Telia deluxe edition:
- "Theme from Roberta Right" (Music: Per Gessle & Gabriel Gessle – Lyrics: Per Gessle) – 3:04
Personnel
- Produced by Clarence Öfwerman, Christoffer Lundquist & Per Gessle
- Recorded at Aerosol Grey Machine, Vallarum, Sweden, between January & September 2008
- Engineer: Christoffer Lundquist; assistant engineer Lennart Haglund
- Mixed at Kingside, Stockholm, by Ronni Lahti in August–September 2008
- Track 4 mixed at Aerosol Grey Machine by Christoffer Lundquist in September 2008
- Words & music by Per Gessle, published by Jimmy Fun Music
- Played & sung by Per Gessle, Christoffer Lundquist, Clarence Öfwerman & Helena Josefsson
- Cover design by Pär Wickholm & Per Gessle
- Photos by Important Pete, Woody (Åsa Nordin-Gessle) & private
- Mastered by Henke at Masters of Audio, Stockholm
- Management: Marie Dimberg/D&D Management, Stockholm
Release history
| Country | Date |
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| Sweden | 26 November 2008 |
| Norway | November 2008 |
| Finland | |
| Indonesia | February |
| Japan | 9 February 2009 (through import channel not pressed in Japan) |
| Ukraine | 9 February 2009 |
| Czech Republic | 2 March 2009 |
| Russia | |
| Hungary | 4 March 2009 |
| Spain | 3 March 2009 |
| Poland | 9 March 2009 |
| Canada | 24 March 2009 |
| South Africa | March 2009 |
| Portugal | End of March 2009 |
| Germany | First week of April 2009 |
| Austria | |
| Switzerland | |
| Brazil | April 2009 |
| Belgium | April 2009 |
| United Kingdom | 15 June 2009 (Sony BMG) |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Sweden (GLF)[17] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||