https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 05 May 2026 01:42:05 +0000 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:05:32 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9603 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58350&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58350 Author: cmmmbase
Subject: 9603
Posted: 08 June 2021 at 7:05pm

The full 15 track CD was released in the
U.S. I have a copy. it just
didn't sell well...

Edited by cmmmbase]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:05:32 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58350&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58350 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58349&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58349 Author: radiofan16
Subject: 9603
Posted: 08 June 2021 at 5:41pm

The album itself was never released in the US. The version that got released
was an edited "Favorites From Crash Bang Boom" that was sold exclusively at
McDonalds with the proceeds benefited the Ronald McDonald House. It
reportedly sold a million here, but Billboard had a policy that forbade albums
that sold at an exclusive retailer to chart. The original album did sell about
46,000 copies as an import.]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 17:41:14 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58349&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58349 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58315&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58315 Author: Bellenger1981
Subject: 9603
Posted: 05 June 2021 at 12:25pm

I, too, was surprised at the cassette single release of
"Crash! Boom! Bang!" in the U.S. I never knew until
years later. You make a great point jebsib, as all those
artists had struggled to have anywhere close to the same
success by the mid '90s. ]]> Sat, 05 Jun 2021 12:25:10 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58315&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58315 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58310&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58310 Author: jebsib
Subject: 9603
Posted: 04 June 2021 at 7:39am

C! B! B! was one of my favorites when I lived in Europe - fascinating that it was
released as a Cassingle domestically.

Regarding Roxette falling off, it was also when the music was changing and by
1994 if you were in any way linked to the late 80s (Paula, Bobby Brown, Phil
Collins, New Kids, Taylor Dayne, etc) you were considered passe. Only the real
superstars survived. A little.

Makes you realize how quickly trends, styles and sounds changed in the first 5
decades of the rock era. And how stagnant today's sounds are...]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 07:39:21 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58310&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58310 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58307&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58307 Author: Bellenger1981
Subject: 9603
Posted: 02 June 2021 at 6:53pm

"Sleeping in My Car" is one of my favorite
Roxette songs and agree that it should
have been a huge smash. I remember hearing
it on the radio quite a bit for a short
time. I recall hearing "Crash! Boom!
Bang!" on the radio maybe once or twice,
but it's difficult having a hit follow up
when the first single stalled at No. 50
(interestingly peaked at No. 30 in
Cashbox, however). Roxette's U.S. success
really started slipping with "Spending My
Time", but Per Gessle blames that on EMI
USA and it cutting the promotion
department.

Edited by Bellenger1981]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2021 18:53:25 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58307&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58307 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58304&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58304 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 9603
Posted: 02 June 2021 at 2:59pm

Hi Dan! Yeah, Roxette had stumbled hard here with their previous
album Tourism, and they didn't recover. Like most people, I
thought it was a live album and didn't pay it any mind.

That being said, I was and am a huge fan of the first single off of
Crash! Boom! Bang!, "Sleeping in My Car". Should have been
huge. ]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2021 14:59:14 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58304&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58304 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58299&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58299 Author: thecdguy
Subject: 9603
Posted: 02 June 2021 at 5:38am

I checked Wikipedia and my Billboard AC book, and the song didn't chart at all on the AC Chart. It charted in several other countries, though. It looks
like it reached its highest position in Finland, where it peaked at #16.

According to Discogs, there was a Cassette Single, a Vinyl "For Jukeboxes Only" 45 and 2 Promo CD Singles with the same catalog no. released in the US.
I bought the Cassette Single because it had an unplugged version of "Joyride" as its B-Side.]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:38:45 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58299&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58299 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58298&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58298 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 9603
Posted: 02 June 2021 at 4:51am

@Jason: Thanks for the info! With that being the case, the version I
have on their hits compilation, which runs around 4:25, is likely the right
one.

@jebsib: It did not make the Billbord Hot 100. I don't know if it may
have reached the lower rungs of an A/C chart... I heard it on our local
Top 40 station just once or twice. They were very slow to let go of that
late '80s/early '90s pop sound. ]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2021 04:51:16 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58298&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58298 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58295&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58295 Author: jebsib
Subject: 9603
Posted: 01 June 2021 at 7:14pm

Wasn’t aware this was released in the U. S. Did it chart on anything
domestically?]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:14:38 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58295&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58295 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58293&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58293 Author: Bellenger1981
Subject: 9603
Posted: 01 June 2021 at 4:37pm

I believe that the 4:08 on the U.S. promo CD is a
misprint. (I do not have the promo CD to confirm,
however). On the U.S. promo CD page, someone noted that
it actually runs 4:27, which is approximately the length
of the single version/radio edit on international
pressings. ]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:37:44 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9603&PID=58293&title=ot-roxette-crash-boom-bang-question#58293