Mazarin (album)

Mazarin
Studio album by
Per Gessle
Released16 June 2003 (Sweden)
RecordedDecember 2002–
February 2003
GenrePop rock, soft rock
LabelElevator Entertainment
ProducerClarence Öfwerman,
Christoffer Lundquist,
Per Gessle
Per Gessle chronology
Hjärtats trakt - en samling
(1997) 		Mazarin
(2003) 		Son of a Plumber
(2005)
Singles from Mazarin

Mazarin is the fourth studio album by Swedish pop musician Per Gessle, released on 16 June 2003.

Per Gessle thought of this album as his little side project from Roxette, 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's Finn 5 fel! tour in 2004, despite the fact that they were not Gyllene Tider songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Aftonbladet[1]
Expressen[2]
Nöjesguiden(Positive)[3]
NA[4]

Mazarin was well received by Swedish publications, with Aftonbladet and Expressen both highly praising the album.[5][6]

Track listing

  1. "Vilket håll du än går" — 3:18
  2. "Om du bara vill" — 3:47
  3. "På promenad genom stan" — 3:21
  4. "Smakar på ett regn" — 3:27
  5. "Gungar" — 3:37
  6. "Födelsedag" — 3:13
  7. "Sakta mina steg" — 2:35
  8. "Tycker om när du tar på mej" — 3:27
  9. "Spegelboll" — 3:31
  10. "För bra för att vara sant" — 3:29
  11. "Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)" — 2:43
  12. "Jag tror du bär på en stor hemlighet" — 3:59
  13. "Varmt igen" — 4:21
  14. "Mazarin" (instrumental) — 3:23

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 1
Chart (2004) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 13

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[12] 5× Platinum 330,000[11]

References

  1. ^ Aftonbladet review
  2. ^ Expressen review
  3. ^ Nöjesguiden review Archived 15 July 2012 at archive.today
  4. ^ NA review Archived 2 May 2007 at archive.today
  5. ^ Aftonbladet's review
  6. ^ Expressen's review
  7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Per Gessle – Mazarin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Per Gessle – Mazarin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2003" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2004" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Gyllene Tider sålde mest album 2004" [Gyllene Tider sold the most albums during 2004]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 11 January 2005. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2004" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.


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