Mazarin is studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 musician Per Gessle

Per Gessle

Per Håkan Gessle 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...

, released on June 16, 2003.

Per Gessle thought of this album as his little side project but it turned out to be a huge success, gaining five × platinum status in his home country. He even played some of the songs from it on the Gyllene Tider

Gyllene Tider

Gyllene Tider is a Swedish pop group. The name Gyllene Tider translates as "Golden ages" or "Golden times". Few Scandinavians would not recognize the band's most famous song "Sommartider", often played on the radio during late spring and early summer...

 Finn 5 fel!

Finn 5 fel!

Finn 5 fel! 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 Heartland Café.-Track listing:...

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.

Track listing

1. "Vilket håll du än går" — 3:18
2. "Om du bara vill" — 3:47
3. "På promenad genom stan
   På promenad genom stan
   "På promenad genom stan" is a song written and performed by Per Gessle and is the second single from his album Mazarin. It describes a walk through his native city of Halmstad, describing various points of interest in the town. The song is a duet with Per's fellow Roxette-singer Marie Fredriksson,...
   
   " — 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
   Tycker om när du tar på mej
   "Tycker om när du tar på mej", is a song written and performed by Per Gessle, and is the third single from his album Mazarin. The song peaked at #9 in Sweden-Track listing:#"Tycker om när du tar på mej" – 3:25...
   
   " — 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)
    Här kommer alla känslorna
    "Här kommer alla känslorna ", is a song written and performed by Per Gessle, and is the first single from his album Mazarin...
    
    " — 2:43
12. "Jag tror du bär på en stor hemlighet" — 3:59
13. "Varmt igen" — 4:21
14. "Mazarin" (instrumental) — 3:23

Charts

Charts (2003)	Peak Position	Certification
Swedish Album Chart	1	5 × Platinum