Look Sharp! (Roxette album)

"Dressed for Success" and "Listen to Your Heart" were released as the album's first two singles in Sweden, with Per Gessle and EMI choosing to highlight Marie Fredriksson as Roxette's lead vocalist.{{cite AV media notes |title=Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus |title-link=Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! |type=liner notes |chapter=Digital booklet |others=Roxette |publisher=EMI Records |year=1995 |id=7243 836203 2 6 |location=Stockholm, Sweden}} They were immediate hits in Sweden, peaking at numbers two and three, respectively. "Chances" was released as the album's first single in France, Germany and Italy, but it failed to chart.

"The Look" was released as the album's fourth single in January 1989, becoming another top 10 hit in their home country. While studying there, an American exchange student from Minneapolis, Dean Cushman, purchased the album and brought it home, giving a copy of it to his local Top 40 radio station, KDWB 101.3 FM.{{cite news |url=http://www.expressen.se/article.asp?id=63685 |title=Sagan om Roxette: Tacka Dean för succén |language=sv |trans-title=Lord of Roxette: Thank Dean for success (part 2) |last=O Schulman |first=Ninni |newspaper=Expressen |date=14 April 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010420035208/http://www.expressen.se/article.asp?id=63685 |archive-date=20 April 2001 |access-date=14 November 2016 |url-status=dead}} "The Look" quickly became popular, and the station began distributing the track to their sister radio operations.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-23-ca-741-story.html |title=Sweden's Roxette Is Making It Big Almost by Accident |last=Considine |first=J.D. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=23 September 1989 |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306080635/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-23/entertainment/ca-741_1_sweden-s-roxette |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7990226.stm |title=Talking Shop: Roxette's Per Gessle |publisher=BBC News |date=15 May 2009 |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418182106/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7990226.stm |archive-date=18 April 2009 |url-status=live}} EMI America had previously rejected the duo as unsuitable for the American market, and Roxette did not have a recording contract there.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-13-ca-266-story.html |title=Roxette Ridicules Rumors |last=Hunt |first=Dennis |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=13 May 1990 |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016154043/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-05-13/entertainment/ca-266_1_roxette-album |archive-date=16 October 2016 |url-status=live}}

"The Look" had already entered the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 before the duo began official promotion. It would go on to peak at number one eight weeks later.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6465838/rewinding-the-charts-in-1989-roxette-roared-onto-the-hot-100 |title=Rewinding the Charts: In 1989, Roxette Roared Onto the Hot 100 With 'The Look' |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |last2=Bronson |first2=Fred |magazine=Billboard |date=11 February 2015 |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130070235/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6465838/rewinding-the-charts-in-1989-roxette-roared-onto-the-hot-100 |archive-date=30 November 2016 |url-status=live}} It gradually became a global hit over the next year, topping the charts in 25 countries.{{cite web |url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/10645348/roxette-are-on-a-roll/ |title=Roxette are on a roll |last=Collins |first=Simon |work=The West Australian |date=27 October 2011 |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115072103/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/10645348/roxette-are-on-a-roll/ |archive-date=15 November 2016 |url-status=dead}} It also spent six weeks at number one on the Australian Singles Chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-report-avicii-is-longest-number-one-swedish-act-since-roxette-20130803 |title=ARIA Singles Report: Avicii Is Longest Number One Swedish Act Since Roxette |last=Ryan |first=Gavin |website=Noise11 |date=3 August 2013 |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215817/http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-report-avicii-is-longest-number-one-swedish-act-since-roxette-20130803 |archive-date=12 May 2014 |url-status=live}} The album's previous singles—excluding "Chances"—were re-released internationally. Roxette would go on to have four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Listen to Your Heart"; while the album's final single, "Dangerous", peaked at number two.{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=roxette|chart=Hot 100}} |title=Roxette Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=14 November 2016}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r16998|pure_url=yes}} |title=Look Sharp! – Roxette {{pipe}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |last=Buss |first=Bryan |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=14 November 2016}}

| rev2 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.

| rev3 = Los Angeles Times

| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-04-ca-2361-story.html|title=Milli Vanilli "Girl You Know It's True; Roxette "Look Sharp!"|work=Los Angeles Times|date=4 June 1989|access-date=14 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111124224/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-06-04/entertainment/ca-2361_1_milli-vanilli-marie-fredriksson-roxette|archive-date=11 January 2012|url-status=live}}

| rev4 = Number One

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Pat|last=Thomas|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/46440904785/in/album-72157679298403748/|title=Albums|work=Number One|date=28 June 1989|page=43|access-date=12 March 2023}}

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The album received mixed reviews from critics. In a retrospective review, AllMusic complimented its singles, but said that the album tracks "aren't necessarily filler, but they also aren't as strong as many of the cuts that made up Roxette albums that followed. [...] Only 'Chances' and 'Shadow of a Doubt' show glimmers of the skills the duo would soon flourish." A review for Los Angeles Times echoed a similar sentiment, praising its singles and "Shadow of a Doubt"—along with "Cry"—but said that: "the problem is that most of Look Sharp!{{'}}s music is of such a light, ephemeral nature that it disappears without a trace the minute the record leaves the turntable. Looks like Roxette's forte is pop music that is prettily presented but totally disposable."

Roxette were nominated for two Grammis Awards—the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards—in 1989, for Artist of the Year and Best Pop/Rock Group. Fredriksson and Gessle each won an award for Best Pop/Rock Female and Best Composer, respectively.{{cite web |url=http://grammis.se/nominated_year/1989/ |title=Grammis 1989 – nominerade/vinnare |language=sv |publisher=Grammis |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914061508/http://grammis.se/nominated_year/1989/ |archive-date=14 September 2018 |url-status=dead}} Both Roxette and Fredriksson won numerous Rockbjörnen awards during this period. They were awarded Best Swedish Album and Best Swedish Group at the 1988 ceremony, and won the latter award again the following year. Fredriksson won the award for Best Swedish Female over four consecutive years, from 1986 to 1989.{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/article12332776.ab |title=Tidigare Vinnare {{pipe}} Rockbjörnen |language=sv |trans-title=Previous Winners {{pipe}} Rockbjörnen |work=Aftonbladet |date=27 May 2016 |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101224134/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/article12332776.ab |archive-date=1 November 2016 |url-status=live}}

Look Sharp! was an immediate commercial success in Sweden, selling over 140,000 copies within ten days of release.{{cite news |url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/den-otroliga-sagan-om-roxette/ |title=Den otroliga sagan om Roxette |language=sv |trans-title=The incredible saga of Roxette |last=Färsjö |first=Therese |newspaper=Expressen |date=9 May 2009 |access-date=14 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024015834/http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/den-otroliga-sagan-om-roxette/ |archive-date=24 October 2016 |url-status=live}} It spent seven weeks at number one, and was certified platinum in the country for shipments in excess of 100,000 units.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} In the US, the album was certified platinum on 20 January 1990 by the RIAA for shipments in excess of one million units. As of 2009, it sold 408,000 copies there since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data in May 1991.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/thisday/ask-billboard-roxette-whitney-houston-interpol-1003931597.story|title=Ask Billboard: Roxette, Whitney Houston, Interpol|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=16 January 2009|access-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118154824/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/thisday/ask-billboard-roxette-whitney-houston-interpol-1003931597.story |archive-date=18 January 2009|url-status=dead}} It peaked at number four in the UK, where it spent over a year on the charts. It was certified platinum by the BPI in December 1990 for sales in excess of 300,000. As of 2001, Look Sharp! had sold over 9 million copies worldwide.{{cite news|url=http://www.expressen.se/article.asp?id=63791 |title=Sagan om Roxette: På väg tillbaka – eller? |last=O Schulman |first=Ninni |newspaper=Expressen |date=15 April 2001 |language=sv |trans-title=Lord of Roxette: On the way back – or? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010605042251/http://www.expressen.se/article.asp?id=63791 |archive-date=5 June 2001 |access-date=8 September 2016 |url-status=dead}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Look Sharp! {{nobold|– Original cassette and vinyl}}

| all_lyrics = Per Gessle

| all_music = Gessle, except where noted

| total_length = 50:40

| extra_column = Producer

| title1 = The Look

| extra1 = Clarence Öfwerman

| length1 = 3:57

| title2 = Dressed for Success

| extra2 = Öfwerman

| length2 = 4:09

| title3 = Sleeping Single

| extra3 = Öfwerman

| length3 = 4:38

| title4 = Paint

| extra4 = Öfwerman

| length4 = 3:30

| title5 = Dance Away

| length5 = 3:25

| extra5 = Öfwerman

| music5 = {{hlist|Marie Fredriksson|Gessle}}

| title6 = Cry

| length6 = 5:19

| extra6 = Adam Moseley

| music6 = {{hlist|Fredriksson|Gessle}}

| title7 = Chances

| extra7 = Moseley

| length7 = 4:57

| title8 = Dangerous

| extra8 = Öfwerman

| length8 = 3:48

| title9 = Half a Woman, Half a Shadow

| extra9 = Öfwerman

| music9 = Fredriksson

| length9 = 3:35

| title10 = View from a Hill

| extra10 = Moseley

| length10 = 3:40

| title11 = Shadow of a Doubt

| extra11 = Öfwerman

| music11 = {{hlist|Gessle|Mats MP Persson}}

| length11 = 4:14

| title12 = Listen to Your Heart

| extra12 = Öfwerman

| music12 = {{hlist|Gessle|Persson}}

| length12 = 5:28

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Look Sharp! {{nobold|– Original CD}}

| total_length = 54:38

| extra_column = Producer

| title11 = (I Could Never) Give You Up

| music11 = Gessle

| extra11 = Öfwerman

| length11 = 3:58

| title12 = Shadow of a Doubt

| extra12 = Öfwerman

| music12 = {{hlist|Gessle|Persson}}

| length12 = 4:14

| title13 = Listen to Your Heart

| extra13 = Öfwerman

| music13 = {{hlist|Gessle|Persson}}

| length13 = 5:28

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Look Sharp! {{nobold|– 2009 reissue (CD bonus tracks)}}

| total_length = 66:04

| extra_column = Producer

| title14 = The Voice

| extra14 = Öfwerman

| length14 = 4:14

| title15 = One Is Such a Lonely Number

| note15 = Demo

| extra15 = Öfwerman

| length15 = 3:31

| title16 = Don't Believe in Accidents

| note16 = Demo

| extra16 = Gessle

| length16 = 3:41

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Look Sharp! {{nobold|– 2009 reissue (iTunes bonus tracks)}}

| total_length = 86:49

| title17 = Cry

| note17 = Demo

| music17 = {{hlist|Fredriksson|Gessle}}

| length17 = 5:07

| title18 = Dressed for Success

| note18 = Chris Lord-Alge/US Single Mix

| length18 = 4:10

| title19 = Listen to Your Heart

| note19 = US Single Mix

| music19 = {{hlist||Gessle|Persson}}

| length19 = 4:52

| title20 = Surrender

| note20 = Live

| length20 = 3:09

| title21 = Neverending Love

| note21 = Live

| length21 = 3:27

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Look Sharp! {{nobold|– 30th Anniversary Edition (bonus disc)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.warnermusic.de/news/2018-10-23/ein-pop-meilenstein-wird-30-roxette-feiern-drei-jahrzehnte-look-sharp|title=Roxette: Ein Pop-Meilenstein wird 30: Roxette feiern drei Jahrzehnte "Look Sharp!"|date=23 October 2018|publisher=Warner Music|language=de|trans-title="Roxette: A pop milestone turns 30: Roxette celebrates three decades of Look Sharp!"|access-date=30 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031052436/https://www.warnermusic.de/news/2018-10-23/ein-pop-meilenstein-wird-30-roxette-feiern-drei-jahrzehnte-look-sharp|archive-date=31 October 2018|url-status=live}}

| total_length = 79:08

| title1 = The Look

| note1 = T&A Demo) (30 March 1988

| length1 = 3:29

| title2 = Dressed for Success

| note2 = T&A Demo) (20 May 1987

| length2 = 3:22

| title3 = Dressed for Success

| note3 = EMI Demo) (26–30 May 1987

| length3 = 3:53

| title4 = Sleeping Single

| note4 = T&A Demo) (22 May 1987

| length4 = 3:54

| title5 = Sleeping Single

| note5 = EMI Demo) (26–30 May 1987

| length5 = 3:48

| title6 = Paint

| note6 = T&A Demo) (28 April 1988

| length6 = 3:36

| title7 = Dance Away

| note7 = T&A Demo) (9 February 1988

| length7 = 3:36

| title8 = Cry

| note8 = T&A Demo) (9 February 1988

| length8 = 5:08

| title9 = Chances

| note9 = T&A Demo) (24 November 1987

| length9 = 4:19

| title10 = Dangerous (Acoustic Version)

| note10 = T&A Demo) (25 February 1987

| length10 = 3:08

| title11 = Dangerous

| note11 = EMI Demo) (26–30 May 1987

| length11 = 3:29

| title12 = View from a Hill

| note12 = T&A Demo) (17 November 1987

| length12 = 3:17

| title13 = (I Could Never) Give You Up

| note13 = T&A Demo) (18 December 1987

| length13 = 3:45

| title14 = Shadow of a Doubt

| note14 = T&A Demo) (9 February 1988

| length14 = 3:12

| title15 = Listen to Your Heart

| note15 = T&A Demo) (9 May 1988

| length15 = 4:26

| title16 = From Head to Toe

| note16 = EMI Demo) (26–30 May 1987

| length16 = 3:20

| title17 = Never Is a Long Time

| note17 = EMI Demo) (26–30 May 1987

| length17 = 3:53

| title18 = (I Could Never) Give You Up

| note18 = Album Version) (bonus track on vinyl editions of the reissue

| length18 = 4:00

| title19 = The Voice

| length19 = 4:16

| title20 = One Is Such a Lonely Number

| note20 = EMI Demo) (September 1987

| length20 = 3:34

| title21 = Don't Believe in Accidents

| note21 = Demo) (Spring 1988

| length21 = 3:43

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Look Sharp! {{nobold|– 2022 digital version (disc 2)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09T3L2YWW|title=Look Sharp! (30th Anniversary Edition) by Roxette on Amazon Music|website=Amazon Music|access-date=26 February 2022}}

| total_length =

| title1 = The Voice

| length1 = 4:14

| title2 = One Is Such a Lonely Number

| note2 = Demo, September 1987

| length2 = 3:31

| title3 = Don't Believe in Accidents

| note3 = Demo, Spring 1988

| length3 = 3:41

| title4 = The Look

| note4 = T&A Demo) (30 March 1988

| length4 = 3:27

| title5 = Dressed for Success

| note5 = T&A Demo) (20 May 1987

| length5 = 3:20

| title6 = Dressed for Success

| note6 = EMI Demo) (26–30 May 1987

| length6 = 3:51

| title7 = Sleeping Single

| note7 = T&A Demo) (22 May 1987

| length7 = 3:52

| title8 = Sleeping Single

| note8 = EMI Demo) (26–30 May 1987

| length8 = 3:45

| title9 = Paint

| note9 = T&A Demo) (28 April 1988

| length9 = 3:34

| title10 = Dance Away

| note10 = T&A Demo) (9 February 1988

| length10 = 3:34

| title11 = Cry

| note11 = T&A Demo) (9 February 1988

| length11 = 5:07

| title12 = Chances

| note12 = T&A Demo) (24 November 1987

| length12 = 4:16

| title13 = Dangerous

| note13 = T&A Demo) (11 February 1987

| length13 = 3:22

| title14 = Dangerous (Acoustic Version)

| note14 = T&A Demo) (25 February 1987

| length14 = 3:05

| title15 = Dangerous

| note15 = EMI Demo) (26–30 May 1987

| length15 = 3:27

| title16 = View from a Hill

| note16 = T&A Demo) (17 November 1987

| length16 = 3:14

| title17 = (I Could Never) Give You Up

| note17 = T&A Demo) (18 December 1987

| length17 = 3:42

| title18 = Shadow of a Doubt

| note18 = T&A Demo) (9 February 1988

| length18 = 3:10

| title19 = Listen to Your Heart

| note19 = T&A Demo) (9 May 1988

| length19 = 4:23

| title20 = Boom Boom (And Boom Boom Again)

| note20 = T&A Demo) (15 September 1987

| length20 = 2:56

| title21 = In My Own Way

| note21 = T&A Demo) (15 September 1987

| length21 = 3:15

| title22 = Love Spins

| note22 = T&A Demo) (15 September 1987

| length22 = 3:05

| title23 = Love Spins

| note23 = T&A Demo) (18 November 1987

| length23 = 3:22

| title24 = One Is Such a Lonely Number

| note24 = T&A Demo) (26 August 1987

| length24 = 3:21

| title25 = Drowning in You

| note25 = T&A Demo) (17 April 1988

| length25 = 3:50

| title26 = Silver Blue

| note26 = T&A Demo) (21 May 1987

| length26 = 3:58

| title27 = The Thrill of It All

| note27 = T&A Demo) (26 August 1987

| length27 = 2:42

| title28 = Physical Fascination

| note28 = T&A Demo) (17 April 1988

| length28 = 3:37

| title29 = From Head to Toe

| note29 = EMI Demo) (26–30 May 1987

| length29 = 3:17

| title30 = Never Is a Long Time

| note30 = EMI Demo) (26–30 May 1987

| length30 = 3:50

| title31 = Never Is a Long Time

| note31 = T&A Demo) (11 November 1987

| length31 = 3:48

| title32 = Let's Party!

| note32 = T&A Demo) (14 July 1988

| length32 = 3:59

| title33 = Start!

| note33 = T&A Demo) (19 February 1988

| length33 = 3:04

| title34 = Night Wire

| note34 = T&A Demo) (9 April 1987

| length34 = 2:48

| title35 = Pocketful of Rain

| note35 = T&A Demo) (12 June 1987

| length35 = 4:01

| title36 = Rocket

| note36 = T&A Demo) (9 April 1987

| length36 = 3:08

| title37 = The Voice

| note37 = T&A Demo) (24 March 1987

| length37 = 3:44

| title38 = Silver Blue

| note38 = EMI Demo) (May 1988

| length38 = 4:12

| title39 = Here Comes the Weekend

| note39 = T&A Demo) (30 March 1988

| length39 = 4:11

}}

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Look Sharp!.{{cite AV media notes |title=Look Sharp! |title-link=Look Sharp! (Roxette album) |type=liner notes |chapter=Digital booklet |others=Roxette |publisher=EMI |year=1988 |id=7910982 |location=Stockholm, Sweden}}

• Roxette are Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson
• Recorded at EMI Studios, Stockholm, Sweden and Trident II Studios, London, England
• Remastered by Alar Suurna at Polar Studio, Stockholm (2009 reissue)
• All songs published by Jimmy Fun Music, except: "Dance Away", "Cry" and "Half a Woman, Half a Shadow" published by Shock the Music/Jimmy Fun Music

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Musicians

• Marie Fredriksson – lead and background vocals, piano, keyboards, mixing
• Per Gessle – lead and background vocals, mixing
• Per "Pelle" Alsing – drums and hi-hat
• Erik Borelius – Spanish guitar
• Graham Edwards – bass guitar (tracks 6, 7 and 10)
• Erik Häusler – saxophone (track 3)
• Anders Herrlin – background vocals, bass guitar, engineering, programming
• Jonas Isacsson – electric and acoustic guitars
• Henrik Janson – talkbox (track 8)
• Jarl "Jalle" Lorensson – harmonica (track 8)
• Adam McCulloch – saxophone (tracks 6 and 10)
• Morris Michael – electric and acoustic guitars (tracks 6, 7 and 10)
• Adam Moseley – engineering, production (tracks 6, 7 and 10)
• Clarence Öfwerman – background vocals, keyboards, programming, production
• Jan "Janne" Oldaeus – slide guitar
• Alar Suurna – engineering, mixing
• Andrew Wright – keyboards, programming (tracks 6, 7 and 10)

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Technical

• Julian Adair – production assistant (tracks 6, 7 and 10)
• Kjell Andersson – sleeve design, executive producer
• Carl Bengtsson – photography
• Lennart Haglund – engineering assistant
• Mikael Jansson – photography
• Rolf Nygren – executive producer
• Pär Wickholm – sleeve design

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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for Look Sharp!}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Roxette|title=Look Sharp!|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1989|certref={{cite web |url=https://i.imgur.com/GPjXxnO.png |title=Australian Top 100 Albums Chart 1990 (1–60) |magazine=The ARIA Report |issue=50 |via=Imgur |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220144229/http://i.imgur.com/GPjXxnO.png |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live}} N.B. The triangle symbol represents platinum certification, with the number beside it specifying the level of platinum achieved.}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Roxette|title=Look Sharp|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1989}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Roxette|title=Look Sharp|type=album|award=Platinum|number=6|relyear=1989}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Chile|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1988|certyear=1990|certref={{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1990/1990-11-17-Billboard-Page-0054.pdf|access-date=July 10, 2024|title=Roxette, Looks Sharp!, 5 million units worldwide|magazine=Billboard|date=November 17, 1990|page=54}}|salesamount=50,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1994/1994-12-10-Billboard-Page-0064.pdf|access-date=July 10, 2024|title=Chile's Warm Up|magazine=Billboard|date=10 December 1994|page=70}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Denmark|award=Platinum|relyear=1988|certyear=1990|certref=}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|artist=Roxette|title=Look Sharp!|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|salesamount=54,376}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Roxette|title=Look Sharp|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1989}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Indonesia|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1990|certref=|salesamount=25,000|salesref={{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109165528/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf|archive-date=9 January 2007|url-status=dead|title=Certification Award Levels|publisher=IFPI|access-date=July 10, 2024}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Malaysia|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1990|certref=|salesamount=15,000|salesref=}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Mexico|award=Platinum|relyear=1988|certyear=1990|certref=}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Singapore|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1990|certref=}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Roxette|title=Look Sharp!|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1989}}

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• {{MusicBrainz release|mbid=fdd2edb3-5c88-498c-b77d-e12e6c34749b|name=Look Sharp! (LP version)}}

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