Official Biography Ace of Base Page 7
Back in Sweden the band returned to the studio to write for the band's third album "Flowers"/"Cruel Summer"). The first single was "Life Is A Flower", which was an immediate success. It got an award for the most played song on European radio in 1998. The lyric was changed in America, where the song was called "Whenever You're Near Me". The Bananarama cover "Cruel Summer" became the title track of the American album, the single reaching the American top ten. Other hits included "Travel To Romantis" and "Always Have, Always Will". Notable is the fact that three of the singles from "Flowers" reached top ten in England, where the band have performed on the famous show Top Of the Pops an astonishing 18 times!
In the autumn of 1999 the greatest hits album "Singles Of The 90's was released, including all the band's worldwide hits and some new songs. "Every time It Rains" had only been included on the "Cruel Summer album and was previously unreleased in Europe. 30th of September 2002 marks the release of an all-new album from Ace Of Base - an important cornerstone in the Swedish music export.