Isola (album)

Isola is an album released in 1997 by the Swedish band Kent. It was followed in 1998 by an English version, for which a new song, "Velvet", was recorded. The album name comes from Ed McBains books about the 87th police district and is a paraphrase for New York City, and Isola is mentioned in the song "Oprofessionell"/"Unprofessional". The album is said to have been largely influenced by Radiohead despite the difference in its sound. The ending song from the album, 747, has become a fan favourite and is usually one of the songs Kent use to close their concerts.

Isola
Studio album by
Kent
Released12 November 1997 (Swedish version)
27 April 1998 (English version)
GenreRock
Length49:46 (Swedish version)
53:48 (English version)
LabelBMG
ProducerZed
Kent chronology
Verkligen
(1996)		 Isola
(1997)		 Hagnesta Hill
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

Swedish version

All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Livräddaren"Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld4:36
2."Om du var här"Joakim Berg4:00
3."Saker man ser"Joakim Berg3:53
4."Oprofessionell"Joakim Berg4:45
5."OWC"Joakim Berg3:08
6."Celsius"Joakim Berg4:15
7."Bianca"Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld4:55
8."Innan allting tar slut"Joakim Berg3:40
9."Elvis"Joakim Berg4:33
10."Glider"Joakim Berg4:04
11."747"Joakim Berg7:47

English version

All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg and Chris Gordon.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Lifesavers"Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld4:36
2."If You Were Here"Joakim Berg4:01
3."Things She Said"Joakim Berg3:55
4."Unprofessional"Joakim Berg4:45
5."OWC"Joakim Berg3:10
6."Celsius"Joakim Berg4:16
7."Bianca"Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld4:56
8."Before It All Ends"Joakim Berg3:40
9."Elvis"Joakim Berg4:33
10."Velvet"Joakim Berg4:06
11."Glider"Joakim Berg4:05
12."747"Joakim Berg7:48

* "OWC" stands for Off World Colonies, a reference to the film Blade Runner. The song's opening piano line was also lifted from the film's soundtrack, which was composed by Vangelis.

Personnel

Singles

Swedish

English

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Finland[2] 12
Netherlands[3] 93
Norway[4] 35
Sweden[5] 1
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gollark: Yes. We should IMMEDIATELY cease making more coal plants.
gollark: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.1510037

References
  1. Isola at AllMusic
  2. Finnishcharts - Isola på den finländska albumlistan
  3. Dutch Charts - Isola på den nederländska albumlistan
  4. Norwegiancharts - Isola på den norska albumlistan
  5. Swedishcharts - Isola på den svenska albumlistan
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