Isola (album)

Isola
Studio album by Kent
Released 12 November 1997 (Swedish version)
27 April 1998 (English version)
Genre Rock
Length 49:46 (Swedish version)
53:48 (English version)
Label BMG
Producer Zed
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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.

Track listing

Swedish version

All lyrics 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 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

Charts (1997) Position
Netherlands 93 [2]
Finland 12 [3]
Norway 35 [4]
Sweden 1 [5]

References

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