Best Of (Kent album)

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Best Of
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Compilation album by
Released16 September 2016 (2016-09-16)
Recorded1995–2016
Genre Alternative rock
Length106:50
Label RCA, Sony Music
Producer
  • Kent
  • Nille Perned
  • Zed
  • Martin von Schmalensee
  • Stefan Boman
  • Joshua
  • Daniel Alexander
Kent chronology
Då som nu för alltid
(2016)
Best Of
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Expressen Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Best Of is a greatest hits album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. The album was released on 16 September 2016 by RCA Records and Sony Music. [3] It features 20 previously released tracks and four new studio recordings.

Contents

Critical reception

Anders Nunstedt of Expressen wrote: "But it's the final four, previously unreleased, songs that are the compilation's highlight. They sound like a great EP." [4]

Markus Larsson of Aftonbladet wrote: "With a few exceptions, these are singles that together form a quick introduction to Kent. That's the tip of the iceberg. Several of them cannot of course be replaced, but considering how much good music the group has released since 1995, Best of gives a misleading and banal image of Sweden's biggest band. Which really says more about Kent's song treasure than anything else." [5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg.

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Blåjeans" Joakim Berg Kent 2:58
2."När det blåser på månen" Martin Sköld Kent4:19
3."Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)"Berg, Sköld Verkligen 2:41
4."Gravitation"BergVerkligen3:42
5."Om du var här"Berg Isola 4:00
6."747"BergIsola7:47
7."Musik non stop"Berg Hagnesta Hill 4:34
8."Kevlarsjäl"BergHagnesta Hill4:26
9."Utan dina andetag"Berg B-sidor 95–00 4:24
10."Dom andra"Berg Vapen & ammunition 3:45
11."Sverige"BergVapen & ammunition2:58
12."Kärleken väntar"BergVapen & ammunition3:58
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Mannen i den vita hatten (16 år senare)"Berg Du & jag döden 6:36
2."Ingenting"Berg Tillbaka till samtiden 4:17
3."Töntarna"Berg, Sköld Röd 4:38
4."Skisser för sommaren"Berg En plats i solen 4:13
5."999"Kent Jag är inte rädd för mörkret 6:51
6."La Belle Epoque"Berg Tigerdrottningen 3:55
7."Egoist"Berg 4:03
8."Vi är inte längre där"Berg Då som nu för alltid 5:19
9."Terapi" (Therapy)BergBest Of4:45
10."Nostromo"BergBest Of4:01
11."Om du visste vad du ville" (If You Knew What You Wanted)BergBest Of4:45
12."Silver"BergBest Of3:56

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