Isola (album)

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Isola
Kent isola albumart.jpg
Studio album by
Kent
Released12 November 1997 (Swedish version)
27 April 1998 (English version)
Studio
Genre Alternative rock
Length49:46 (Swedish version)
53:48 (English version)
Label BMG
Producer Zed
Kent chronology
Verkligen
(1996)		Isola
(1997)		 Hagnesta Hill
(1999)
Singles from Isola
  1. "Om du var här"
    Released: 6 October 1997
  2. "Saker man ser"
    Released: 26 January 1998
  3. "747"
    Released: 13 July 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Aftonbladet Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
Expressen Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Göteborgs-Posten Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Isola is the third studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 12 November 1997. It was followed by an English version in 1998, for which a new song, "Velvet", was recorded.

Contents

The ending song from the album, "747", became a fan favourite and was usually one of the songs Kent used to close their concerts.

Isola won the "Album of the Year" award at the Swedish Grammy Awards in 1998.

Hayley Williams from Paramore has stated that she is a fan of the band and that her favorite song of them is "Things She Said" from English version of Isola. [4] She has also covered the song several times. [5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg

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

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

All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg and Chris Gordon

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Isola.

Kent

Additional musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Swedish version of Isola
Chart (1997–1998)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] 12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [7] 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 1
1998 chart performance for English version of Isola
Chart (1998)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 93
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 59
2023 chart performance for English version of Isola
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 20

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References

  1. ↑ Aftonbladet Puls, 14 november 1997.
  2. ↑ Expressen, 14 november 1997.
  3. ↑ Göteborgs-Posten, 14 november 1997.
  4. ↑ Hayley Williams: Kent är grymma Aftonbladet
  5. ↑ Hayley Williams shares cover of Tegan and Sara track ‘Call It Off’ NME
  6. ↑ "Kent: Isola" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kent – Isola". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – Isola". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Dutch Charts - Isola på den nederländska albumlistan
  10. ↑ Swedishcharts - Isola ENGLISH VERSION på den svenska albumlistan
  11. ↑ "Veckolista Album, vecka 17". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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