Isola (album)

Isola
Studio album by Kent
Released	12 November 1997 (Swedish version) 27 April 1998 (English version)
Studio	Galaxy Studios (Mol) Ljudhavet (Stockholm) Europa Studios (Stockholm)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	49:46 (Swedish version) 53:48 (English version)
Label	BMG
Producer	Zed
Kent chronology
Verkligen (1996) Isola (1997) Hagnesta Hill (1999)
Singles from Isola
"Om du var här" Released: 6 October 1997 "Saker man ser" Released: 26 January 1998 "747" Released: 13 July 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Aftonbladet	[1]
Expressen	[2]
Göteborgs-Posten	[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.

The last song on the album, "747", became a fan favorite and was used as concert closer between 1997 and 2003.

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

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg.

Isola Swedish version track listing

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

* "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.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Lifesavers"	Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld	4:36
2.	"If You Were Here"	Berg	4:01
3.	"Things She Said"	Berg	3:55
4.	"Unprofessional"	Berg	4:45
5.	"OWC"	Berg	3:10
6.	"Celsius"	Berg	4:16
7.	"Bianca"	Berg, Sköld	4:56
8.	"Before It All Ends"	Berg	3:40
9.	"Elvis"	Berg	4:33
10.	"Velvet"	Berg	4:06
11.	"Glider"	Berg	4:05
12.	"747"	Berg	7:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Isola.

Kent

• Joakim Berg – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
• Martin Sköld – music on track 1, 7, bass, keyboards
• Sami Sirviö – guitar, keyboards, 6-string bass
• Markus Mustonen – drums, backing vocals, keyboards, piano
• Harri Mänty – rhythm guitar, percussion, drum machine

Additional musicians

• Joakim Milder – arranged by (strings), conductor
• Henrik Söderquist – cello
• Ulrika Gardelin – viola
• Klara Hellgren – violin
• David Björkman – violin

Technical

• Zmago Smon (Zed) – producer, mixing, recording
• Martin von Schmalensee – technician
• Koen De Boevé – technician
• Tim Young – mastering

Artwork

• Jonas Linell – photography
• Peter Gehrke – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Swedish version of Isola

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4]	12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5]	35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6]	1
Chart (2025)	Position
Greek Albums (IFPI) [7]	47

Weekly chart performance for English version of Isola

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8]	93
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9]	59
Chart (2023)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10]	20

References

1. Aftonbladet Puls, 14 november 1997.
2. Expressen, 14 november 1997.
3. Göteborgs-Posten, 14 november 1997.
4. "Kent: Isola" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Kent – Isola". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – Isola". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
7. "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 41/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
8. Dutch Charts - Isola på den nederländska albumlistan
9. Swedishcharts - Isola ENGLISH VERSION på den svenska albumlistan
10. "Veckolista Album, vecka 17". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 29 April 2023.