Isola (album)

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.

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]

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.	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

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