Isola (album) explained

Isola
Type:studio
Artist:Kent
Cover:Kent isola albumart.jpg
Released:12 November 1997
27 April 1998
Studio:
  • Galaxy Studios (Mol, Belgium
  • Ljudhavet (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Europa Studios (Stockholm)
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:49:46 (Swedish version)
53:48 (English version)
Label:BMG
Producer:Zed
Prev Title:Verkligen
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Hagnesta Hill
Next Year:1999

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 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.[1] She has also covered the song several times.[2]

Track listing

* "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.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Isola.

Kent

Additional musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

1998 chart performance for English version of Isola! Chart (1998)! Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 93
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 59
2023 chart performance for English version of Isola! Chart (2023)! Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 20

Notes and References

  1. https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/zL0py4/hayley-williams-kent-ar-grymma Hayley Williams: Kent är grymma
  2. https://www.nme.com/news/music/hayley-williams-shares-cover-of-tegan-and-sara-track-call-it-off-2646623 Hayley Williams shares cover of Tegan and Sara track ‘Call It Off’
  3. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?key=18328&cat=a Dutch Charts - Isola på den nederländska albumlistan
  4. https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kent&titel=Isola+%2D+English+Version&cat=a Swedishcharts - Isola ENGLISH VERSION på den svenska albumlistan
  5. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 17. Sverigetopplistan. 29 April 2023.