Isola is an album released in 1997 by the Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 band Kent

Kent (band)

Kent is a Swedish alternative rock band founded in Eskilstuna in 1990, with the name Coca-Cola Kids, later Jones & Giftet , and Havsänglar...

. It was followed in 1998 by an English version, for which a new song, "Velvet", was recorded. The album name comes from Ed McBains books about the 87:th police district and is a paraphrase for New York city, and Isola is mentioned in the song "Oprofessionell"/"Unprofessional". The album is said to have been largely influenced by Radiohead

Radiohead

Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...

 despite the difference in its sound. The ending song from the album, 747, has become a fan favourite and is usually one of the songs Kent use to close their concerts.

Swedish version

1. "Livräddaren" – 4:36
2. "Om du var här
   Om du var här
   "Om du var här" is a single CD by the Swedish band Kent released in 1996.The B-Side songs, from the Maxi Single, "På nära håll" and "Utan dina andetag" were later re-released on the B-Sidor 95-00 CD....
   
   " – 4:00
3. "Saker man ser
   Saker man ser
   "Saker man ser" is a single CD by the Swedish band Kent, released in 1998.The songs "December" and "Längesen vi sågs" were re-released on the B-sidor 95-00 CD.-CD Single :# Saker man ser # December...
   
   " – 3:53
4. "Oprofessionell" – 4:45
5. "OWC"* – 3:08
6. "Celsius" – 4:15
7. "Bianca" – 4:55
8. "Innan allting tar slut" – 3:40
9. "Elvis" – 4:33
10. "Glider" – 4:04
11. "747
    747 (song)
    "747" is a song by Swedish rock band Kent, written by Joakim Berg. It's the final song on their album Isola and was released as third single in 1998 with B-sides "Din skugga" and "Elever". It's been recorded both with Swedish and English lyrics...
    
    " – 7:47

English version

1. "Lifesavers" – 4:36
2. "If You Were Here" – 4:01
3. "Things She Said" – 3:55
4. "Unprofessional" – 4:45
5. "OWC"* – 3:10
6. "Celsius" – 4:16
7. "Bianca" – 4:56
8. "Before It All Ends" – 3:40
9. "Elvis" – 4:33
10. "Velvet" – 4:06
11. "Glider" – 4:05
12. "747
    747 (song)
    "747" is a song by Swedish rock band Kent, written by Joakim Berg. It's the final song on their album Isola and was released as third single in 1998 with B-sides "Din skugga" and "Elever". It's been recorded both with Swedish and English lyrics...
    
    " – 7:48

* "OWC" stands for Off World Colonies, a reference to the film Blade Runner

Blade Runner

Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is loosely based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K...

English

• "If You Were Here"
• "Things She Said
  Things She Said
  "Things She Said" is a single CD by the band Kent.-Track listing:* Things She Said* Unprofessional - Live Radio Session* What It Feels Like...
  
  "
• "747
  747 (song)
  "747" is a song by Swedish rock band Kent, written by Joakim Berg. It's the final song on their album Isola and was released as third single in 1998 with B-sides "Din skugga" and "Elever". It's been recorded both with Swedish and English lyrics...
  
  "

Personnel

• Joakim Berg
  Joakim Berg
  Herbert Joakim "Jocke" Berg is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of Swedish alternative rock band Kent, which was founded in 1990.-Biography:...
  
   – vocals, guitar
• Martin Sköld
  Martin Sköld
  Martin Sköld is a Swedish musician who plays bass and keyboards in the Swedish alternative rock band Kent. Alongside lead singer Joakim Berg he is responsible for writing the band's music.- References :...
  
   – bass guitar, keyboards
• Sami Sirviö
  Sami Sirviö
  Sami Sirviö is the lead guitarist of the Swedish rock band Kent.-Biography:Sirviö formed Kent in 1990 along with vocalist Joakim Berg, bassist Martin Sköld, drummer Markus Mustonen and keyboardist Thomas Bergqvist. The band originally called themselfes Jones & Giftet before changing their name...
  
   – lead guitar, keyboards, 6-string bass guitar
• Harri Mänty
  Harri Mänty
  Harri Mänty is a Swedish musician, brought up in Finland, who was a member of the Swedish pop-rock band Kent between 1996 and 2006. He joined the band after Martin Roos left. In the band, he played guitar and percussion. Harri Mänty is a music graduate.Before he joined Kent, he was the vocalist...
  
   – rhythm guitar, drum machine, percussion
• Markus Mustonen
  Markus Mustonen
  Markus Mustonen is a Sweden-Finnish musician who plays drums, keyboards, piano and sings backing vocals in the Swedish alternative rock band Kent.- References :...
  
  – drums, grand piano, electric piano, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Klara Hellgren – first violin
• David Björkman – second violin
• Ulrika Gardelin – viola
• Henrik Söderquist – cello
• Joakim Midler – string arrangement, conduction