Isola is an album released in 1997 by the Swedish band Kent. It was followed by an English version, for which a new song, "Velvet", was recorded. The album name comes from Ed McBain's books about the 87th police district and is a paraphrase for New York City, and Isola is mentioned in the song "Oprofessionell"/"Unprofessional". The ending song from the album, "747", has become a fan favourite and is usually one of the songs Kent used to close their concerts.
All lyrics are written by Berg and Chris Gordon; all music is composed by Berg, except where noted.
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"Lifesavers"
Berg, Sköld
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"
Berg, Sköld
4:56
8.
"Before It All Ends"
3:40
9.
"Elvis"
4:33
10.
"Velvet"
4:06
11.
"Glider"
4:05
12.
"747"
7:48
* "OWC" stands for Off World Colonies, a reference to the film Blade Runner. The song's opening piano line was also lifted from the film's soundtrack, which was composed by Vangelis.
