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Kent
Kent
Studio album by Kent
Released	15 March 1995
Studio	Silence, Koppom, Sweden; Dream Machine, Stockholm, Sweden;
Genre	Indie rock
Length	38:47
Label	BMG
Producer	Nille Perned
Kent chronology
Singles from kent
	"När det blåser på månen"; Released: 6 February 1995; "Som vatten"; Released: 27 March 1995; "Frank"; Released: 29 May 1995; "Jag vill inte vara rädd"; Released: 18 September 1995;

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Expressen	^[1]

Kent is the debut studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent, released on 15 March 1995. In March 2020, a vinyl reissue was released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the album.^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Blåjeans" (Blue Jeans)	Joakim Berg	2:58
2.	"Som vatten" (Like Water)	Berg	2:54
3.	"Ingenting någonsin" (Nothing Ever)	Berg	4:02
4.	"När det blåser på månen" (When the Wind Blows on the Moon)	Martin Sköld	4:19
5.	"Jag vill inte vara rädd" (I Don't Want to be Afraid)	Berg	3:34
6.	"Vad två öron klarar" (What Two Ears Can Take)	Berg	3:47
7.	"Den osynlige mannen" (The Invisible Man)	Berg	2:44
8.	"Pojken med hålet i handen" (The Boy With the Hole in His Hand)	Sköld	2:09
9.	"Ingen kommer att tro dig" (No One Will Believe You)	Berg	3:31
10.	"Stenbrott" (Quarry)	Berg	4:21
11.	"Frank"	Berg	4:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Kent.

Kent

Joakim Berg – music, lyrics, vocals
Martin Sköld – music on track 4, 8, bass
Sami Sirviö – guitar
Markus Mustonen – drums, backing vocals
Martin Roos – guitar

Technical

Nille Perned – producer, mixing, mastering
Zmago Smon (Zed) – mixing
Peter Dahl – mastering

Artwork

Jonas Linell – photography
Martin Högström – design

Charts

Weekly charts

1996 chart performance for *kent*
Chart (1996)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[3]	22

2020 chart performance for *kent*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[3]	2

References

^ Nunstedt, Anders (20 May 2016). "Kents album får uppdaterade betyg". www.expressen.se. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Anniversary edition of the debut album". 27 February 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – Kent". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

External links

Kent (album) at Discogs

[1] Nunstedt, Anders (20 May 2016). "Kents album får uppdaterade betyg". www.expressen.se. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] "Anniversary edition of the debut album". 27 February 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[ac_Sweden_Kent-3] "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – Kent". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

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+*Dream Machine, [[Stockholm]], Sweden
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  | single1date = 6 February 1995
- | single2     = [[Som vatten]]
+ | single2     = Som vatten
  | single2date = 27 March 1995
- | single3     = [[Frank (song)|Frank]]
+ | single3     = Frank
  | single3date = 29 May 1995
- | single4     = [[Jag vill inte vara rädd]]
+ | single4     = Jag vill inte vara rädd
  | single4date = 18 September 1995
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-}}{{Album reviews
+{{Album ratings
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+| rev1 = ''[[Expressen]]''
-| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/kent-mw0000471819|title=Kent - Kent|last=DiGravina|first=Tim|website=[[AllMusic]]|url-status=live|access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref>
+| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |first=Anders |last=Nunstedt |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/blogg/andersnunstedt/2016/05/20/3438/ |title=Kents album får uppdaterade betyg |publisher=www.expressen.se |date=20 May 2016 |access-date= |archive-date=2022-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101160346/https://www.expressen.se/noje/blogg/andersnunstedt/2016/05/20/3438/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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-'''''Kent''''' is the debut studio album by the [[Sweden|Swedish]] band [[Kent (band)|Kent]], released in 1995.
+'''''Kent''''' is the debut studio album by Swedish alternative rock band [[Kent (band)|Kent]], released on 15 March 1995. In March 2020, a vinyl reissue was released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the album.<ref>{{cite web|date=27 February 2020|url=https://kent.nu/2020/02/27/jubileumsutgava-av-debutalbumet/ |title=Anniversary edition of the debut album |access-date=19 December 2023}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
 {{tracklist
 | all_lyrics      = [[Joakim Berg]]
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 | title2          = Som vatten
 | note2           = Like Water
-| music2          = [[Joakim Berg]]
+| music2          = Berg
 | length2         = 2:54
 | title3          = Ingenting någonsin
 | note3           = Nothing Ever
-| music3          = [[Joakim Berg]]
+| music3          = Berg
 | length3         = 4:02
 | title4          = När det blåser på månen
 | note4           = When the Wind Blows on the Moon
-| music4          = [[Joakim Berg]], [[Martin Sköld]]
+| music4          = [[Martin Sköld]]
 | length4         = 4:19
 | title5          = Jag vill inte vara rädd
 | note5           = I Don't Want to be Afraid
-| music5          = [[Joakim Berg]]
+| music5          = Berg
 | length5         = 3:34
 | title6          = Vad två öron klarar
 | note6           = What Two Ears Can Take
-| music6          = [[Joakim Berg]]
+| music6          = Berg
 | length6         = 3:47
 | title7          = Den osynlige mannen
 | note7           = The Invisible Man
-| music7          = [[Joakim Berg]]
+| music7          = Berg
 | length7         = 2:44
 | title8          = Pojken med hålet i handen
 | note8           = The Boy With the Hole in His Hand
-| music8          = [[Joakim Berg]], [[Martin Sköld]]
+| music8          = Sköld
 | length8         = 2:09
 | title9          = Ingen kommer att tro dig
 | note9           = No One Will Believe You
-| music9          = [[Joakim Berg]]
+| music9          = Berg
 | length9         = 3:31
 | title10         = Stenbrott
 | note10          = Quarry
-| music10         = [[Joakim Berg]]
+| music10         = Berg
 | length10        = 4:21
 | title11         = Frank
-| music11         = [[Joakim Berg]]
+| music11         = Berg
 | length11        = 4:48
 }}
 ==Personnel==
+Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Kent''.
-*Joakim Berg – Vocals
+===Kent===
-*Martin Sköld – Bass Guitar
+*[[Joakim Berg]] – music, lyrics, vocals
-*Sami Sirviö – Lead Guitar
-*Martin Roos – Rhythm Guitar
+*[[Martin Sköld]] – music on track 4, 8, bass
+*[[Sami Sirviö]] – guitar
-*Markus Mustonen – Drums, Backing Vocals
+*[[Markus Mustonen]] – drums, backing vocals
+*Martin Roos – guitar
+===Technical===
+*Nille Perned – producer, mixing, mastering
+*Zmago Smon (Zed) – mixing
+*Peter Dahl – mastering
+===Artwork===
+*Jonas Linell – photography
+*Martin Högström – design
 == Charts ==
+===Weekly charts===
 {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
+|+1996 chart performance for ''kent''
-!Chart (1995)
+!Chart (1996)
-!Peak position
+!Peak<br />position
 |-
-{{album chart|Sweden|22|artist=Kent|album=Kent|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 May 2020}}
+{{album chart|Sweden|22|artist=Kent|album=Kent|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 December 2023}}
+|}
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
+|+2020 chart performance for ''kent''
+!Chart (2020)
+!Peak<br />position
+|-
+{{album chart|Sweden|2|artist=Kent|album=Kent|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 December 2023}}
 |}
 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
+== External links ==
+*[https://www.discogs.com/release/438961-Kent-Kent Kent (album)] at [[Discogs]]
 {{Kent (band)}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1995 debut albums]]
 [[Category:Kent (band) albums]]
+[[Category:1990s Swedish-language albums]]

v t e Kent
Joakim Berg Martin Sköld Markus Mustonen Sami Sirviö Thomas Bergqvist Martin Roos Harri Mänty
Studio albums	Kent Verkligen Isola Hagnesta Hill Vapen & ammunition Du & jag döden Tillbaka till samtiden Röd En plats i solen Jag är inte rädd för mörkret Tigerdrottningen Då som nu för alltid
Compilation albums	B-sidor 95–00 Box 1991–2008 Best Of
EPs	The hjärta & smärta EP
Singles	"Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)" "Gravitation" "Om du var här" "Saker man ser" "747" "Musik non stop" "En himmelsk drog" "Kevlarsjäl" "Chans" "Dom andra" "Kärleken väntar" "FF" / "VinterNoll2" "Max 500" "Palace & Main" "Den döda vinkeln" "Nålens öga" "Ingenting" "Columbus" "Generation Ex" "Vy från ett luftslott" "Töntarna" "2000" "Hjärta" "Idioter" "Gamla Ullevi" / "Skisser för sommaren" "Ismael" / "Varje gång du möter min blick" "999" "Jag ser dig" "Tänd på" "La Belle Epoque" "Var är vi nu?" "Egoist"
Lists	Discography Songs