Best Of is a greatest hits album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. The album was released on 16 September 2016 by RCA Records and Sony Music.[3] It features 20 previously released tracks and four new studio recordings.

Best Of
Compilation album by
Released16 September 2016 (2016-09-16)
Recorded1995–2016
GenreAlternative rock
Length106:50
LabelRCA, Sony Music
Producer
  • Kent
  • Nille Perned
  • Zed
  • Martin von Schmalensee
  • Stefan Boman
  • Joshua
  • Daniel Alexander
Kent chronology
Då som nu för alltid
(2016)
Best Of
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Aftonbladet[1]
Expressen[2]

Critical reception

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Anders Nunstedt of Expressen wrote: "But it's the final four, previously unreleased, songs that are the compilation's highlight. They sound like a great EP."[4]

Markus Larsson of Aftonbladet wrote: "With a few exceptions, these are singles that together form a quick introduction to Kent. That's the tip of the iceberg. Several of them cannot of course be replaced, but considering how much good music the group has released since 1995, Best of gives a misleading and banal image of Sweden's biggest band. Which really says more about Kent's song treasure than anything else."[5]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Blåjeans"Joakim BergKent2:58
2."När det blåser på månen"Martin SköldKent4:19
3."Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)"Berg, SköldVerkligen2:41
4."Gravitation"BergVerkligen3:42
5."Om du var här"BergIsola4:00
6."747"BergIsola7:47
7."Musik non stop"BergHagnesta Hill4:34
8."Kevlarsjäl"BergHagnesta Hill4:26
9."Utan dina andetag"BergB-sidor 95–004:24
10."Dom andra"BergVapen & ammunition3:45
11."Sverige"BergVapen & ammunition2:58
12."Kärleken väntar"BergVapen & ammunition3:58
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Mannen i den vita hatten (16 år senare)"BergDu & jag döden6:36
2."Ingenting"BergTillbaka till samtiden4:17
3."Töntarna"Berg, SköldRöd4:38
4."Skisser för sommaren"BergEn plats i solen4:13
5."999"KentJag är inte rädd för mörkret6:51
6."La Belle Epoque"BergTigerdrottningen3:55
7."Egoist"Berg 4:03
8."Vi är inte längre där"BergDå som nu för alltid5:19
9."Terapi" (Therapy)BergBest Of4:45
10."Nostromo"BergBest Of4:01
11."Om du visste vad du ville" (If You Knew What You Wanted)BergBest Of4:45
12."Silver"BergBest Of3:56

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Onödig samling med Kent".
  2. ^ "Kents första hitsamling rymmer en sista kanon-ep". Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2023-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Best of – 16 september!". 24 August 2016.
  4. ^ Kents första hitsamling rymmer en sista kanon-ep Expressen
  5. ^ Onödig samling med Kent Aftonbladet
  6. ^ "Kent: Best Of" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kent – Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 January 2018.