En plats i solen (Kent album)

En plats i solen (Swedish for "A Place in the Sun") is the ninth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 30 June 2010, just eight months after the release of their previous album, Röd, but was released exclusively as digital download on the band's website on 23 June.[1] The album is produced primarily with Swedish producer Stefan Boman, who worked with the band on Du & jag döden from 2005.[2] The lead single, "Gamla Ullevi" / "Skisser för sommaren", was released on 14 June 2010, the same day as the band announced the album details. En plats i solen has peaked at number one in Sweden and Finland, number two in Norway and number four in Denmark.

En plats i solen
Studio album by Kent
Released	30 June 2010
Recorded	2010 in Psykbunkern/Park Studio, Älvsjö, Sweden
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	RCA, Sony Music
Producer	Kent, Stefan Boman, Joshua
Kent chronology
Röd (2009) En plats i solen (2010) Jag är inte rädd för mörkret (2012)
Singles from En plats i solen
"Gamla Ullevi" / "Skisser för sommaren" Released: 14 June 2010 "Ismael" / "Varje gång du möter min blick" Released: 5 October 2010

The album was written and recorded in the early spring of 2010, and was finished on 8 June.[3] Some of the songs are leftovers from the recording of Röd. Lead singer Joakim Berg told Svenska Dagbladet that they wanted to record the songs "while they were still fresh".[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg.

No.	Title	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Glasäpplen" (Glass Apples)	Berg, Martin Sköld	Kent, Stefan Boman	4:48
2.	"Ismael"	Berg, Sköld	Kent, Boman, Joshua	4:25
3.	"Skisser för sommaren" (Sketches for the Summer)	Berg	Kent, Boman, Joshua	4:14
4.	"Ärlighet respekt kärlek" (Honesty Respect Love)	Berg, Sköld	Kent, Boman	4:28
5.	"Varje gång du möter min blick" (Every Time You Meet My Gaze)	Berg	Kent, Boman, Joshua	4:27
6.	"Ensam lång väg hem" (Lonely Long Way Home)	Berg	Kent, Boman	4:11
7.	"Team Building"	Berg, Sköld	Kent, Boman	3:58
8.	"Gamla Ullevi"	Berg, Sköld	Kent, Boman	3:38
9.	"Minimalen" (The Minimal)	Berg, Sköld	Kent, Boman	4:21
10.	"Passagerare" (Passengers/Passenger)	Berg	Kent, Boman	4:18

Personnel

• Joakim Berg – lyrics and music
• Martin Sköld – music on track 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
• Kent – production
• Stefan Boman – production and mixing
• Joshua – production on track 2, 3, 5
• Hoffe Stannow – mastering
• Martin Brengesjö – instrument technician
• Sebastian Meyer – recording assistant, percussion, choir on track 3
• Joakim Milder – strings arrangement and conductor
• Stockholm Session Strings – strings
• Anders "Boba" Lindström – choir on track 4
• Lars Winnerbäck – choir on track 4
• Heikki Kiviaho – choir on track 7
• Rebecka Törnqvist – duet on track 10

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[5] 4 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 2 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 1 Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 2

Certifications Country Certifications Finland Gold[10] Sweden Platinum[11]

References

1. "Albumet för nedladdning i morgon onsdag" (in Swedish). Kent.nu. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
2. "Nytt album: En plats i solen" (in Swedish). Kent.nu. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
3. Jeppesen, Lars Löbner (14 June 2010). "Et poppet lynnedslag fra Kent" (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
4. Lundell, Kristin (14 June 2010). "Kent släpper ny skiva sista juni" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
5. "Danishcharts.dk – Kent – En plats i solen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
6. "Kent: En plats i solen" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
7. "Norwegiancharts.com – Kent – En plats i solen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – En plats i solen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
9. "Årslista Album – År 2010" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
10. "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt" (in Finnish). IFPI Finland. 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
11. "www.sverigetopplistan.se - Veckolista Album - Vecka 30, 30 juli 2010". Sverigetopplistan. Swedish Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 July 2010.