Volume 1: Sound Magic
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Released | 24 September 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995, February 1996 | |||
Studio | Sonic Innovation, London Real World Studios, Box | |||
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Length | 65:53 | |||
Label | Real World | |||
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Afro Celt Sound System chronology | ||||
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Singles from Volume 1: Sound Magic | ||||
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Volume 1: Sound Magic is the first album by Afro Celt Sound System.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Saor (Free) / News from Nowhere"
| Browne, Bruce | 8:21 |
2. | "Whirl-y-Reel 1 (Beard and Sandals Mix)" | Emmerson, McNally | 7:21 |
3. | "Inion (Daughter)" | Bruce, Ó Lionáird | 4:15 |
4. | "Sure-As-Not / Sure-As-Knot (Jungle Segue)" | Emmerson, Russell, Cissokho, Myrdhin | 9:58 |
5. | "Nil Cead Againn Dul Abhaile (We Cannot Go Home)" | Aslan, Jules Brookes, Ogada, Ó Lionáird, Cissokho | 7:20 |
6. | "Dark Moon, High Tide" (including "Farewell to Eireann") | Spillane, Emmerson, Russell | 4:12 |
7. | "Whirl-y-Reel 2 (Folk Police Mix)" | Emmerson, Spillane | 5:28 |
8. | "House of the Ancestors" | Ogada, Bruce, Ó Lionáird | 8:01 |
9. | "Eistigh Liomsa Sealad (Listen to Me) / Saor Reprise" | traditional, arranged by Emmerson, Russell, Lavelle, Ó Lionáird, Myrdhin, Cissokho, Browne | 10:53 |
Personnel
[edit]- Ronan Browne – flute, mandolin, harmonium, uilleann pipes
- Jo Bruce – keyboards, programming
- Kauwding Cissokho – kora
- Massamba Diop – talking drum
- Simon Emmerson – guitar, programming
- James McNally – accordion, bodhran
- Iarla Ó Lionáird – vocals
- Ayub Ogada – vocals
- Martin Russell – keyboards, programming
- Davy Spillane – uilleann pipes
Additional personnel
[edit]- Malcolm Crosbie – guitar
- Simon Edwards – sintir
- Gary Finlayson – banjo
- John Fortis – bass, loops
- Angus R. Grant – fiddle
- Manu Katché – cymbals
- Caroline Lavelle – cello
- James MacKintosh – bongos
- Ian MacLeod – mandolin
- Levon Minassian – doudouk
- Myrdhin – harp
- Zil – vocal drone
Chart positions
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References
[edit]- ^ Sheridan, Tim. Afro Celt Sound System: Volume 1: Sound Magic at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Roseman, Ken; McGovern, Adam (2000). "Afro Celt Sound System". In McGovern, Adam (ed.). MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Visible Ink Press. p. 14. ISBN 1-57859-039-6.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 9.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Afro Celt Sound System – Volume 1: Sound Magic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Afrocelts Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Afro Celt Sound System: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2020.