Volume 2: Release
Studio album by
Afro Celt Sound System
Released25 January 1999 (1999-01-25)
StudioSonic Innovation, London
Genre
Length64:15
LabelReal World
Producer
Afro Celt Sound System chronology
Volume 1: Sound Magic
(1996)		 Volume 2: Release
(1999)		 Volume 3: Further in Time
(2001)
Singles from Volume 2: Release
  1. "Release"
    Released: 2000[1]

Volume 2: Release is Afro Celt Sound System's second album, released on 25 January 1999 by Real World Records.[2]

Release

A shorter edit of the title song "Release" was released in 1999 on the soundtrack for the American horror film Stigmata.[3] In 2000, Real World issued a single of the title track containing a remix of Rollo Armstrong and two remixes of Masters at Work.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
MusicHound World[4]

The album was nominated for Best Global Music Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Simon Emmerson, James McNally, Iarla Ó Lionáird and Martin Russell, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Release" (Written by Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell and Sinéad O'Connor)7:39
2."Lovers of Light"4:03
3."Éireann" (Written by Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell and N'Faly Kouyate)5:12
4."Urban Aire" (Written by Ronan Browne, Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird and Russell)2:07
5."Big Cat" (Written by Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell and Ashley Maher)7:47
6."Even in My Dreams" (Written by Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell and Ron Aslan)7:07
7."Amber" (Written by Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell and Kouyate)5:27
8."Hypnotica"7:18
9."Riding the Waves" (Written by Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell and Browne)6:36
10."I Think of..."4:33
11."Release It (instrumental)"6:26

Personnel

Chart positions

Sales figures

According to Nielsen SoundScan Volume 2: Release has sold 105,000 units in the United States.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Paoletta, Michael (11 March 2000). "The Dance Trax Hot Plate". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 11. New York: BPI Communications. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 4086332.
  2. 1 2 Phares, Heather. Afro Celt Sound System: Volume 2: Release at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Mehta, Richie (4 October 1999). "Billy Corgan enters film scene". The Medium. Vol. 26, no. 6. Mississauga: Medium II Publications. p. 12. OCLC 978233370.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Final Nominations For The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 3. New York: BPI Communications. 15 January 2000. p. 72. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 4086332.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 9.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Afro Celt Sound System – Volume 2: Release". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Charts.nz – Afro Celt Sound System – Volume 2: Release". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Top World Music Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 43. New York: BPI Communications. 23 October 1999. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 4086332.
  11. ↑ "Afro Celt Sound System: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Cohen, Jonathan (23 June 2001). "Afro-Celt Sound System teams With Plant, Gabriel On Third Real World Set". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 25. New York: BPI Communications. p. 12. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 4086332.



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