Volume 2: Release

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Volume 2: Release
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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

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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] By 2001, the album had sold 105,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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MusicHound WorldStarStarStarStarHalf star[5]

The album was nominated for Best Global Music Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000.[6]

Track listing

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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

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Chart positions

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Sales figures

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According to Nielsen SoundScan Volume 2: Release has sold 105,000 units in the United States.[13]

References

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  2. ^ a b Phares, Heather. Afro Celt Sound System: Volume 2: Release at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Afro Celt Sound System – Volume 2: Release". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Charts.nz – Afro Celt Sound System – Volume 2: Release". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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  12. ^ "Afro Celt Sound System: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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