Volume 1: Sound Magic

Volume 1: Sound Magic
Volume 1: Sound Magic
Studio album by Afro Celt Sound System
Released	24 September 1996
Recorded	1995, February 1996
Studio	Sonic Innovation, London; Real World Studios, Box
Genre	World music; worldbeat; ethnic electronica; Afrobeat; Celtic fusion;
Length	65:53
Label	Real World
Producer	Ron Aslan; Martin Russell; Simon Emmerson; Jo Bruce;
Afro Celt Sound System chronology
Singles from Volume 1: Sound Magic
	"Whirl-Y-Reel"; Released: 1997;

Volume 1: Sound Magic is the first album by Afro Celt Sound System.

Track listing

*Volume 1: Sound Magic* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Saor (Free) / News from Nowhere" a. "Saor (Free)" b. "News from Nowhere"	Browne, Bruce a. Browne b. 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)" a. "Sure-As-Not" b. "Sure-As-Knot (Jungle Segue)"	Emmerson, Russell, Cissokho, Myrdhin a. Emmerson, Russell, Cissokho, Myrdhin b. Emmerson	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" a. "Eistigh Liomsa Sealad (Listen to Me)" b. "Saor Reprise"	traditional, arranged by Emmerson, Russell, Lavelle, Ó Lionáird, Myrdhin, Cissokho, Browne a. traditional, arranged by Emmerson, Russell, Lavelle, Ó Lionáird, Myrdhin, Cissokho, Browne b. Browne	10:53

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[7]	91

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