Volume 1: Sound Magic
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Volume 1: Sound Magic
| type = studio
| artist = Afro Celt Sound System
| cover = Volume 1 - Sound Magic (Afro Celt Sound System album - cover art).jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1996|9|24|df=y}}
| recorded = 1995, February 1996
| studio = Sonic Innovation, London
Real World Studios, Box
| genre =
| length = 65:53
| label = Real World
| producer =
- Ron Aslan
- Martin Russell
- Simon Emmerson
- Jo Bruce
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Volume 2: Release
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Volume 1: Sound Magic
| type = studio
| single1 = Whirl-Y-Reel
| single1date = 1997
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000079208 |tab=Overview |title=Afro Celt Sound System: Volume 1: Sound Magic |last=Sheridan |first=Tim |access-date=13 November 2020}}
| rev2 = MusicHound World
| rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite book |last1=Roseman |first1=Ken |last2=McGovern |first2=Adam |date=2000 |chapter=Afro Celt Sound System |editor-last=McGovern |editor-first=Adam |title=MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/musichoundworlde00mcgo/page/n45/mode/2up |location=Farmington Hills, Michigan |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=14 |isbn=1-57859-039-6}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Volume 1: Sound Magic is the first album by Afro Celt Sound System.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Volume 1: Sound Magic track listing
| title1 = Saor (Free) / News from Nowhere"
- a. "Saor (Free)"
- b. "News from Nowhere
| writer1 = Browne, Bruce
- a. Browne
- b. Bruce
| length1 = 8:21
| title2 = Whirl-y-Reel 1 (Beard and Sandals Mix)
| writer2 = Emmerson, McNally
| length2 = 7:21
| title3 = Inion (Daughter)
| writer3 = Bruce, Ó Lionáird
| length3 = 4:15
| title4 = Sure-As-Not / Sure-As-Knot (Jungle Segue)"
- a. "Sure-As-Not"
- b. "Sure-As-Knot (Jungle Segue)
| writer4 = Emmerson, Russell, Cissokho, Myrdhin
- a. Emmerson, Russell, Cissokho, Myrdhin
- b. Emmerson
| length4 = 9:58
| title5 = Nil Cead Againn Dul Abhaile (We Cannot Go Home)
| writer5 = Aslan, Jules Brookes, Ogada, Ó Lionáird, Cissokho
| length5 = 7:20
| title6 = Dark Moon, High Tide
| note6 = including "Farewell to Eireann"
| writer6 = Spillane, Emmerson, Russell
| length6 = 4:12
| title7 = Whirl-y-Reel 2 (Folk Police Mix)
| writer7 = Emmerson, Spillane
| length7 = 5:28
| title8 = House of the Ancestors
| writer8 = Ogada, Bruce, Ó Lionáird
| length8 = 8:01
| title9 = Eistigh Liomsa Sealad (Listen to Me) / Saor Reprise"
- a. "Eistigh Liomsa Sealad (Listen to Me)"
- b. "Saor Reprise
| writer9 = 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
| length9 = 10:53
}}
Personnel
- 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=
- 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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! Chart (1996–1997) ! Peak |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=9}}
| 53 |
|---|
| {{album chart|New Zealand|32|artist=Afro Celt Sound System|album=Volume 1: Sound Magic|rowheader=true|access-date=4 December 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|59|date=19960727|refname=ukalbumchart|rowheader=true|access-date=13 November 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardWorld|15|artist=Afrocelts|rowheader=true|access-date=4 December 2020}} |
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=Single=
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! Chart (1997) ! Peak |
| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|91|song=Whirl-Y-Reel|artist=Afro Celt Sound System|artistid=1622|access-date=13 November 2020|rowheader=true|refname=uksinglechart}} |
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