Volume 2: Release

Volume 2: Release
Studio album by Afro Celt Sound System
Released	25 January 1999
Genre	Worldbeat, Celtic fusion, ethnic electronica
Length	64:03
Label	Real World Records
Afro Celt Sound System chronology
Volume 1: Sound Magic (1996) Volume 2: Release (1999) Volume 3: Further In Time (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Release"	Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell, O'Connor	7:36
2.	"Lovers of Light"	Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell	3:58
3.	"Éireann"	Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell, Kouyate	5:09
4.	"Urban Aire"	Browne, Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell	2:08
5.	"Big Cat"	Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell, Maher	7:43
6.	"Even in My Dreams"	Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell, Aslan	7:05
7.	"Amber"	Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell, Kouyate	5:26
8.	"Hypnotica"	Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell	7:18
9.	"Riding the Waves"	Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell, Browne	6:35
10.	"I Think of..."	Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell	4:36
11.	"Release It (instrumental)"	Emmerson, McNally, Ó Lionáird, Russell	6:27

Personnel

• Simon Emmerson – guitars, programming, keyboards
• James McNally – keyboards, whistle, low whistle, bodhran, accordion
• Iarla Ó Lionáird – vocals
• Martin Russell – keyboards, programming, engineering
• N'Faly Kouyate - vocals, kora, balafon
• Myrdhin - Celtic harp
• Moussa Sissokho - talking drum, djembe

Additional personnel

• Ron Aslan - programming beats
• Ronan Browne – uilleann pipes (tracks 2, 3, 4, 9)
• Michael McGoldrick - uilleann pipes (tracks 1, 2, 5, 10, 11), flute (track 5)
• Sinéad O'Connor - vocals (track 1)
• Ashley Maher - vocals (track 8)
• Johnny Kalsi - dhol drums, tablas
• Nigel Eaton - hurdy-gurdy (tracks 1, 11)
• Youth - bass (track 8)

References

1. Allmusic review