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{{Infobox album
| Name = Young Celts
| Type = studio
| name = Young Celts
| Cover = Macdonald bros-young celts.gif
| type = studio
| Artist = [[The MacDonald Brothers]]
| artist = [[The MacDonald Brothers]]
| Released = 13 October 2008
| cover = Young Celts.jpeg
| alt =
| Recorded = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]
| released = 13 October 2008
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| recorded = [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]
| Label = Syco
| Producer = Macdonald Brothers
| venue =
| Reviews =
| studio =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[folk music|folk]], [[Celtic music|Celtic]]
| Last album = ''With Love''<br/>(2008)
| length =
| This album = '''''Young Celts''''' <br />(2008)
| label = The Music Kitchen
| Next album =
| producer = Stuart Wood
| prev_title = With Love
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Merry Christmas
| next_year = 2009
}}
}}


'''''Young Celts''''' is a 2008 studio album by [[Scotland|Scottish]] brother band [[The MacDonald Brothers]], who were contestants on ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]''. The album was released on 13 October 2008.
'''''Young Celts''''' is the fourth studio album by [[Scotland|Scottish]] duo [[The MacDonald Brothers]]. The album was released on 13 October 2008 via Scottish independent record label The Music Kitchen. Commercially, ''Young Celts'' debuted within the top ten of the [[Scottish Singles and Albums Chart|Scottish Album Chart]], peaking at number eight.<ref name="Scottish Albums Charts">{{cite web |title=Official Scottish Albums Chart on 19/10/2008 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20081019/40/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=23 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


== Background ==
==Background and recording ==


The album was preceded by three previous studio albums – ''[[The MacDonald Brothers (album)|The MacDonald Brothers]]'' and ''[[The World Outside (The MacDonald Brothers album)|The World Outside]]'' – both of which were released in 2007. Commercially, both albums performed well, particularly in their native Scotland, peaking at number one and number two respectively on the Scottish Albums Charts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Scottish Albums Chart on 21/10/2007 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20071021/40/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=23 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Official Scottish Albums Chart on 15/4/2007 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20070415/40/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=23 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Their previous album, ''With Love'', was released in February 2008 and reached number twenty-two on the Scottish Album Charts whilst failing to chart within the Top 100 of the UK Albums Charts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Scottish Albums Chart on 24/2/2008 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20080224/40/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=23 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Commercially, ''Young Celts'' marked the return to the Top 10 of the Scottish Albums Charts for the duo, following a peak position of number eight in Scotland.<ref name="Scottish Albums Charts"/>
''Young Celts'' was released on October 13, 2008 on Sony BMG (Sony Music Entertainment) and Syco Records, owned by [[Simon Cowell]]. The album, featuring mostly Scottish songs (hence the title), featuring songs such as "[[Loch Lomond]]" (made famous by Scottish folk band [[Runrig]]) and other songs such as "[[500 Miles]]" (by [[The Proclaimers]]) and "Ae Fond Kiss".


=== Album recording ===
==Release and production==


''Young Celts'' was released on October 13, 2008 by The Music Kitchen. The album, featuring mostly Scottish songs (hence the title), featuring songs such as "Loch Lomond" and other songs such as "[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]" (by [[The Proclaimers]]) and "Ae Fond Kiss".
The album was recorded after the release of their third album ''With Love'' which was released earlier in 2008.


The album was recorded after the release of their third album ''With Love'' which was released earlier in 2008 and once again was produced by Scottish musician and producer [[Stuart Wood (musician)|Stuart Wood]] who had served as album producer on their earlier studio albums.
== Track listing ==


==Track listing==
#Second Hand News
#Second Hand News
#[[Flower of Scotland]]
#[[Flower of Scotland]]
#You Can Always Come Home Son
#You Can Always Come Home Son
#[[500 Miles]]
#[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]
#Turn Out the Light
#Turn Out the Light
#Loch Lomond
#Loch Lomond
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#Music of Spey
#Music of Spey


== See Also ==
==Chart performance==


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Young Celts''
! scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|8|artist=The MacDonald Brothers|album=Young Celts|rowheader=true|access-date=December 23, 2024}}
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[The Macdonald Brothers]]
* [[The Macdonald Brothers]]
* [[Scottish Albums]]
* [[Celtic music]]
* [[Celtic nations]]
** [[Music of Scotland]]
** [[Culture of Scotland]]


==References==
== External links ==
{{reflist}}

== References ==


{{The MacDonald Brothers}}
{{The MacDonald Brothers}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:The MacDonald Brothers albums]]
[[Category:The MacDonald Brothers albums]]
[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:2008 albums]]
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Latest revision as of 23:23, 23 December 2024

Young Celts
Studio album by
Released13 October 2008
RecordedEdinburgh, Scotland
GenrePop, folk, Celtic
LabelThe Music Kitchen
ProducerStuart Wood
The MacDonald Brothers chronology
With Love
(2008)
Young Celts
(2008)
Merry Christmas
(2009)

Young Celts is the fourth studio album by Scottish duo The MacDonald Brothers. The album was released on 13 October 2008 via Scottish independent record label The Music Kitchen. Commercially, Young Celts debuted within the top ten of the Scottish Album Chart, peaking at number eight.[1]

Background and recording

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The album was preceded by three previous studio albums – The MacDonald Brothers and The World Outside – both of which were released in 2007. Commercially, both albums performed well, particularly in their native Scotland, peaking at number one and number two respectively on the Scottish Albums Charts.[2][3] Their previous album, With Love, was released in February 2008 and reached number twenty-two on the Scottish Album Charts whilst failing to chart within the Top 100 of the UK Albums Charts.[4] Commercially, Young Celts marked the return to the Top 10 of the Scottish Albums Charts for the duo, following a peak position of number eight in Scotland.[1]

Release and production

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Young Celts was released on October 13, 2008 by The Music Kitchen. The album, featuring mostly Scottish songs (hence the title), featuring songs such as "Loch Lomond" and other songs such as "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (by The Proclaimers) and "Ae Fond Kiss".

The album was recorded after the release of their third album With Love which was released earlier in 2008 and once again was produced by Scottish musician and producer Stuart Wood who had served as album producer on their earlier studio albums.

Track listing

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  1. Second Hand News
  2. Flower of Scotland
  3. You Can Always Come Home Son
  4. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
  5. Turn Out the Light
  6. Loch Lomond
  7. So Young
  8. Ae Fond Kiss
  9. Me And Rose
  10. Wild Mountain Thyme
  11. Celtic Mantra
  12. Movin' On
  13. Scottish and Proud of It
  14. Caledonia
  15. Celtic Reel
  16. Music of Spey

Chart performance

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Weekly chart performance for Young Celts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] 8

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 19/10/2008". Official Charts. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 21/10/2007". Official Charts. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 15/4/2007". Official Charts. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 24/2/2008". Official Charts. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 23, 2024.