Ojah Awake

Ojah Awake
Ojah Awake
Studio album by Osibisa
Released	1976
Recorded	1976
Genre	Afro-pop, Funk, Rock
Length	40:47
Label	Bronze Records (UK); Island Records (U.S.)
Producer	Gerry Bron
Osibisa chronology

Ojah Awake is the eight studio release by Ghanaian band Osibisa released in 1976 by Island Records ILPS 9411. The album was remastered by Robert M Corich in 1995 and issued on CD format with bonus tracks and enhanced sleeve notes by Red Steel Music (RMCCD9209). The album was also released in Australia on AIM but did not feature the bonus tracks.

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Coffee Song"	Bob Hilliard, Richard Miles	3:16
2.	"The Warrior"	Bertha Egnos, Gail Lakier	3:45
3.	"Flying Bird (Anoma)"	Sol Amarfio, Kiki Gyan, Teddy Osei, Wendell Richardson, Mac Tontoh	4:50
4.	"Cherryfield"	Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh	4:29
5.	"Dance the Body Music"	Amarfio, Gyan, Osei, Tontoh	3:56
6.	"Ojah Awake"	Amarfio, Gyan, Osei, Tontoh	4:56
7.	"Keep on Trying"	Amarfio, Kofi Ayivor, Gyan, Osei, Tontoh	5:28
8.	"Hamattan"	Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh	6:06
9.	"Sakabo"	Amarfio, Ayivor, Gyan, Mike Odumosu, Osei, Tontoh	4:01
Total length:			40:47

Personnel[]

Teddy Osei – tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, African drums, vocals
Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, cabasa, bells, rattle, timbales
Sol Amarfio – drums, percussion, cowbells, bongos
Kofi Ayivor - congas, percussion
Kiki Gyan – organ, piano, clavinet, Moog synthesizer, vocals
Mike Odumusu – bass guitar, vocals
Wendell Richardson – guitar, vocals
Jake Solo – guitar on The Coffee Song and The Warrior, violin on Cherryfield
Graham Smith – violin on Cherryfield, backing vocals

Credits[]

Producer – Gerry Bron
Assistant – Teddy Osei
Engineer – Ashley Howe
Assistants – John Gallen, Mark Deamley, Peter Gallen, Trevor Hallesy
Recorded at the Roundhouse Recording Studios London, 1976
Photography and artwork concept – Graham Hughes
Remaster - Robert M Corich

References[]

Allmusic [1]
Discogs [2]