Osibisa (album)

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Osibisa
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Studio album by
Released1971
Recorded1971
GenreAfro-pop
Length41:36
LabelMCA and Decca
ProducerTony Visconti
Osibisa chronology
Osibisa
(1971)
Woyaya
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB[1]

Osibisa is the self-titled debut album by British Afro-pop band Osibisa released in 1971 by MCA. Reissued in 2004 in a two-CD pack together with Woyaya by BGO Records.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Dawn"Osei, Amarfio7:24
2."Music for Gong Gong"Osei, Tontoh5:27
3."Ayiko Bia"Osei7:52
4."Akwaaba"Osei, Tontoh4:19
5."Oranges"Osei4:43
6."Phallus C"Bedeau7:15
7."Think About the People"Osibisa4:36
Total length:41:36

Charts[]

Chart (1971) Position
United States (Billboard 200) 55
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 13
Canada 49
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 11

Personnel[]

  • Teddy Osei – tenor saxophone, flute, African drums, percussion, vocals
  • Sol Amarfio – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, kabasa, percussion, vocals
  • Spartacus R (Roy Bedeau) – bass guitar, assorted percussion
  • Wendell Richardson – lead guitar, lead vocals
  • Robert Bailey – organ, piano, timbales, percussion, vocals
  • Loughty Lasisi Amao – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, congas, percussion

Production[]

References[]

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: O". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 226. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  • All information from back cover of CD Osibisa (Copyright © 1971 MCA Records International, Inc.)
  • Discogs [1]
  • Allmusic [2]
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