Osibisa (album)

Osibisa
Studio album by Osibisa
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Afro-pop
Length	41:36
Label	MCA and Decca
Producer	Tony Visconti
Osibisa chronology
Osibisa (1971) Woyaya (1971)
Full front cover
Original vinyl full cover

Osibisa is the eponymous debut album by BritishAfro-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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Dawn"	Osei/Amarfio	7:24
2.	"Music for Gong Gong"	Osei/Tontoh	4:19
3.	"Ayiko Bia"	Osei	7:52
4.	"Akwaaba"	Osei/Tontoh	5:27
5.	"Oranges"	Osei	4:43
6.	"Phallus C"	Bedeau	7:15
7.	"Think About the People"	Osibisa	4:36
Total length:			41:36

Personnel

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

Credits

• Producer – Tony Visconti
• Engineer – John Punter
• Assistant - Martin Rushent
• Recorded at Air Studios, London, England
• Cover illustration – Roger Dean
• Cover design - Roughedge

References

• All information from back cover of CD Osibisa (Copyright © 1971 MCA Records International, Inc.)
• Discogs [1]
• Allmusic [2]

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1971	Billboard Hot 200	55