Osibisa (album)

Osibisa is the self-titled debut album by British afro rock band Osibisa, released in June 1971 by MCA. It was reissued in 2004 as a two-CD pack together with Woyaya by BGO Records.

Track listing

Personnel

• Teddy Osei – tenor saxophone, flute, African drums, percussion, lead vocals on "The Dawn", "Music for Gong Gong" and "Ayiko Bia"
• 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 on "Think About the People"
• Robert Bailey – organ, piano, timbales, percussion, vocals
• Loughty Lasisi Amao – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, congas, percussion

Production

• Tony Visconti - producer
• Roy Baker - engineer
• John Punter - engineer
• Martin Rushent - assistant engineer
• Roger Dean - cover illustration, Osibisa logo
• Roughedge - cover design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

• All information from back cover of CD Osibisa (Copyright © 1971 MCA Records International, Inc.)
• Allmusic http://allmusic.com/album/osibisa-r108019