Happy Children

Happy Children is the fourth studio album by Ghanaian Afro-pop band Osibisa released in 1973 by Warner Bros. Records WB 2732. Released on CD format 2000 by One Way Records 35164 and COE Records COE 111.

Happy Children
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedSeptember 1973
GenreAfro-pop
Length37:22
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerPeter Gallen
Osibisa chronology
Superfly T.N.T. Soundtrack
(1973)
Happy Children
(1973)
Osibirock
(1974)

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Happy Children"Osibisa6:32
2."We Want to Know (Mo)"Osibisa5:59
3."Kotoku"Osibisa2:39
4."Take Your Trouble... Go"Osibisa4:04
5."Adwoa"Osibisa4:16
6."Bassa-Bassa"Osibisa4:57
7."Somaja"Osibisa3:35
8."Fire"Jimi Hendrix/Osibisa5:20
Total length:37:22

Track listing CD COE Records

  1. "Happy Children"
  2. "Fire"
  3. "Adwoa"
  4. "Take Your Trouble... Go"
  5. "Bassa-Bassa"
  6. "Somaja"
  7. "Kotoku"
  8. "We Want to Know"

Personnel

  • Teddy Osei – tenor saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
  • Sol Amarfio – bongos, drums
  • Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Kofi Ayivor - congas, percussion
  • Jean-Karl Dikoto Mandengue - bass
  • Jean-Alain Roussel - keyboards

Production

  • Producer – Peter Gallen
  • Engineer – Ashley Howe
  • Recorded at Lansdowne Studios, London, England, September 1973
  • Cover illustration - Jeff Schrier
  • Art direction - Ed Thrasher
  • Photography – Fin Costello

References

  • All information gathered from liner notes of CD Happy Children (Copyright © 1973 Warner Bros. Records WB 2732).
  • Allmusic
  • Discogs

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1973 Billboard 202
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