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 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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	B[1]

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, 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

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

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1971	Billboard Hot 200	55
1971	RPM Magazine	49

References

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.

Discogs
Allmusic

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[CG-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.