The Ultimate Collection (Osibisa album)
The Ultimate Collection is a 2-CD compilation by British Afro-pop band Osibisa with studio and live versions of songs from their previous albums. Issued 1997 by Snapper Music under license from Castle Copyrights Ltd.
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Afro-pop, Funk, Rock | |||
| Length | 2:12:53 | |||
| Label | Snapper Music | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Warrior" | Bertha Egnos, Gail Valery Lekier | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Sunshine Day" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Kolomashie" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Welcome Home (Studio version)" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Chooboi (Heave Ho!)" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Uhuru" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio, Ayivor, Mandengue, Gyan | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Densu" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio | 5:23 |
| 8. | "Dance the Body Music" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio, Gyan | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Keep On Trying" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio, Gyan, Ayivor | 5:25 |
| 10. | "Ojah Awake" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio, Gyan | 4:55 |
| 11. | "Cherryfield" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio | 4:27 |
| 12. | "Hamatten" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio | 6:07 |
| Total length: | 56:11 | ||
- All tracks Original Bronze Recordings licensed from Castle Copyrights Ltd.
- Tracks 1-3 and 5-6 © 1975, 8-12 © 1976 and 4 © 1977
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dawn (Live)" | Osei, Amarfio | 6:36 |
| 2. | "Ayiko Bia (Live)" | Remi Kabaka, Osei | 7:44 |
| 3. | "Woy Aya (Live)" | Osei, Amarfio | 6:42 |
| 4. | "Fire (Live)" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio, Ayivor, Mandengue | 7:59 |
| 5. | "Music for Gong Gong (Live)" | Osei, Tontoh | 7:51 |
| 6. | "Beautiful Seven - Y Sharp (Live)" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio - Amao, Bailey, Amarfio, Bedeau, Osei, Richardson, Tontoh | 8:30 |
| 7. | "Spirits Up Above (Live)" | Roland Kirk | 7:52 |
| 8. | "Living, Loving Feeling (Live)" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio | 5:44 |
| 9. | "(I Feel) Pata Pata (LP version)" | Miriam Makeba, Jerry Ragovoy | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Jumbo" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio | 3:13 |
| 11. | "Celebration" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio | 4:45 |
| 12. | "Africa We Go Go" | Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio | 4:59 |
| Total length: | 76:42 | ||
- Tracks 1-8 Original Bronze Recordings and tracks 9-12 Original Pye Recordings licensed from Castle Copyrights Ltd.
- Tracks 1-8 © 1977 and 9-12 © 1980
Personnel
- Teddy Osei – tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, African drums, lead vocals
- Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, kabassa, bells, vocals
- Sol Amarfio – drums, bongos, cowbells, congas, vocals
- Spartacus R – bass guitar
- Dell Richardson – lead guitar, vocals
- Robert Bailey – keyboards, timbales
- Kofi Ayivor – congas, percussion
- Jean Mandengue – bass guitar, percussion
- Kiki Gyan – keyboards, percussion, vocals
- Remi Kabaka – drums
- Loughty Lasisi Amao – tenor and baritone saxophones, congas, percussion
Credits
- Cover & Logo by Roger Dean
Curiosities
- Innersleeve liner notes bring interesting information: the credits of tracks Hamatten, Dawn and Woy Aya differ from previous spellings Hamattan, The Dawn and Woyaya.
- The writing credits range from Y Sharp show the full names of musicians Loughty Lasisi Amao, Robert McDonald Bailey, Solomon Amarfio (Sol), Roy O'Rielly Glasgow Bedeau (Spartacus R) and Whendell Korthrigh Richardson (Dell).
- Musician Jean-Karl Dikoto Mandengue has his name spelled Madengue in the innesleeve.
References
- All information gathered from inner notes of album The Ultimate Collection (Copyright © 1997 Snapper Music (SMDCD-110).
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