Osibisa (album) explained

Osibisa
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Osibisa
Cover:	osibisacover.jpg
Released:	1971
Recorded:	1971
Studio:	Advision Studios, London
Length:	41:36
Label:	MCA, Decca
Producer:	Tony Visconti
Next Title:	Woyaya
Next Year:	1971

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

Personnel

Osibisa

• 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

Chart (1971)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[1]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1971)! scope="col"

Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[2]	64

External links

• All information from back cover of CD Osibisa (Copyright © 1971 MCA Records International, Inc.)
• Discogs http://www.discogs.com/Osibisa-Osibisa/release/2466137
• Allmusic http://allmusic.com/album/osibisa-r108019

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 226.
2. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1971. Hung Medien. nl. 27 July 2023.