Osibirock

Osibirock
Studio album by Osibisa
Released	1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Afro-pop, Funk, Rock
Length	37:29
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Peter Gallen
Osibisa chronology
Happy Children (1973) Osibirock (1974) Welcome Home (1975)

Osibirock is the fifth studio album by British Afro-pop band Osibisa released in 1974 by Warner Bros. Records K56048 and WEA International WE 835. Issued in 2000 CD format by One Way Records 35165.

Track listing

All songs arranged, performed and composed by Osibisa.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Who’s Got the Paper"	2:24
2.	"Why"	5:37
3.	"Osibirock"	2:58
4.	"Kelele"	5:15
5.	"Atinga Bells"	0:34
6.	"African Jive"	3:59
7.	"We Belong"	4:18
8.	"Komfo (High Priest)"	4:42
9.	"Kangaroo"	2:46
10.	"Home Affairs"	4:56
Total length:		37:29

Personnel

• Teddy Osei – tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, percussion, vocals
• Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
• Sol Amarfio – drums, percussion
• Kofi Ayivor - congas, percussion
• Jean-Karl Dikoto Mandengue – bass guitar, percussion
• Kiki Djan – keyboards, percussion
• Paul Golly – guitar

Credits

• Producer – Peter Gallen
• Engineer – Ashley Howe
• Recorded and mixed at Chipping Norton Recording Studios and Lansdowne Studios, London, Summer 1974
• Art direction - Ed Thrasher
• Cover co-ordinator – Gail Clark
• Cover concept – Peter Gallen
• Cover painting – “Negro Attacked by a Jaguar” by Henri Rousseau.
• Photography – Graham Hughes

References

• All information gathered from liner notes of CD Osibirock (Copyright © 1974 Warner Bros. Records K 56048 and WEA International WE 835).
• Allmusic
• Discogs

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1974	Billboard	175