Woyaya

Woyaya
Studio album by Osibisa
Released 1971
Recorded 1971
Genre Afro-pop, jazz fusion, funk rock, progressive rock
Length 40:44
Label MCA
Producer Tony Visconti
Osibisa chronology
Osibisa
(1971)
Woyaya
(1971)
Heads
(1972)

Woyaya is the second album by Ghanaian Afro-pop band Osibisa released in 1971 by MCA. Reissued in 2004 in a two-CD pack together with the self-titled album Osibisa by BGO Records.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Beautiful Seven"  Osei, Tontoh 6:42
2. "Y Sharp"  Osibisa 6:20
3. "Spirits Up Above"  Roland Kirk 7:18
4. "Survival"  Tontoh, Osei 6:07
5. "Move On"  Richardson 4:42
6. "Rabiatu"  Amao 5:07
7. "Woyaya"  Amarfio 4:28
Total length:
40:44

Album title

Although conventionally spelled "Woyaya" the title is actually "Wɔyaya" (with a backwards-c), which comes from the Ghanaian Akan language. The title song was covered by Art Garfunkel on his debut solo album Angel Clare in 1973. The lyrics to the song "We are going nobody knows..." were written by Annie Masembe from Uganda.

Personnel

Production


Chart positions

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Billboard 66
RPM Magazine 61

References

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