Osibisa - Ojah Awake album flac
Performer: OsibisaTitle: Ojah Awake
Style: Tribal, Downtempo, Disco
Released: 1976
Country: UK
MP3 album: 1490 mb
FLAC album: 1541 mb
Rating: 4.2
Other formats: XM AIFF MIDI DTS AU MMF ADX
Genre: Electronic
Ojah Awake is an album by British Afro-pop band Osibisa released in 1976 by Island Records ILPS 9411. Issued in 1995 CD format by AIM Records (AIM 1056 CD). Teddy Osei – tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, African drums, vocals. Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, cabasa, bells, rattle, timbales. Sol Amarfio – drums, percussion, cowbells, bongos. Kofi Ayivor - congas, percussion. Mike Odumusu – bass guitar, vocals.
Burnt rice again! Osibisa's second album for the Bronze label saw them moving in an ever more commercial direction. The drive for the change came primarily from the record label, and resulted in this album containing no less than three successful singles. The opening "Coffee song", which has been recorded by many artists before including Frank Sinatra and.
Osibisa's eighth album in only five years, 1976's Ojah Awake was the Ghanaian Afro-poppers' commercial high point in their adopted home of Great Britain. Though the band had a strong cult following throughout their career, this big-selling album spawned two big hits: the Brazilian-flavored "The Coffee Song" (a '40s novelty song that had previously been recorded by the Andrews Sisters, Rosemary Clooney, and, improbably, Frank Sinatra) and the disco-tinged groover "Dance the Body Music.
Ojah Awake Tracklist.
Ojah Awake is a world fusion music album recording by OSIBISA released in 1976 on CD, LP/Vinyl and/or cassette. A1 The Coffee Song 3:14 A2 The Warrior 3:43 A3 Flying Bird 'Anoma' 4:40 A4 Cherryfield 4:30 A5 Dance The Body Music 3:48 B1 Ojah Awake 4:52 B2 Keep On Trying 5:17 B3 Hamattan 6:04 B4 Sakabo 3:58.
Tracklist
| A1 | The Coffee Song | 3:14 |
| A2 | The Warrior | 3:43 |
| A3 | Flying Bird "Anoma" | 4:40 |
| A4 | Cherryfield | 4:30 |
| A5 | Dance The Body Music | 3:48 |
| B1 | Ojah Awake | 4:52 |
| B2 | Keep On Trying | 5:17 |
| B3 | Hamattan | 6:04 |
| B4 | Sakabo | 3:58 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bronze Records Ltd.
- Made By – The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd.
- Published By – Osibisounds Ltd.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILPS 9411 | Osibisa | Ojah Awake (LP, Album) | Bronze | ILPS 9411 | UK | 1976 |
| 102.1077-2 | Osibisa | The Warrior (CD) | Soundwings | 102.1077-2 | Europe | 1991 |
| 56 392 GT | Osibisa | Ojah Awake (Cass, Album) | Bronze | 56 392 GT | Germany | 1976 |
| 24-411 | Osibisa | Ojah Awake (LP, Album) | Bronze | 24-411 | Australia | 1976 |
| 102.1077-2 | Osibisa | The Warrior (CD, RP) | Soundwings | 102.1077-2 | Spain | Unknown |
Tracklist
| A1 | The Coffee Song | 3:14 |
| A2 | The Warrior | 3:43 |
| A3 | Flying Bird 'Anoma' | 4:40 |
| A4 | Cherryfield | 4:30 |
| A5 | Dance The Body Music | 3:48 |
| B1 | Ojah Awake | 4:52 |
| B2 | Keep On Trying | 5:17 |
| B3 | Hamattan | 6:04 |
| B4 | Sakabo | 3:58 |
Credits
- Backing Vocals – Osibisa
- Bass – Mike Odumosu
- Congas, Percussion – Kofi Ayivor
- Drums, Bongos, Bells [Cowbells] – Sol "RhythmMan" Amafio*
- Engineer – Ashley Howe
- Engineer [Assistant] – John Gallen, Mark Dearnley, Peter Gallen, Trevor Hallesy
- Guitar – Jake Solo* (tracks: A1, A2)
- Guitar, Vocals – Wendell Richardson
- Organ, Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Moog], Vocals – Kiki Gyan
- Photography, Artwork By [Concept] – Graham Hughes
- Producer – Gerry Bron
- Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano], Flute, Drums [African], Vocals, Producer [Assistant] – Teddy Osei
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cabasa, Bells, Rattle, Timbales – Mac Tontoh
- Violin – Graham Smith (tracks: A4)
- Written-By – Bertha Egnos (tracks: A2), Hillard* (tracks: A1), Gail Lakier (tracks: A2), Gyan* (tracks: A3, A5, B1 to B3), Ayivor* (tracks: B2, B4), Tontoh* (tracks: A3 to B4), Odumosu* (tracks: B4), Miles* (tracks: A1), Amarfio* (tracks: A3 to B4), Osei* (tracks: A3 to B4), Richardson* (tracks: A3)
Notes
Recorded at the Roundhouse Recording Studios London, 1976Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILPS 9411 | Osibisa | Ojah Awake (LP, Album) | Bronze | ILPS 9411 | UK | 1976 |
| 102.1077-2 | Osibisa | The Warrior (CD) | Soundwings | 102.1077-2 | Europe | 1991 |
| BRON 411 | Osibisa | Ojah Awake (LP, Album) | Bronze | BRON 411 | India | 1976 |
| 56 392 GT | Osibisa | Ojah Awake (Cass, Album) | Bronze | 56 392 GT | Germany | 1976 |
| 24-411 | Osibisa | Ojah Awake (LP, Album) | Bronze | 24-411 | Australia | 1976 |
