Welcome Home (Osibisa album)
Welcome Home is the sixth studio album by British Afro-pop band Osibisa released in 1975 by Island Records ILPS 9355. Issued in 1997 CD format by Red Steel Music Ltd. RMC 0208.
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Afro-pop, Funk, Rock | |||
| Length | 40:50 | |||
| Label | Bronze Records (UK) Island Records (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Gerry Bron | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sunshine Day" | Sol Amarfio, Teddy Osei, Mac Tontoh | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Welcome Home" | Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Densu" | Traditional | 5:23 |
| 4. | "Choboi (Heave Ho!)" | Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Do It (Like It Is)" | Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Right Now" | Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Seaside - Meditation" | Amarfio, Kiki Gyan, Osei, Tontoh | 5:16 |
| 8. | "Uhuru" | Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Kolomashie" | Traditional | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 40:50 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 10. | "Bum To Bum" | Amarfio, Kofi Ayivor, Gyan, Osei, Tontoh | 5:42 |
| 11. | "Agoro" | 4:01 | |
| 12. | "Sunshine Day (single edit)" | Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh | 3:13 |
Charts
| Chart (1975/76) | Position |
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| United States (Billboard 200) | 200 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 75 |
Personnel
- Teddy Osei – African drums, flute, percussion, tenor and soprano saxophones, vocals
- Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, didjeridu, prensa
- Sol Amarfio – drums, percussion, bells, bongos, congas
- Kofi Ayivor - congas, percussion
- Kiki Gyan – clavinet, keyboards, organ, piano, vocals
- Mike Odumusu – bass guitar, vocals
- Wendell Richardson – guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Ray Allen – vibraphone
- Robert Bailey – vibraphone
- Barbara Thompson – vibraphone
- Jean-Karl Dikoto Mandengue – bass guitar on "Uhuru"
- Paul Golly – rhythm guitars on "Uhuru"
- Producer – Gerry Bron
- Engineer – Ashley Howe
- Recorded at the Roundhouse Recording Studios, London
- Cover painting – Ian Emes
References
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 226. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- All information gathered from liner notes of CD format Welcome Home (Copyright © 1997 Red Steel Music Ltd. RMC CD 0208.)
- Allmusic
- Discogs
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