Heads (Osibisa album)

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Heads
File:Heads.jpg
Studio album by Osibisa
Released 1972
Recorded 1972
Genre Afro-pop
Length 41:16
Label MCA
Producer Osibisa, John Punter
Osibisa chronology
Woyaya
(1971)Woyaya1971
Heads
(1972)
Best of Osibisa
(1973)Best of Osibisa1973

Heads is the third album by British Afro-pop band Osibisa released in 1972.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Kokorokoo"   Osei, Tontoh 4:55
2. "Wango Wango"   Richardson 4:31
3. "So So Mi La So"   Osibisa 3:13
4. "Sweet America"   Amao, Amoa 4:22
5. "Ye Tie Wo"   Bedeau 4:12
6. "Che Che Kule"   Amarfio 6:32
7. "Mentumi"   Amarfio, Osei, Richardson 3:40
8. "Sweet Sound"   Richardson 5:06
9. "Do You Know"   Bailey 4:45
Total length:
41:16

Personnel

  • Teddy Osei – tenor saxophone, flute, African drums, vocals
  • Sol Amarfio – African drums, bells, bongos, cowbells, drums, percussion, vocals
  • Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet, kabasa, percussion, vocals
  • Spartacus R (Roy Bedeau) – bass guitar, percussion
  • Wendell Richardson – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Robert Bailey – congas, flute, acoustic guitar, Moog bass, organ, piano, electric piano, clavinet, timbales, percussion, vocals
  • Loughty Lasisi Amao – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, congas
  • Robert Bailey, Jr. – bass, acoustic guitar, Moog synthesizer, organ, piano, electric piano, timbales, vocals

Production

  • Producer – Osibisa and John Punter
  • Engineer – John Punter
  • Recorded at Air Studios, London, England
  • Cover painting – Abdul Mati Klarwein
  • Cover design – David Howells
  • Osibisa logo – Roger Dean
  • Photography – Shepard Sherbell
  • Remastering – Andrew Thompson
  • Liner notes – Alan Robinson

References

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1972 Billboard 125
1972 RPM Magazine 86