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Happy Children
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedSeptember 1973
Studio Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London
Length37:22
Label Warner Bros.
ProducerPeter Gallen
Osibisa chronology
Superfly T.N.T. Soundtrack
(1973)
Happy Children
(1973)
Osibirock
(1974)

Happy Children is the fifth studio album by Ghanaian Afro rock band Osibisa released in 1973 by Warner Bros. Records WB 2732. Released on CD format 2000 by One Way Records 35164 and COE Records COE 111.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Happy Children"Osibisa6:32
2."We Want to Know (Mo)"Osibisa5:59
3."Kotoku"Osibisa2:39
4."Take Your Trouble... Go"Osibisa4:04
5."Adwoa"Osibisa4:16
6."Bassa-Bassa"Osibisa4:57
7."Somaja"Osibisa3:35
8."Fire"Osibisa5:20
Total length:37:22

Track listing CD COE Records

  1. "Happy Children"
  2. "Fire"
  3. "Adwoa"
  4. "Take Your Trouble... Go"
  5. "Bassa-Bassa"
  6. "Somaja"
  7. "Kotoku"
  8. "We Want to Know"

Personnel

  • Teddy Osei – tenor saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
  • Sol Amarfio – bongos, drums
  • Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Kofi Ayivor - congas, percussion
  • Jean-Karl Dikoto Mandengue - bass
  • Jean-Alain Roussel - keyboards

Production

  • Producer – Peter Gallen
  • Engineer – Ashley Howe
  • Cover illustration - Jeff Schrier
  • Art direction - Ed Thrasher
  • Photography – Fin Costello

Charts

Chart (1973-1974) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( Kent Music Report) [1] 46

References

  1. ^ 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.