Heads (album)
Encyclopedia
Heads is the third album by British
Afro-pop band
Osibisa
released in 1972.
United Kingdom
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Afro-pop band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
Osibisa
Osibisa
Osibisa is a British Afro-pop band, founded in London in 1969 by four expatriate African and three Caribbean musicians. Osibisa were one of the first African bands to become widely popular, leading to claims of founding World Music.-History:...
released in 1972.
Track listing
Personnel
- Teddy Osei – tenor saxophone, flute, African drums, vocals
- Sol Amarfio – African drums, bells, bongos, clavinet, cowbells, drums
- Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, cowbells, cornet, kabasa, kabosy
- 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, timbales, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, vocals
- Loughty Lasisi Amao – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, congas
- Robert Bailey, Jr. – bass, acoustic guitar, Moog synthesizer, organ, piano, electric piano, timbales, vocals
Credits
- Producer – Osibisa and John Punter
- Engineer – John Punter
- Recorded at Air Studios, London, England
- Cover painting – Abdul Mati KlarweinMati KlarweinAbdul Mati Klarwein was a painter best known for his works used on the covers of music albums.-Biography:...
- Cover design – David Howells
- Osibisa logo – Roger DeanRoger DeanRoger Dean is an English artist, designer, architect, and publisher. He is best known for his work on posters and album covers for musicians, which he began painting in the late 1960s. The covers often feature exotic, fantasy landscapes...
- Photography – Shepard Sherbell
- Remastering – Andrew Thompson
- Liner notes – Alan Robinson
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
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