| Happy Children | ||||
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| Studio album by Osibisa | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Afro-pop | |||
| Length | 37:22 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Peter Gallen | |||
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Happy Children is the fourth studio album by British Afro-pop 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.
Contents |
Track listing [link]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Happy Children" | Osibisa | 6:32 | |
| 2. | "We Want to Know (Mo)" | Osibisa | 5:59 | |
| 3. | "Kotoku" | Osibisa | 2:39 | |
| 4. | "Take Your Trouble... Go" | Osibisa | 4:04 | |
| 5. | "Adwoa" | Osibisa | 4:16 | |
| 6. | "Bassa-Bassa" | Osibisa | 4:57 | |
| 7. | "Somaja" | Osibisa | 3:35 | |
| 8. | "Fire" | Hendrix/Osibisa | 5:20 | |
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Total length:
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37:22 | |||
Track listing CD COE Records [link]
- "Happy Children"
- "Fire"
- "Adwoa"
- "Take Your Trouble... Go"
- "Bassa-Bassa"
- "Somaja"
- "Kotoku"
- "We Want to Know"
Personnel [link]
- 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
Credits [link]
- Producer – Peter Gallen
- Engineer – Ashley Howe
- Recorded at Lansdowne Studios, London, England, September 1973
- Cover illustration - Jeff Schrier
- Art direction - Ed Thrasher
- Photography – Fin Costello
References [link]
- All information gathered from liner notes of CD Happy Children (Copyright © 1973 Warner Bros. Records WB 2732).
- Allmusic [1]
- Discogs [2]
Chart positions [link]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1973 | Billboard | 202 |
https://wn.com/Happy_Children
Podcasts:
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by Master Blaster
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by Osibisa
Happy Children
by: Master BlasterAlways the war on nineteeneightythree
this is the world of today ooh ooh
in our mind there is only the money
and there is nothing for you
ten hours work, no flowers in the mind
the life runs without happiness ooh ooh
everyday dreams to go to a better life
but the remain only dreams
chorus:
you are the children your life will be very hard
you are the children you're singing everyday
to have a friend explain your little problems
can you say now to have it ooh ooh
sometimes you hope it's only an illusion
don't hope it's better so
but children power win, i am sure
will se sweet lover for us ooh ooh
your fantasy will find new nice colours
but now it's time to go
Chorus:
you are the children your life will be very hard