Happy Children (album) explained

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 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

References

• All information gathered from liner notes of CD Happy Children (Copyright © 1973 Warner Bros. Records WB 2732).
• Allmusic http://allmusic.com/album/heads-r108021
• Discogs http://www.discogs.com/Osibisa-Happy-Children/release/1718858

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 226.