Happy Children

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.

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

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"Jimi Hendrix5:20
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"

Charts
Chart (1973/74) Position
United States (Billboard 200) 202
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 46

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
  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.
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