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Osee Yee

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Osee Yee
Studio album by
Released2009
Recorded2009
Length60:51
LabelGolden Stool Records
ProducerKwame Yeboah
Osibisa chronology
Sunshine Day: The Hits
(2008)
Osee Yee
(2009)
The Very Best of Osibisa
(2009)

Osee Yee is a studio album by Ghanaian Afro rock band Osibisa released in 2009 by Golden Stool Records – GSTOCD 002. It includes a rendition of George Harrison's song "My Sweet Lord" that's given an Osibisa funk spin. The back cover calls this an Osibisa Fourth Generation album.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Osuno"Osei, Yeboah1:26
2."Watusi"Osei6:03
3."Ayioko"Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh3:50
4."Life Time"Osei, Tontoh6:45
5."Osee Yee"Osei, Yeboah4:32
6."Yen Ara Ghana"Osei, Yeboah4:07
7."Higher and Higher"Mensah, Jo, Osei, Yeboah5:04
8."It’s OK"Brown, Osei, Yeboah4:41
9."My Sweet Lord"George Harrison4:36
10."Boyengya"Traditional - Arranged by Adu, Osei and Yeboah4:00
11."One Life"Osei, Yeboah4:56
12."Mystical"Brown, Osei, Rentzos, Yeboah4:49
13."Too Much Going On"Osei, Tontoh3:55
14."Saworowa"Traditional - Arranged by Adu and Osei2:49
Total length:60:51

Personnel

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  • Teddy Osei – tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, African drums, vocals
  • Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Kwame Yeboah – congas, drums, acoustic guitar, keyboards
  • Kofi Ayivor - congas, percussion
  • Emmanuel Rentzos – organ, vocals
  • Colin Graham – trumpet
  • Alfred Kari Bannerman – lead guitar
  • Phil Dawson – guitars
  • Alex Kwaku-Boateng – keyboards, drums
  • José Joyette – drums
  • Emmanuel Afram – bass guitar
  • Idris Rokhman – tenor saxophone
  • Gregg Kofi Brown – vocals
  • Nana Yaa – vocals

Credits

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References

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  • All information gathered from several sources for the album Osee Yee (Copyright © 2009 Golden Stool Records – GSTOCD 002).
  • Allmusic [1]
  • Prog Archives [2]