Osee Yee
Appearance
Osee Yee | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Length | 60:51 | |||
Label | Golden Stool Records | |||
Producer | Kwame Yeboah | |||
Osibisa chronology | ||||
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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
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Osuno" | Osei, Yeboah | 1:26 |
2. | "Watusi" | Osei | 6:03 |
3. | "Ayioko" | Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh | 3:50 |
4. | "Life Time" | Osei, Tontoh | 6:45 |
5. | "Osee Yee" | Osei, Yeboah | 4:32 |
6. | "Yen Ara Ghana" | Osei, Yeboah | 4:07 |
7. | "Higher and Higher" | Mensah, Jo, Osei, Yeboah | 5:04 |
8. | "It’s OK" | Brown, Osei, Yeboah | 4:41 |
9. | "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | 4:36 |
10. | "Boyengya" | Traditional - Arranged by Adu, Osei and Yeboah | 4:00 |
11. | "One Life" | Osei, Yeboah | 4:56 |
12. | "Mystical" | Brown, Osei, Rentzos, Yeboah | 4:49 |
13. | "Too Much Going On" | Osei, Tontoh | 3:55 |
14. | "Saworowa" | Traditional - Arranged by Adu and Osei | 2:49 |
Total length: | 60:51 |
Personnel
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Producer – Kwame Yeboah
- Osibisa logo - Roger Dean
- Cover painting – Freyja Dean
References
[edit]- All information gathered from several sources for the album Osee Yee (Copyright © 2009 Golden Stool Records – GSTOCD 002).
- Allmusic [1]
- Prog Archives [2]