Ojah Awake

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Ojah Awake
Ojahcover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1976
Genre Afro-pop [1]
Length40:47
Label Bronze Records (UK)
Island Records (U.S.)
Producer Gerry Bron
Osibisa chronology
Welcome Home
(1975)
Ojah Awake
(1976)
Black Magic Night: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
(1977)

Ojah Awake is an album by Ghanaian Afro rock band Osibisa released in 1976 by Island Records ILPS 9411. Issued in 1995 CD format by AIM Records (AIM 1056 CD) and then in 1997 remastered with bonus tracks on Red Steel Music (RMCCD9209)

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Coffee Song" Bob Hilliard, Richard Miles3:16
2."The Warrior"Bertha Egnos, Gail Lakier3:45
3."Flying Bird (Anoma)"Sol Amarfio, Kiki Gyan, Teddy Osei, Wendell Richardson, Mac Tontoh4:50
4."Cherryfield"Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh4:29
5."Dance the Body Music"Amarfio, Gyan, Osei, Tontoh3:56
6."Ojah Awake"Amarfio, Gyan, Osei, Tontoh4:56
7."Keep on Trying"Amarfio, Kofi Ayivor, Gyan, Osei, Tontoh5:28
8."Hamattan"Amarfio, Osei, Tontoh6:06
9."Sakabo"Amarfio, Ayivor, Gyan, Mike Odumosu, Osei, Tontoh4:01
Total length:40:47

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References

  1. Mason, Stewart. "Ojah Awake". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2021.