Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | The Lion / GaïendeWritten-By – Habib Faye, Youssou N'Dour |
| A2 | Shakin' The TreeLyrics By [English], Music By – Peter GabrielLyrics By [Ouoloff] – Youssou N'DourProducer – George Acogny, Peter GabrielRecorded By, Mixed By – Hugh Padgham |
| A3 | Kocc BarmaWritten-By – Habib Faye, Youssou N'Dour |
| A4 | BamakoWritten-By – Habib Faye, Youssou N'Dour |
| A5 | The TruthWritten-By – Habib Faye, Youssou N'Dour |
| B1 | Old TucsonWritten-By – Habib Faye, Youssou N'Dour |
| B2 | MacoyWritten-By – Rod Beale, Youssou N'Dour |
| B3 | My Daughter (Sama Doom)Written-By – David Sancious, Habib Faye, Youssou N'Dour |
| B4 | BesWritten-By – Habib Faye, Youssou N'Dour |
Credits
- Design – Images Assorties
- Engineer [Additional] – Dave Bottrill*, Rod Beale
- Engineer [Assistant At Colour Studio] – Pierre Antoine Watteau*
- Engineer [Assistant At Guillaume Tell Studios] – Phillipe Cusset*, Sophie Masson, Thierry Leconte
- Engineer [Assistant At The Real World Studios] – Aaron Denson, Richard Chappell
- Executive Producer – George Acogny
- Mixed By – Clive Martin (tracks: A1, A4, B1-B3), Rod Beale (tracks: A3, A5, B4)
- Mixed By [Additional] – Dave Bottrill*, Rod Beale
- Photography – Sheila Rock
- Producer – David Sancious (tracks: A5, B4)
- Producer [Additional Overdubs] – George Acogny (tracks: A5, B4)
- Producer, Arranged By – George Acogny (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1 to B3)
- Recorded By – Rod Beale (tracks: A1, A3-B4)
- Recorded By [African Overdubs] – Rod Beale
- Translated By – Jenny Cathcart, Mangone Toure, Michael Kelly
- Translated By [French] – Lucienne Deschamps
Notes
(P)&(C) 1989 Virgin Records Ltd.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5 012981 258412
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V2584, V 2584 | Youssou N'Dour | The Lion (LP, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | V2584, V 2584 | UK | 1989 |
| ML-409 893, 409 893 | Youssou N'Dour | The Lion (Cass, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | ML-409 893, 409 893 | Spain | 1989 |
| VI 645812 | Youssou N'Dour | The Lion (CD, Album, RE) | Disky | VI 645812 | Europe | 2001 |
| 2-91253, 7 91253-2 | Youssou N'Dour | The Lion (CD, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | 2-91253, 7 91253-2 | US | 1989 |
| 1-91253, 7 81263-1 | Youssou N'Dour | The Lion (LP, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | 1-91253, 7 81263-1 | US | 1989 |

