Santana (1969 album)
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Released | August 22, 1969[1] | |||
Recorded | May 1969 | |||
Studio | Pacific, San Mateo | |||
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Length | 37:15 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Santana is the debut studio album by American Latin rock band Santana. It was released on August 22, 1969. Over half of the album's length is composed of instrumental music, recorded by what was originally a purely free-form jam band. At the suggestion of manager Bill Graham, the band took to writing more conventional songs for more impact, but managed to retain the essence of improvisation in the music.
The album was destined to be a major release, given a boost by the band's performance at the
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Village Voice | C−[9] |
In a contemporary review for
A retrospective
Track listing
All tracks are written by the members of Santana except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Waiting" (instrumental) | 4:03 | |
2. | "Evil Ways" | Clarence "Sonny" Henry | 3:54 |
3. | "Shades of Time" | Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie | 3:14 |
4. | "Savor" (instrumental) | 2:47 | |
5. | "Jingo" | Babatunde Olatunji | 4:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Persuasion" | 2:33 | |
7. | "Treat" (instrumental) | 4:43 | |
8. | "You Just Don't Care" | 4:34 | |
9. | "Soul Sacrifice" (instrumental) | Santana, Rolie, David Brown, Marcus Malone | 6:37 |
1998 reissue
Writing credits and songs' lengths are in accord with album's inner notes.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Waiting" | Santana, Rolie, José Areas, Brown, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve | 4:03 |
2. | "Evil Ways" | Henry | 3:57 |
3. | "Shades of Time" | Rolie, Santana | 3:14 |
4. | "Savor" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 2:47 |
5. | "Jingo" | Olatunji | 4:21 |
6. | "Persuasion" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 2:33 |
7. | "Treat" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 4:43 |
8. | "You Just Don't Care" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 4:34 |
9. | "Soul Sacrifice" | Santana, Rolie, Malone, Brown | 6:38 |
10. | "Savor" (Live at the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, Saturday, August 16, 1969; previously unissued) | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 5:27 |
11. | "Soul Sacrifice" (Live at the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, Saturday, August 16, 1969; released on Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More, 1970) | Santana, Rolie, Malone, Brown | 11:39 |
12. | "Fried Neckbones" (Live at the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, Saturday, August 16, 1969; previously unissued) | Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie | 7:13 |
2004 Legacy Edition
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Waiting" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 4:07 |
2. | "Evil Ways" | Henry | 4:00 |
3. | "Shades of Time" | Rolie, Santana | 3:13 |
4. | "Savor" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 2:46 |
5. | "Jingo" | Olatunji | 4:23 |
6. | "Persuasion" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 2:36 |
7. | "Treat" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 4:46 |
8. | "You Just Don't Care" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 4:37 |
9. | "Soul Sacrifice" | Santana, Rolie, Malone, Brown | 6:38 |
10. | "Savor" (Alternate take #2) | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 2:57 |
11. | "Soul Sacrifice" (Alternate take #4) | Santana, Rolie, Malone, Brown | 8:50 |
12. | "Studio Jam" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 7:09 |
Note: Tracks 10–12 are from the studio sessions for the album recorded in May 1969.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fried Neckbones" | Bobo, Lastie | 7:41 |
2. | "Soul Sacrifice" | Santana, Rolie, Malone, Brown | 9:06 |
3. | "Persuasion" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 3:52 |
4. | "Treat" | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 6:49 |
5. | "Shades of Time" | Santana, Rolie | 2:29 |
6. | "Jingo" | Olatunji | 5:20 |
7. | "Waiting" (Live at the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, Saturday, August 16, 1969) | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 4:44 |
8. | "You Just Don't Care" (Live at the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, Saturday, August 16, 1969) | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 4:55 |
9. | "Savor" (Live at the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, Saturday, August 16, 1969) | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 5:25 |
10. | "Jingo" (Live at the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, Saturday, August 16, 1969) | Olatunji | 5:14 |
11. | "Persuasion" (Live at the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, Saturday, August 16, 1969) | Santana, Rolie, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Shrieve | 3:05 |
12. | "Soul Sacrifice" (Live at the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, Saturday, August 16, 1969) | Santana, Rolie, Malone, Brown | 11:49 |
13. | "Fried Neckbones" (Live at the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, Saturday, August 16, 1969) | Bobo, Lastie | 7:13 |
Note: Tracks 1–6 are from the original studio sessions for the album recorded January 27–29, 1969.
Personnel
- Carlos Santana – guitar, backing vocals
- David Brown – bass guitar
- Gregg Rolie – lead vocals, Hammond organ, piano
- Michael Shrieve – drums
- Michael Carabello – congas, percussion
- José "Chepito" Areas – timbales, congas, percussion
Production
- Brent Dangerfield and Santana band – producers
- David Brown – engineer
- Lee Conklin – album cover art[13]
- David Rubinson – producer (original first session January 27–29, 1969)
Charts
Chart (1969–1970) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[14] | 14 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[15] | 6 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] | 5 |
French Albums ( SNEP)[17]
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5 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 12 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] | 98 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] | 19 |
UK Albums (OCC)[21] | 34 |
US Billboard 200[22] | 4 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[23] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
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- ^ "Santana". Billboard.
- AllMusic
- ^ ISBN 978-0857125958.
- ^ Q: 131. May 2000.
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- ^ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1969). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ Winner, Langdon (October 18, 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. No. 44. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. p. 38. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 11, 2003. p. 131.
- ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Cover Story – Santana's Santana, with illustration by Lee Conklin | The Rock and Roll Report". Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6056". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Santana" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2012. Select Santana from the menu, then press OK.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Santana". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "American album certifications – Santana – Santana". Recording Industry Association of America.