Santana

 

Artist:   Santana
Origin:  San Francisco, California, USA
Genre:  Latin Rock, Blues Rock, Chicano Rock, Funk Rock, Hard Rock, Jazz Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Original line-up:

Carlos Santana:  Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Gregg Rolie:  Keyboards, Vocals
Marcus Malone:  Percussion
Michael Carabello:  Percussion
Gus Rodriguez:  Bass
Rod Harper:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Carlos Santana:  Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Gregg Rolie:  Keyboards, Vocals
Jose "Chepito" Areas:  Timbales, Congas, Percussion
Michael Carabello:  Percussion
David Brown:  Bass
Michael Shrieve;  Drums 

Santana is a Latin Rock Band, founded in San Francisco in the late 1960s, by Carlos Santana.  The band first came to widespread of their performance in Latin Rock song "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock in 1969 and exposed their first album, also named Santana.  In 1998, the group was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.  The band has earned eight Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.  Santana has sold more than 90 million records worldwide and making them one of the world's best-selling groups of all time.

Title:   Moonflower  (2021)

Genre:  Latin Rock, Blues Rock, Chicano Rock, Funk Rock, Hard Rock, Jazz Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Label:   Columbia Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side 1:

 1.  Dawn/Go Within  (2:44)

 2.  Carnaval  (2:17)

 3.  Let The Children Play  (2:37)

 4.  Jugando  (2:09)

 5.  I'll Be Waiting  (5:20)

 6.  Zulu  (3:25)

Side 2:

 1.  Bahia  (1:37)

 2.  Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen  (6:32)

 3.  Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)  (7:45)

 4.  Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)  (6:07)

LP 2:

Side 3:

 1.  She's Not There  (4:09)

 2.  Flor d'Luna (Moonflower)  (5:01)

 3.  Soul Sacrifice/Head, Hands & Feet  (14:01)

Side 4:

 1.  El Morocco  (5:05)

 2.  Transcendance   (5:13)

 3.  Savor/Toussaint L'Overture  (12:56)

Personnel:

Carlos Santana:  Guitar, Vocals, Percussion

Greg Walker:  Vocals

Tom Coster:  Keyboards

Pablo Tellez:  Bass, Vocals (Live Tracks)

David Margen:  Bass (Studio Tracks)

Graham Lear:  Drums

Raul Rekow:  Percussion

Jose "Chepito" Areas:  Percussioon (Live Tracks)

Pete Escovedo:  Percussion (Studio Tracks)

Tommy Coster:  Keyboards on "Zulu"

Moonflower is a double album by Santana, originally released on October 1977 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on January 15, 2021  by Columbia Records.  In Yellow Coloured Vinyl.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.