Amigos

by Santana

Overview

By the release of Amigos, the Santana band's seventh album, only Carlos Santana and David Brown remained from the band that conquered Woodstock, and only Carlos had been in the band continuously since. Meanwhile, the group had made some effort to arrest its commercial slide, hiring an outside producer, David Rubinson, and taking a tighter, more up-tempo, and more vocal approach to its music. The overt jazz influences were replaced by strains of R&B/funk and Mexican folk music. The result was an album more dynamic than any since Santana III in 1971. "Let It Shine" (number 77), an R&B-tinged tune, became the group's first chart single in four years, and the album returned Santana to Top Ten status. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	04/01/2008
Label:	Sony Bmg
UPC:	0886972511825

Tracks

1. Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)
2. Take Me With You
3. Let Me
4. Gitano
5. Tell Me Are You Tired
6. Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)
7. Let It Shine

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Santana   Primary Artist
Carlos Santana   Percussion,Vocals (Background),Guiro,Congas,Guitar,Vocals
Julia Waters   Vocals (Background)
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler   Drums,Congas,Vocals,Timbales,Roto Toms,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Tom Coster   Piano,Vocals,Clavinet,Keyboards,Arp Odyssey,Fender Rhodes,ARP Synthesizer,Arp Pro Soloist,Organ (Hammond),Moog Synthesizer,Piano (Electric),Arp String Ensemble,Vocals (Background)
David Brown   Bass
Greg Walker   Vocals,Lead Vocals
Maxine Willard Waters   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Armando Peraza   Bongos,Congas,Vocals,Percussion,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ivory Stone   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Julia Tillman Waters   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Friends, Inc.   Producer
Carlos Santana   Composer,Associate Producer
Fred Catero   Engineer
David Rubinson   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler   Composer,Associate Producer
Tom Coster   Composer,Associate Producer
David Brown   Composer
Armando Peraza   Composer
George Horn   Mastering
Ray Gardner   Composer
Susie Foot   Assistant Engineer
Tadanori Yokoo   Design
Phil Brown   Mastering