Inner Secrets

by Santana

Overview

Since he had joined Santana in 1972, keyboard player Tom Coster had been Carlos Santana's right-hand man, playing, co-writing, co-producing, and generally taking the place of founding member Greg Rolie. But Coster left the band in the spring of 1978, to be replaced by keyboardist/guitarist Chris Solberg and keyboardist Chris Rhyme. Despite the change, the band soldiered on, and with Inner Secrets, they scored three chart singles: the disco-ish "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" (#59), "Stormy" (#32), and a cover of Buddy Holly's "Well All Right" (#69), done in the Blind Faith arrangement. (There seems to be a Steve Winwood fixation here. The album also featured a cover of Traffic's "Dealer.") The singles kept the album on the charts longer than any Santana LP since 1971, but it was still a minor disappointment after Moonflower, and in retrospect seems like one of the band's more compromised efforts. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	12/06/2024
Label:	Mobile Fidelity
UPC:	0196588951312

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Santana   Primary Artist
Greg Walker   Lead,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Dennis Lambert   Vocals,Clavinet,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Carlos Santana   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
David Margen   Bass
Raul Rekow   Congas,Percussion
Michael Boddicker   Keyboards
Armando Peraza   Percussion,Bongos,Vocals
Chris Rhyme   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Chris Solberg   Organ,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Rhythm)
Pete Escovedo   Timbales,Percussion
Chris Rhyne   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Graham Lear   Drums

Technical Credits

Graham Lear   Group Member,Composer
Greg Walker   Composer,Group Member
Joe Mauldin   Composer
James B. Cobb Jr.   Composer
Carlos Santana   Composer
David Margen   Composer,Group Member
Matt Hyde   Engineer
Raul Rekow   Composer,Group Member
Michael Boddicker   Synthesizer Programming
Norman Petty   Composer
A. Peraza   Composer
Buddy Holly   Composer
Brian Potter   Composer,Producer
Buddy Buie   Composer
Armando Peraza   Composer,Group Member
J. Mauldin   Composer
Desmond Lambert   Composer
David Santana   Composer
Geno Lucero   Technical Assistance
Ray Etzler   Executive Producer
Norman Seeff   Design,Photography,Art Direction
Jean Allison   Composer
Gary Boatner   Assistant Engineer
Bill Graham   Direction
James Cobb   Composer
Chris Solberg   Composer,Group Member
D. Lambert   Composer
Dennis Lambert   Composer,Producer
Pete Escovedo   Composer,Group Member
Jerry Allison   Composer
Jim Capaldi   Composer
Chris Rhyne   Composer,Group Member