The Essential Santana

The Essential Santana

by Santana
The Essential Santana

The Essential Santana

by Santana

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Overview

The 2013 Legacy compilation The Essential Santana shares many superficial similarities to their 2002 compilation. To begin with, it bears the same title, similar artwork (Carlos is looking to the right in 2002, to the left in 2013), and several of the same songs, all arriving at the start: "Jingo," "Evil Ways," "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen," "Oye Como Va," "Samba Pa Ti," "Everybody's Everything," "Love, Devotion and Surrender," "Stormy," "Europa," and "Winning," which covers the late '60s through the early '80s. After these ten songs comes the deluge of new millennial pop and blues, including the massive hits "Smooth" and "The Game of Love," where Santana's presence is almost incidental to the pop hooks sung by Rob Thomas and Michelle Branch, respectively. From there, this does dip back into the '80s and '90s for such cuts as "The Healer" and "Blues for Salvador," but this is pretty much Carlos Santana in superstar mode, either playing duets or sliding into palatable blues/jazz fusion. There isn't as much adventure here as there is on the 2002 set, but for pop-minded Santana fans, this is the way to go. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 08/20/2013
Label: Columbia / Legacy
UPC: 0886978342027
Rank: 35879

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Jingo
  2. Everybody's Everything
  3. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
  4. Oye Como Va
  5. Samba Pa Ti
  6. No One to Depend On
  7. She's Not There
  8. Evil Ways
  9. Love, Devotion & Surrender
  10. Open Invitation
  11. Stormy
  12. Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)
  13. Winning
  14. Soul Sacrifice [Live at Woodstock]

Disc 2

  1. Smooth
  2. Maria Maria
  3. Hold On
  4. Make Somebody Happy
  5. The Game of Love
  6. Bella
  7. The Healer
  8. Somewhere in Heaven
  9. Into the Night
  10. Pur Yout Lights On
  11. The Calling
  12. Blues for Salvador
  13. Victory Is Won
  14. The Game of Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Santana   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
John Lee Hooker   Primary Artist
Eric Clapton   Featured Artist
Chad Kroeger   Featured Artist
The Product G&B   Featured Artist
Tina Turner   Featured Artist
Michelle Branch   Featured Artist
Rob Thomas   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Babatunde Olatunji   Composer
Bill Szymczyk   Producer
Dante Ross   Producer
Carlos Santana   Producer
Fred Catero   Producer
Keith Olson   Producer
Sandy Speiser   Photography
Chris McNair   Management
Jay Blakesberg   Photography
Robert Altman   Photography
Alex Ander   Producer
Jim Marshall   Photography
Don Hunstein   Photography
Mike Cimicata   Project Director
Joey Moi   Producer
Adam Fells   Management
Mike "Hoss" Keifer   Management
Maria Vrionis   Management
Rita Gentry   Management
Steven Vrionis   Management
Kathy Suhy   Management
Micki Alboff   Management
Paul "Skip" Rickert   Management
Michael Vrionis   Management
Giulio Fratticioli   Photography
Angelica Santana   Management
Kristin Parcell   Management
Chad Kroeger   Producer
Jeff Magid   Compilation Producer
Gregg Rolie   Composer,Producer
David Rubinson   Producer
John Gamble   Producer
John Ryan   Producer
Santana   Composer,Producer
Rick Nowels   Producer
Matt Serletic   Producer
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis   Producer
Michael Shrieve   Producer
Tom Coster   Producer
Wyclef Jean   Producer
Argent   Composer
Tito Puente   Composer
Brent Dangerfield   Producer
Brian Potter   Producer
Chad Wilson   Management
Hal Miller   Liner Notes
Roy Rogers   Composer,Producer
Vic Anesini   Mastering
John Lee Hooker   Composer
Dennis Lambert   Producer
Peter Green   Composer
Rob Thomas   Composer
Nowels   Composer
Paul Haggard   Photography
Chester Thompson   Producer
Mark Larson   Art Direction
Ed Adair   Management
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