Abraxas (album)
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| Studio album by Santana | ||
| Released | September 1970 | |
| Recorded | April 18–May 2, 1970 | |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, Blues-rock | |
| Length | 37:18 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Fred Catero and Carlos Santana | |
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| Santana chronology | ||
| Santana (1969) |
Abraxas (1970) |
Santana III (1971) |
Abraxas is the second album by Carlos Santana's psychedelic rock band Santana, released in September of 1970. The album's mix of salsa, blues, rock and roll, jazz and other influences have made it a classic psychedelic record.
Abraxas is generally considered the best album in Santana's career. In 2003, the album was ranked number 205 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In the same year the TV network VH1 named it the 85th greatest album of all time.
"Samba Pa Ti" is one of the tracks featured in Nick Hornby's book 31 Songs.
In 1998 Sony published a remastered version, including the three previously unreleased live tracks "Se A Cabo", "Toussaint L'Ouverture" and "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen", recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in April 18, 1970.
[edit] Track listing
- "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts" (Carabello) – 4:48
- "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" (Green/Szabo) – 5:24
- "Oye Como Va" (Puente) – 4:19
- "Incident at Neshabur" (Gianquinto/Santana) – 5:02
- "Se a Cabo" (Areas) – 2:51
- "Mother's Daughter" (Rolie) – 4:28
- "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana) – 4:47
- "Hope You're Feeling Better" (Rolie) – 4:07
- "El Nicoya" (Areas) – 1:32
- "Se A Cabo" (1998 Edition) – 3:47
- "Toussaint L'Ouverture" (1998 Edition) – 4:52
- "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" (1998 Edition) – 1:32
[edit] Singles
- 1970 - "Black Magic Woman"
- 1971 - "Oye Como Va"
- 1971 - "Hope You're Feeling Better"
[edit] Personnel
- Michael Shrieve – Drums
- José Chepitó Areas – Percussion, Conga, Timbales
- Gregg Rolie – Keyboards, Vocals
- David Brown – Bass, Guitar (Bass), Engineer
- Mike Carabello – Percussion, Conga
- Fred Catero – Producer
- John Fiore – Engineer
- Alberto Gianquinto – Piano
- Mati Klarwein – Illustrations
- Rico Reyes – Percussion
- Carlos Santana – Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- Robert Venosa – Artwork, Graphic Design
