Santana (1971 album)

Santana III
Studio album by Santana
Released September 1971
Recorded January – July 4, 1971
Studio Columbia Studios, San Francisco
Genre
Length 41:26
Label Columbia
Legacy (2006 edition)
Producer Santana
Santana chronology
Abraxas
(1970)Abraxas1970		 Santana III
(1971)		 Caravanserai
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Singles from Santana III
  1. "Everybody's Everything"
    Released: 1971
  2. "No One to Depend On"
    Released: 1972

Santana is the third studio album by Santana. The band's second self-titled album, it is often referred to as III or Santana III to distinguish it from the band's 1969 debut album. The album was also known as Man with an Outstretched Hand, after its album cover image. It was the third (and until the group's 2016 reunion, the last) album by the Woodstock-era lineup, and it was also considered by many to be the band's peak commercially and musically, as subsequent releases aimed towards more experimental jazz fusion and Latin music.

The album featured two singles that charted in the United States. "Everybody's Everything" peaked at No. 12 in October 1971[1], while "No One to Depend On", an uncredited adaptation of Willie Bobo's boogaloo standard "Spanish Grease", received significant airplay on FM radio and peaked at No. 36 in March 1972. The album also marked the addition of 17-year-old guitarist Neal Schon (who performed notable solos on both singles) to the group.

The original album was recorded at Columbia Studios, San Francisco, and released in both stereo and quadraphonic.

Santana III was also the last Santana album to hit #1 on the charts until Supernatural in 1999. According to the 2005 edition of Guinness World Records, this is the longest delay between #1 albums ever occurring. The original album was re-released in 1998 with live versions of "Batuka", "Jungle Strut" and a previously unreleased song, "Gumbo", recorded at Fillmore West in 1971 which features lead guitar solos by both Santana and Schon.

As was done with the band's debut album, released two years earlier, in 2006 Sony released the "Legacy Edition" of the album, featuring the original album in re-mastered sound, and bonus material:

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Album review at AllMusic
(Legacy edition) [2]
Robert Christgau(B) [3]
Rolling Stone(favorable) [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Batuka" (instrumental)José Areas, David Brown, Michael Carabello, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve3:35
2."No One to Depend On"Carabello, Rolie, Coke Escovedo5:31
3."Taboo"Areas, Rolie5:34
4."Toussaint L'Overture"Areas, D. Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Shrieve, Carlos Santana5:56
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Everybody's Everything"Santana, Milton Brown, Tyrone Moss[6]3:31
6."Guajira"Areas, D. Brown, Rico Reyes5:43
7."Jungle Strut" (instrumental)Gene Ammons5:20
8."Everything's Coming Our Way"Santana3:15
9."Para los Rumberos"Tito Puente2:47
Total length:41:26

Legacy Edition (2006)

Disc one – Original Santana III
No.TitleLength
1."Batuka"3:35
2."No One to Depend On"5:31
3."Taboo"5:34
4."Toussaint L'Overture"5:56
5."Everybody's Everything"3:31
6."Guajira"5:43
7."Jungle Strut"5:20
8."Everything's Coming Our Way"3:15
9."Para los Rumberos"2:47
Disc two – Live at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, July 4, 1971
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Batuka" 3:47
2."No One to Depend On" 5:29
3."Toussaint L'Overture" 6:10
4."Taboo" 5:10
5."Jungle Strut" 5:49
6."Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen"Peter Green, Gábor Szabó6:15
7."Incident at Neshabur" 5:28
8."In a Silent Way"Joe Zawinul, Miles Davis6:55
9."Savor" 3:35
10."Para los Rumberos" 3:41
11."Gumbo" 5:26
  • Tracks 2-4, 6, 9, 10: previously unissued
  • Tracks 1, 5, 11: from the 1998 reissue of Santana III (see above)
  • Tracks 7, 8: previously released on the album Fillmore: The Last Days (recorded 29 June – 4 July 1971, released in 1972, containing performances by 14 different bands)[7]

Singles

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1971 Billboard 200 1[1]
1971 R&B Albums 5[1]
1972 Jazz Albums 16[1]

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Santana - Santana III (1971) | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. Santana at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Santana". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Gleason, Ralph J. (25 November 1972). "Santana III | Album Reviews | Rolling Stone". RollingStone.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Santana: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". RollingStone.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Kienzle, Rich: Santana Meets PA's Emperors: 1971 Article at CommunityVoices.Post-Gazette.com
  7. ↑ "Grateful Dead Family Discography: Fillmore : The Last Days". DeadDisc.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
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