Festival (Santana album)
Festivál is the eighth studio album by Santana, released in January 1977. It peaked number twenty seven in the Billboard 200 chart and number twenty nine in the R&B Albums chart.[5]
| Festivál | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, chicano rock, latin rock | |||
| Length | 45:32 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. | |||
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| Singles from Festival | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (lukewarm)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Track listing
Side one
- "Carnaval" (Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 2:15
- "Let the Children Play" (Leon Patillo, Santana) – 3:28
- "Jugando" (José Areas, Santana) – 2:12
- "Give Me Love" (Pablo Téllez) – 4:29
- "Verão Vermelho" (Nonato Buzar) – 5:00
- "Let the Music Set You Free" (Coster, Patillo, David Rubinson, Santana) – 3:39
Side two
- "Revelations" (Coster, Santana) – 4:37
- "Reach Up" (Coster, Paul Jackson, Patillo, Santana) – 5:23
- "The River" (Patillo, Santana) – 4:53
- "Try a Little Harder" (Patillo) – 5:04
- "María Caracóles" (Pello el Afrokán - credited "P. African") – 4:32
Personnel
- Oren Waters – vocals, background vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters – vocals, background vocals
- Francisco Zavala – vocals, background vocals
- Carlos Santana – guitar, bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
- Leon Patillo – keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals, background vocals
- Tom Coster – keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, vocals
- Pablo Téllez – bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
- Paul Jackson – bass
- Gaylord Birch – drums, percussion, tympani
- José "Chepitó" Areas – conga, percussion, timbales
- Raul Rekow – conga, percussion, background vocals
- Joel Badie – percussion, vocals, background vocals
- Julia Waters – background vocals
Production:
- Fred Catero – engineer
- David Rubinson – engineer, producer
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[6] | Gold | 100,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Silver | 75,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Festival - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Rozek, Michael (11 March 1981). "Santana: Festival : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- "Festival - Santana | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- "French album certifications – Santana – Festival Santana" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK.
- "British album certifications – Santana – Festival". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Festival in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "American album certifications – Santana – Festival". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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