Inner Secrets

Inner Secrets
Studio album by
Santana
ReleasedOctober 1978
RecordedJuly–August 1978
StudioWestern Recorders, Los Angeles, California
GenreRock
Length42:48
LabelColumbia
ProducerBrian Potter, Dennis Lambert
Santana chronology
Moonflower
(1977) 		Inner Secrets
(1978) 		Marathon
(1979)
Singles from Inner Secrets
  1. "Well All Right" / "Wham!"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Move On" / "Stormy"
    Released: 1979
  3. "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" / "Move On" or "Wham!" or "Life Is a Lady/Holiday"
    Released: 1979>
  4. "Life Is a Lady/Holiday" (as "Life Is a Lady") / "Move On"
    Released: 1979
  5. "Open Invitation" / "Move On"
    Released: 1979

Inner Secrets is the tenth studio album by Santana. It was released in 1978 and, unlike the fusion of Latin, jazz, rock, and spirituality that characterized previous records, it was considered a rock album.

"Stormy" and "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" were both hit singles. In the Netherlands "Well All Right" was released as a single and reached #22 in the top 40.

Most CD releases of Inner Secrets use a different version of track 3, "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)", than the one that appeared on the original LP, Columbia FC 35600. The version used on most CD releases is an extended disco mix (running time 7:10), that appeared on a 12” single (Columbia 23-10957). The original album version of the track is available on CD in a Japanese Mini LP sleeve, Sony Music SICP 2875, released in 2010 (running time 6:13).

The only two tracks on the album that were not released as singles are "Dealer/Spanish Rose" and "The Facts of Love".

The album cover photo by Norman Seeff divided the nine-piece lineup between the front and back cover, with Chris Solberg, Pete Escovedo, Raul Rekow and Greg Walker shown with Carlos Santana on the front while David Margen, Armando Peraza, Graham Lear and Chris Rhyne appeared on the back.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The Globe and Mail wrote that "the former fusion-jazz experiments as well as the earlier Latin and acid-rock influences have all been evened out on this album in an attempt to emphasize Carlos Santana the rocker."[5]

Cover songs on the album

Several of the album's tracks are covers:

  • The "Dealer" portion of "Dealer/Spanish Rose" is a cover of the song "Dealer" by Traffic appearing on their 1967 album, Mr. Fantasy
  • "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" is a cover of a Four Tops song "One Chain Don't Make No Prison" appearing on their 1974 album Meeting of the Minds, and as a single on the same year
  • "Well All Right" is a cover of the Buddy Holly song "Well... All Right" (appearing as B-side of Holly's 1958 single "Heartbeat") and it was covered earlier by Blind Faith on their 1969 self-titled and only studio album Blind Faith
  • "Stormy" is a cover of the Classics IV's 1968 top-10 hit (Hot 100 No. 5)[6] and included on their 1968 album Mamas and Papas/Soul Train, and 1970 album Stormy

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Dealer/Spanish Rose" (Jim Capaldi/Carlos Santana) – 5:50
  2. "Move On" (Santana, Chris Rhyne) – 4:27
  3. "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) – 6:13
  4. "Stormy" (Buddy Buie, James Cobb) – 4:45

Side two

  1. "Well All Right" (Norman Petty, Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Joe B. Mauldin) – 4:09
  2. "Open Invitation" (Santana, Lambert, Potter, Greg Walker, David Margen) – 4:45
  3. "Life Is a Lady/Holiday" (Lambert/Santana) – 3:47
  4. "The Facts of Love" (Lambert, Potter) – 5:28
  5. "Wham!" (Santana, Graham Lear, Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow, Pete Escovedo) – 3:24

CD Reissue

  1. "Dealer/Spanish Rose" (Capaldi/Santana) – 5:50
  2. "Move On" (Santana, Rhyne) – 4:27
  3. "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" (Extended disco version) (Lambert, Potter) – 7:13
  4. "Stormy" (Buie, Cobb) – 4:45
  5. "Well All Right" (Petty, Holly, Allison, Mauldin) – 4:09
  6. "Open Invitation" (Santana, Lambert, Potter, Walker, Margen) – 4:45
  7. "Life Is a Lady/Holiday" (Lambert/Santana) – 3:47
  8. "The Facts of Love" (Lambert, Potter) – 5:28
  9. "Wham!" (Santana, Lear, Peraza, Rekow, Escovedo) – 3:24

Personnel

Technical
  • Mick Brigden – artwork, cover concept
  • Norman Seeff – design, art director, photography

Charts

Chart (1978-1979) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 19
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 7
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[11] 8
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 11
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[14] 8
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 35
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 20
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 17
US Billboard 200[20] 27

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[22] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ 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.
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  5. ^ Niester, Alan (January 3, 1979). "Inner Secrets". The Globe and Mail. p. F5.
  6. ^ AllMusic.com: Classics IV - "Stormy" single in 1968 as No. 5 on The Billboard Hot 100
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