Sacred Fire: Live in South America

Sacred Fire: Live in South America
Live album by
Santana
ReleasedNovember 2, 1993
RecordedMay 22–23, 1993
VenuePalacio de los Deportes
(Mexico City, Mexico)
Genre
Length77:19
LabelPolydor
ProducerCarlos Santana, Chester Thompson
Santana chronology
Milagro
(1992) 		Sacred Fire: Live in South America
(1993) 		Live at the Fillmore 1968
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Sacred Fire: Live in South America is an album by Santana, released in 1993. This album is dedicated to the life of Cesar Chavez. The title, "Live in South America", is not correct, as the location of the concert production, Mexico City, is not located on the continent of South America.

There is also a video of this album, by the similar name of Sacred Fire: Live in Mexico, featuring additional songs not featured on the album. Produced by Paul Flattery and directed by Peter Nydrle. As well as the concert, the video features shots of Carlos playing guitar at various historic sites around Mexico City.[2]

The album peaked at 181 in the Billboard 200.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Angels All Around Us" (Sanders) – 1:57
  2. "Vive la Vida (Life Is for Living)" (Sefolosha) – 4:18
  3. "Esperando" (Santana, Thompson, Perazzo, Charles) – 5:58
  4. "No One to Depend On" (Carabello, Escovedo, Rolie) – 4:38
  5. "Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen" (Green/Szabo) – 8:53
  6. "Oye Como Va" (Puente) – 5:07
  7. "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana) – 6:49
  8. "Guajira" (Brown, Areas, Reyes) – 6:13
  9. "Make Somebody Happy" (Santana, Ligertwood) – 7:14
  10. "Toussaint l'Overture" (Santana, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Schon, Shrieve) – 6:52
  11. "Soul Sacrifice / Don't Try This at Home" (Santana, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Schon, Shrieve/Perazzo, Rekow) – 7:26
  12. "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (Santana, Coster) – 6:11
  13. "Jin-Go-Lo-Ba" (Olatunji) – 5:43

A bonus disc with 3 additional tracks ("Spirits Dancing in the Flesh", "Wings of Grace", "Get It in Your Soul") were included in a limited edition Japanese re-release.

Personnel

  • Alex Ligertwood – vocals
  • Vorriece Cooper – vocals, percussion
  • Carlos Santana – guitars, vocals
  • Jorge Santana – guitars, vocals
  • Chester Thompson – organ, keyboards, vocals
  • Myron Dove – bass guitar, vocals
  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums
  • Karl Perazzo – percussion, conga, timbales, vocals
  • Raul Rekow – percussion, conga, vocals

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[4] 23
US Billboard 200[5] 181

Certifications

CD

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[6] Gold 30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

DVD

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[7] Platinum 8,000^
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Sacred Fire: Live in South America at AllMusic
  2. ^ Santana: Sacred Fire, Live in Mexico (DVD video). Island Def Jam Music Group. 1993. OCLC 47982489. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Sacred Fire: Santana Live in South America - Santana | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  4. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2012. Select Santana from the menu, then press OK.
  5. ^ "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Estadísticas – Discos de Oro y Platino". Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (in Spanish). capif.org.ar. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Estadísticas – Discos de Oro y Platino". Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (in Spanish). capif.org.ar. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "American video certifications – Santana – Sacred Fire Live". Recording Industry Association of America.