Santana's Greatest Hits

Santana's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Santana
ReleasedJuly 1974
RecordedMay 1969 – July 1971
Genre
Length34:31
LabelCBS
ProducerSantana
Santana chronology
Lotus
(1974) 		Santana's Greatest Hits
(1974) 		Borboletta
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Santana's Greatest Hits is a 1974 compilation album by Santana. It offers highlights from the group's first three albums. It is the band's best-selling compilation album, selling over 7 million copies in the United States.

Three of the tracks are the edited single versions, as annotated below.

Track listing

  1. "Evil Ways" (Single version) (Clarence "Sonny" Henry) (from Santana, 1969) - 3:00
  2. "Jin-go-lo-ba" (Babatunde Olatunji) from Santana - 2:44
  3. "Hope You're Feeling Better" (Gregg Rolie) (from Abraxas, 1970) - 4:11
  4. "Samba Pa Ti" (Carlos Santana) (from Abraxas) - 4:47
  5. "Persuasion" (Single version) (Santana, Rolie, José Areas, David Brown, Michael Shrieve, Michael Carabello) (from Santana) - 2:34
  6. "Black Magic Woman" (Single version) (Peter Green) (from Abraxas) - 3:17
  7. "Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente) (from Abraxas) - 4:19
  8. "Everything's Coming Our Way" (Santana) (from Santana III, 1971) - 3:16
  9. "Se a Cabó" (Areas) (from Abraxas) - 2:51
  10. "Everybody's Everything" (Santana, Tyrone Moss, Brown) (from Santana III) - 3:31

The Mexican edition of this album (Los Grandes Exitos De Santana-CBS CLS-5453) has the following variations:

  1. "Sin Depender De Nadie" ("No One To Depend On") as the fifth track on side one (replacing Persuasion)
  2. "Sacrificio Del Alma" ("Soul Sacrifice") as the third track on side two (replacing Everything's Coming Our Way)

In addition, the last two tracks on side two are reversed.

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[15] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[16] Platinum 500,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 170,000[17]
United States (RIAA)[19] 7× Platinum 7,000,000^
Summaries
Europe — 1,000,000[17]

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

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Santana's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
  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.
  3. ^ Palmer, Bob (December 19, 1974). "Santana: Greatest Hits : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  4. ^ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Santana – Santana's Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3859a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Santana's Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1975. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1976. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1977. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Santana – Santana's Greatest Hits". Music Canada.
  15. ^ "French album certifications – Santana – Greatest Hits" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  16. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Carlos Santana; 'Santanas Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  17. ^ a b Mike Hennessey (January 8, 1977). "'Continental' Gold Won By Santana In Europe". Billboard. p. 51. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Google Books.
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Santana – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Santana – Santana's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.


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