Santana (1969 album)

Santana
Studio album by
Santana
ReleasedAugust 22, 1969[1]
RecordedMay 1969
StudioPacific, San Mateo
GenreLatin rock, jazz fusion, psychedelic rock
Length37:15
LabelColumbia
ProducerSantana, Brent Dangerfield
Singles from Santana
  1. "Jingo"
    Released: October 1969
  2. "Evil Ways"
    Released: January 1970

Santana is the first studio album made by Santana, an American Latin rock band. It was released on June 22, 1969. More than half of the album is instrumental music. This was because Santana was a jam band, and they played music without singing. The singles from the album have singing.

The album sold better because the band played music at the Woodstock Festival before it was released.[2] The album was on the Billboard 200 music chart for more than two years.[3] In November 1969, it was number four on the chart. A single from the album, "Evil Ways", was top ten on music charts in the United States.[3] The album was put on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by the members of Santana except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Waiting" (instrumental) 4:03
2. "Evil Ways"   3:54
3. "Shades of Time"   3:14
4. "Savor" (instrumental) 2:47
5. "Jingo"   4:21
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Persuasion"   2:33
7. "Treat" (instrumental) 4:43
8. "You Just Don't Care"   4:34
9. "Soul Sacrifice" (instrumental) 6:37

References

  1. ↑ "Santana - Santana". Dutch Album Top 100. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Leng, Simon (2000). Soul Sacrifice: The Santana Story. Firefly Pub. ISBN 978-0-946719-29-7.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Santana". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  4. ↑ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2022-11-26.