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Santana
Studio album by
Santana
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1971[1]
RecordedJanuary – July 4, 1971
StudioColumbia Studios, San Francisco
Genre
Length41:27
LabelColumbia
Legacy (2006 edition)
ProducerSantana
Santana chronology
Abraxas
(1970) 		Santana
(1971) 		Caravanserai
(1972)
Singles from Santana III
  1. "Everybody's Everything"
    Released: September 27, 1971
  2. "No One to Depend On"
    Released: January 12, 1972

Santana is the third studio album by the American rock band Santana. The band's second self-titled album, it is often referred to as III or Santana III to distinguish it from the band's 1969 debut album. The album was also known as Man with an Outstretched Hand, after its album cover image. It was the third and last album by the Woodstock-era lineup, until their reunion on Santana IV in 2016. It was also considered by many to be the band's peak commercially and musically, as subsequent releases aimed towards more experimental jazz fusion and Latin music. The album also marked the addition of 16-year-old guitarist Neal Schon to the group.

Release and reception

The original album was recorded at Columbia Studios, San Francisco, and released in both stereo and quadraphonic.

The album featured two singles that charted in the United States. "Everybody's Everything" peaked at No. 12 in October 1971,[2] while "No One to Depend On", an uncredited adaptation of Willie Bobo's boogaloo standard "Spanish Grease", received significant airplay on FM radio and peaked at No. 36 in March 1972. Santana III was also the last Santana album to hit #1 on the charts until Supernatural in 1999. The 2005 edition of Guinness World Records stated that was the longest gap between #1 albums ever occurring (a record which is now held by Paul McCartney since his seventeenth solo studio album, Egypt Station, topped the Billboard 200 chart on 2018, his first since his 1982's Tug of War). The original album was re-released in 1998 with live versions of "Batuka", "Jungle Strut" and a previously unreleased song, "Gumbo", recorded at Fillmore West in 1971 which features lead guitar solos by both Santana and Schon.

As was done with the band's debut album, released two years earlier, in 2006 Sony released the "Legacy Edition" of the album, featuring the original album in re-mastered sound, and bonus material:

The original Quadraphonic mix of the album was remastered and released on multichannel SACD by Sony Japan in 2021.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
Christgau's Record GuideB[4]
Rolling Stone(favorable) [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [6]
The Daily VaultB+[7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]

Track listing

Standard edition

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Batuka" (instrumental)José Areas, David Brown, Michael Carabello, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve3:35
2."No One to Depend On"Carabello, Rolie, Coke Escovedo5:31
3."Taboo"Areas, Rolie5:34
4."Toussaint L'Overture"Areas, D. Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Shrieve, Carlos Santana5:56
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Everybody's Everything"Santana, Milton Brown, Tyrone Moss[9]3:31
6."Guajira"Areas, D. Brown, Rico Reyes5:43
7."Jungle Strut" (instrumental)Gene Ammons5:20
8."Everything's Coming Our Way"Carlos Santana3:15
9."Para los Rumberos"Tito Puente2:47
Total length:41:27
1998 reissue bonus tracks – live at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, July 4, 1971
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Batuka" 3:41
11."Jungle Strut" 5:59
12."Gumbo"Santana, Rolie5:26

2006 Legacy Edition

Disc one – Original Santana III
No.TitleLength
1."Batuka"3:35
2."No One to Depend On"5:31
3."Taboo"5:34
4."Toussaint L'Overture"5:56
5."Everybody's Everything"3:31
6."Guajira"5:43
7."Jungle Strut"5:20
8."Everything's Coming Our Way"3:15
9."Para los Rumberos"2:47
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Gumbo" (previously unissued studio recording)4:24
11."Folsom Street – One" (previously unissued studio recording)7:08
12."Banbeye" (previously unissued studio recording)10:21
13."No One to Depend On" (single version)3:13
Disc two – Live at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, July 4, 1971
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Batuka" 3:47
2."No One to Depend On" 5:29
3."Toussaint L'Overture" 6:10
4."Taboo" 5:10
5."Jungle Strut" 5:49
6."Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen"Peter Green, Gábor Szabó6:15
7."Incident at Neshabur" 5:28
8."In a Silent Way"Joe Zawinul, Miles Davis6:55
9."Savor" 3:35
10."Para los Rumberos" 3:41
11."Gumbo" 5:26

Singles

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[23] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Santana albums".
  2. ^ "Santana - Santana III (1971) | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. Santana at AllMusic
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 978-0-89919-026-6. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Gleason, Ralph J. (November 25, 1972). "Santana III | Album Reviews | Rolling Stone". RollingStone.com. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "Santana: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". RollingStone.com. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  7. ^ Fratzi, Roland (2019). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Santana III". dailyvault.com. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  9. ^ "Kienzle, Rich: Santana Meets PA's Emperors: 1971 Article at CommunityVoices.Post-Gazette.com". Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  10. ^ "Grateful Dead Family Discography: Fillmore : The Last Days". DeadDisc.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  11. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 4, 1971" (PDF).
  12. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 8, 1972" (PDF).
  13. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  14. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7542". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Santana 3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  16. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Santana 3" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  18. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  19. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Santana 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  20. ^ "Santana | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  21. ^ "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1972. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  23. ^ "American album certifications – Santana – Santana III". Recording Industry Association of America.

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