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Studio album by Santana
Released November 9, 1973
Recorded April to June 1973
Genre Jazz fusion
Length 50:34
Label Columbia
Producer Carlos Santana, Mike Shrieve, Tom
Track listing
1. "Going Home" Instrumental Spiritual adapted from Anton?n Dvo??k's "New World Symphony"; arr.: Alice Coltrane and Santana Band 4:10
2. "Love, Devotion & Surrender" Carlos Santana Santana, Richard Kermode 3:35
3. "Samba de Sausalito" Instrumental Jos? Areas 3:08
4. "When I Look into Your Eyes" Michael Shrieve Shrieve, Tom Coster 5:49
5. "Yours Is the Light" Shrieve Kermode 5:44
6. "Mother Africa" Instrumental Herbie Mann; arr. by Coster, Santana 5:54
7. "Light of Life" Santana Santana, Kermode, Coster 3:49
8. "Flame - Sky" Instrumental Doug Rauch, Santana, John McLaughlin 11:32
9. "Welcome" Instrumental John Coltrane 6:28
2003 remastered CD edition bonus track
10. "Mantra" Santana, Shrieve, Coster 6:10
Personnel
Carlos Santana – electric guitar (2-5,7-9), acoustic guitar (2), bass guitar (6), kalimba (6), percussion (1,7), vocals (2), producer
Tom Coster – Yamaha organ (1,4,6,8), Hammond organ (2,4,5), electric piano (3,7), acoustic piano (6,8,9), organ (7), marimba (6), percussion (3), strings arrangements (7), producer
Richard Kermode – Hammond organ (1,3,8), mellotron (1), electric piano (2,4-7,9), acoustic piano (5), marimba (4), shekere (4,6), percussion (3)
Douglas Rauch – bass guitar (1-5,7-9)
Michael Shrieve – drums (1,2,4-8), producer
Jos? "Chepito" Areas – percussion (3,9), congas (3), timbales (2,3,6,7)
Armando Peraza – percussion (1,3,9) congas (2,4-8), bongos (4), cabasa (5)
Leon Thomas – lead vocals (2, 4, 7), whistling (5)
Additional musicians
Wendy Haas – vocals (2, 4)
Flora Purim – lead vocals (5)
John McLaughlin – guitar (8)
Joe Farrell – solo flute (4)
Bob Yance – flute (4, 5)
Mel Martin – flute (4, 5)
Douglas Rodriguez – rhythm guitar (4)
Tony Smith – drums (3)
Jules Broussard – soprano saxophone (6)
Greg Adams – strings arrangements (7)
サンタナのフィフス・スタジオ・アルバム。
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『ヨーロッパ』のような泣きのギターを期待して聴くのだが期待外れのばかりだ。
ロックを聴くような感覚で聴くと面白くも何ともないアルバム。