Amigos
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- Artist: Santana
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- Release Date: 1976 03
- Total Time: 41:54
- Genre: Rock
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By the release of Amigos, the Santana band's seventh album, only Carlos Santana and David Brown remained from the band that conquered Woodstock, and only Carlos had been in the band continuously since. Meanwhile, the group had made some effort to arrest its commercial slide, hiring an outside producer, David Rubinson, and taking a tighter, more up-tempo, and more vocal approach to its music. The overt jazz influences were replaced by strains of R&B/funk and Mexican folk music. The result was an album more dynamic than any since Santana III in 1971. "Let It Shine" (number 77), an R&B-tinged tune, became the group's first chart single in four years, and the album returned Santana to Top Ten status. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi| Amigo? ... El Raton Del Queso (1992 Album by Teen Rock) | |
| Amigos (1989 Album by Lindisfarne) |
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Amigos
This article is about the Santana album. For other uses, see Amigo.
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| Studio album by Santana | ||||
| Released | March 26, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | at Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, funk rock, rock en Español | |||
| Length | 41:14 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson | |||
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| Singles from Amigos | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Amigos is the seventh studio album from Santana. The album contained a minor US hit single in "Let It Shine" and was the band's first album to hit the top ten on the Billboard charts (it ultimately reached gold record status) since Caravanserai in 1972. In Europe the song "Europa" was released as a single and became a Top-10 hit in several countries.
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Track listing
- "Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" (Leon Chancler / Thomas Joseph Coster / David J. Rubinson)—8:15
- "Take Me With You" (T. Coster / L.N. Chancler)—5:27
- "Let Me" (T. Coster / C. Santana)—4:51
- "Gitano" (A. Peraza)—6:13
- "Tell Me Are You Tired" (T. Coster / L.N. Chancler)—5:42
- "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (C. Santana / T. Coster)—5:06
- "Let It Shine" (D. Brown / R. Gardner)—5:43
Personnel
- Carlos Santana – vocals, guitar, percussion
- David Brown – bass
- Tom Coster – keyboards, vocals
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums, percussion
- Armando Peraza – percussion, vocals
- Greg Walker – vocals
- Ivory Stone – vocals
- Julia Tillman Waters – vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters – vocals
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Billboard Pop Albums | 10 |
| Billboard Black Albums | 10 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | "Let It Shine" | Billboard Hot 100 | 77 |
| Billboard Black Singles | 78 |
Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – USA | Gold | June 11, 1976 |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2011 [last update]). "Robert Christgau: CG: Santana". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1213&name=Santana. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ Niester, Alan (18 June 1980). "Santana: Amigos : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/amigos-19800618. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/santana/albumguide. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
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