Blessings and Miracles

by Santana

Overview

Blessings and Miracles belongs to the Supernatural lineage, an album where Santana often cedes the spotlight to a diverse array of guest stars. What sounded fresh in 1999 now sounds slightly formulaic in 2021, especially since Santana reunite with Rob Thomas, the Matchbox Twenty singer who helped turn Supernatural's "Smooth" into an international hit back in the days of Y2K. To his credit, Thomas doesn't toss off "Move," a punchy pop tune that also features American Authors, but, then again, nobody involved in Blessings and Miracles sounds as if they're going through the motions. When Steve Winwood comes in to sing "Whiter Shade of Pale" to a vaguely electronic rhythm, he sounds invested, as does Chris Stapleton when he belts out the vaguely reggae "Joy." The latter suggests how some of the collaborations and ideas here can be slightly off -- there's no escaping that G-Eazy and Diane Warren make odd partners on "She's Fire" -- but such awkward fusions make Blessings and Miracles seem like an album created by artists and not in a corporate boardroom. Throughout it all, Carlos Santana plays vibrant, vigorous guitar and he sounds as engaged playing with Corey Glover or Kirk Hammett as he does a posthumous Chick Corea. That these diverse strands don't quite get threaded together is OK: as a collection of moments, Blessings and Miracles does the job. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/15/2021
Label:	Bmg / Bmg Rights Management
UPC:	4050538714548
Rank:	77270

Tracks

1. Ghost of Future Pull/New Light
2. Santana Celebration
3. Rumbalero
4. Joy
5. Move
6. Whiter Shade of Pale
7. Break
8. She's Fire
9. Peace Power
10. America for Sale
11. Breathing Underwater
12. Mother Yes
13. Song for Cindy
14. Angel Choir/All Together
15. Ghost of Future Pull II

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Santana   Primary Artist,Guitar,Percussion,Guitar (Rhythm)
American Authors   Primary Artist
Asdru Sierra   Primary Artist,Vocals,Synthesizer
Stella   Primary Artist,Vocals
Avi Snow   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Chris Allgood   Primary Artist,Guitar
Diane Warren   Primary Artist
Salvador Santana   Primary Artist,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Chris Stapleton   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
G-Eazy   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rob Thomas   Primary Artist,Vocals
Carlos Santana   Primary Artist,Guitar,Percussion,Guitar (Rhythm)
MVCA   Primary Artist
Andy Vargas   Vocals
Steve Winwood   Vocals,Featured Artist
Andy Snitzer   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Benny Rietveld   Bass
Kirk Hammett   Congas,Guitar,Vocals,Timbales,Percussion,Featured Artist
Cindy Mizelle   Vocals (Background)
Chick Corea   Keyboards,Fender Rhodes,Featured Artist
Narada Michael Walden   Keyboards,Bass
Jerry Barnes   Vocals (Background)
Peter Stengaard   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards
Karl Perazzo   Congas,Vocals,Timbales,Percussion
Michael Davis   Trombone
Tony Kadleck   Trumpet
Tammy Rogers   Violin,Octave Violin
Raul Agraz   Trumpet
Derek Mixon   Drums
Tommy Anthony   Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Matt Sanchez   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
David K. Matthews   Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
David Rublin   Vocals (Background)
Zac Barnett   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Cindy Blackman Santana   Drums
Jessie Wagner   Vocals (Background)
Corey Glover   Vocals,Featured Artist
Ally Brooke   Vocals,Featured Artist
Ish Cano   Guitar,Vocals
Erica Hansen   Vocals (Background)
Katie Sanchez   Vocals (Background)
Gayle Moran Corea   Choir/Chorus,Featured Artist
Mark Osegueda   Vocals,Featured Artist
Lisa Fischer   Vocals (Background)
David K. Mathews   Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
J.T. Cure   Bass
Justus Dobrin   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Steve Shepherd   Mixing,Engineer
Andy Snitzer   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Benny Rietveld   Producer
Bernie Kirsh   Mixing,Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Keith Reid   Composer
Chris Bellman   Engineer
Chick Corea   Composer
Narada Michael Walden   Drum Programming,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Tracking
Peter Stengaard   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Jim Reitzel   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Rick Rubin   Producer
Emily Lazar   Engineer,Mastering
Asdrubal Sierra   Composer
Diane Warren   Composer
David Frazier   Engineer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Manu Dibango   Composer
Gary Brooker   Composer
Doug Johnson   Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Asdru Sierra   Producer,Drum Programming
James Towler   Engineer
Sara Lyn Killion   Engineer,Assistant,Recording,Assistant Engineer
Dylan Nielsen   Engineer
Louis Delacour   Composer
Matt Sanchez   Composer,Engineer,Programming
American Authors   Producer
David Rublin   Composer
Zac Barnett   Composer
Gerald Gillum   Composer
Mike Fahey   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Corey Glover   Composer
Jack Allen   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Gregg Wattenberg   Producer
Carlos Santana   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Greg Fidelman   Engineer
Mark Endert   Mixing,Engineer
Santana   Arranger,Producer
Vance Powell   Mixing,Engineer
Dylan Neustadter   Assistant Engineer,Assistant,Recording
Jeremie Inhaber   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Ish Cano   Engineer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Producer
Zach Pereyra   Engineer,Assistant
Anthony Vilchis   Engineer,Assistant
Cole Lumpkin   Engineer
Erin Tenada   Engineer
Erin Tardena   Engineer
Gayle Moran Corea   Composer
Edwin Okoe Fiscian   Composer
Loveliest Kofi Addison   Composer
Nat Osaman   Composer
Sal Garcia   Cover Art
Matthew Fisher   Composer
Rob Thomas   Composer
Chris Galland   Engineer,Assistant
Mario Luccy   Engineer
Dave Frazier   Mixing
Chris Stapleton   Composer,Producer
Dana Nielsen   Engineer
Salvador Santana   Composer,Producer
Chris Allgood   Engineer,Mastering
Erin Tadena   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Avi Snow   Composer,Engineer
Justin Sales Koilparampil   Composer
Stella   Composer
Teddy Makombe   Composer
Tyler Beans   Assistant,Recording,Assistant Engineer
Heather Griffin-Vine   Graphic Design
MVCA   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Marcus Burghardt   Composer
Rob Bisel   Engineer