Original Album Classics: Inner Secrets/Marathon/Zebop!/Shango/Freedom

by Santana

Overview

This second volume in Sony's EU Original Album Classics series looks at five albums over a ten-year period. The first four of these -- Inner Secrets, Marathon, Zebop, and Shango -- catch the band during a renaissance of singles and a decline in album sales in the marketplace. The first of these, issued in 1978, boasted three charting singles in "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" (number 59), "Stormy" (number 32), and a cover of Buddy Holly's "Well All Right" (number 69), done in the Blind Faith arrangement. Marathon, released in 1979, may not have sold as an album, but did score a hit with the Top 40 single "You Know That I Love You" (number 35). Zebop, issued in 1981 -- after Carlos Santana released his second solo album, Swing of Delight -- first hit the Hot 100 with "The Sensitive Kind" (number 59) written by Russ Ballard. "Winning" was the second single and it went to number 33 as the album entered into the Top Ten and went gold. Shango, from 1981, resulted in two more hit singles, "Hold On" (number 15) and "Nowhere to Run" (number 66). The final album in this set, Freedom, was released after the band took a long break. While they toured together, Carlos was making solo records for most of the '80s. This comeback album was a reunion of sorts and featured former members Tom Coster and Chester Thompson on keyboards. Even founding member Gregg Rolie made a guest appearance. Interestingly, this set also featured the talents of drummer Buddy Miles on vocals. The album failed to score any hits major or minor, but did end up in the Top 100 on the Billboard charts. This middle-period set documents Santana as they never were before or after -- as a singles outfit as interested in performing classics from the rock and R&B canon as they were in writing original material. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	04/07/2009
Label:	Sony Bmg
UPC:	0886974455622
Rank:	37133

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Dealer/Spanish Rose
2. Move On
3. One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)
4. Stormy
5. Well All Right
6. Open Invitation
7. Life Is A Lady/Holiday
8. The Facts of Love
9. Wham!

Disc 2

10. Marathon
11. Lightning In The Sky
12. Aqua Marine
13. You Know That I Love You
14. All I Ever Wanted
15. Stand Up
16. Runnin'
17. Summer Lady
18. Love
19. Stay (Beside Me)
20. Hard Time

Disc 3

21. Changes
22. E Papa R¿¿
23. Primera Invasion
24. Searchin'
25. Over And Over
26. Winning
27. Tales Of Kilimanjaro
28. The Sensitive Kind
29. American Gypsy
30. I Love You Much Too Much
31. Brightest Star
32. Hannibal

Disc 4

33. The Nile
34. Hold On
35. Night Hunting Time
36. Nowhere To Run
37. Nueva York
38. Oxun (Oshun)
39. Body Surfing
40. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
41. Let Me Inside
42. Warrior
43. Shango

Disc 5

44. Veracruz
45. She Can't Let Go
46. Once It's Gotcha
47. Love Is You
48. Songs Of Freedom
49. Deeper, Dig Deeper
50. Praise
51. Mandela
52. Before We Go
53. Victim of Circumstance

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Santana   Primary Artist
Raul Rekow   Congas,Vocals,Percussion,Featured Artist
Orestes Vilato   Featured Artist
Tom Coster   Keyboards
Annie Stocking   Vocals (Background)
Graham Lear   Drums,Featured Artist
Jeanie Tracy   Vocals (Background)
Armando Peraza   Bongos,Congas,Percussion,Featured Artist
Buddy Guy   Vocals
Pamela Rose   Vocals (Background)
Sterling   Synthesizer
Mark Keller   Vocals (Background)
Cory Lerios   Synthesizer
Alphonso Johnson   Bass
Carlos Santana   Guitar,Vocals
Gregg Rolie   Synthesizer
David Margen   Featured Artist
Buddy Miles   Vocals
Junior Wells   Harp,Vocals
Alexander J. Ligertwood   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Ken Friedman   Photography
Brian Potter   Producer
Bryan Bell   Programming
Dennis Lambert   Producer
Santana Band   Arranger
Sterling   Drum Programming
Bill Szymczyk   Producer
Carlos Santana   Producer
Gregg Rolie   Producer
Bob Missbach   Engineer
Jim Gaines   Engineer
Jim Scott   Engineer
Maureen Droney   Engineer