Zebop!

by Santana

Overview

After teaming up with Herbie Hancock for the jazz-flavored The Swing of Delight album, Carlos Santana reentered the pop/rock realm with the rest of his band for 1981's Zebop!. He still managed to include a little bit of his famed Latino sound into a few of the tracks ("E Papa Re," "American Gypsy"), albeit only slightly, but Zebop!'s overall feel is that of commercial rock, with the guitar arriving at the forefront through most of the cuts. Santana does a marvelous job at covering Russ Ballard's "Winning," taking it to number 17 on the charts, while "The Sensitive Kind" is built around the same type of radio-friendly structure yet it stalled at number 56. Zebop!'s formula is simple, and all of the songs carry an appeal that is aimed at a wider and more marketable audience base, with "Changes," "Searchin," and "I Love You Much Too Much" coming through as efficient yet not overly extravagant rock & roll efforts. The album's adjustable rhythms and accommodating structures kept the band alive as the decade rolled over, peaking at number 33 in the U.K. but cracking the Top Ten in the United States, which eventually led to Zebop! going gold. Actually, "Winning" followed in the same footsteps as Santana's last couple of Top 40 singles in "You Know That I Love You" from 1980 and "Stormy" from 1979. Shango, the album that came after Zebop!, gave them another hit with "Hold On," sung by bandmember Alex Ligertwood. ~ Mike DeGagne

Product Details

Release Date:	08/05/2022
Label:	Friday Music
UPC:	0829421037156
Rank:	55965

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Santana   Primary Artist
Chris Solberg   Guitar,Rhythm,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Carlos Santana   Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
David Margen   Bass
Raul Rekow   Congas,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Orestes Vilato   Timbales,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Alan Pasqua   Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Alex Ligertwood   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Graham Lear   Drums
Richard Baker   Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Armando Peraza   Bongos,Vocals,Percussion

Technical Credits

Bill Graham   Producer
Chris Solberg   Composer
J.J. Cale   Composer
Carlos Santana   Composer,Producer
Fred Catero   Engineer,Associate Producer
Freddie Foxxx   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Chaim Towber   Composer
Cat Stevens   Composer
Russ Ballard   Composer
David Margen   Composer
Raul Rekow   Composer
Orestes Vilato   Composer
Alex Olshey   Composer
Alan Pasqua   Composer
Alex Ligertwood   Composer
Marcus Miller   Composer
Keith Olsen   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Chris Minto   Mixing,Engineer
Graham Lear   Composer
Richard Baker   Composer,Composer
Armando Peraza   Composer
Alexander J. Ligertwood   Composer
Billy Graham   Producer
David Santana   Composer
Alexander Olshanetsky   Composer
Alexander Olsnanetsky   Composer