Ultimate Santana is a compilation by rock band Santana, combining hits from recent albums Supernatural, Shaman and All That I Am with early classics. Amongst the 18 tracks there are three new recordings. This album was made possible when Sony Music Entertainment (parent of Columbia Records) merged with BMG (parent of Arista) to form Sony BMG (Sony later bought BMG's share, subsequently reforming SME).
On November 3, 2007, the album debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 56,000 copies in its first week.Katie Hasty, "Springsteen Returns To No. 1 In Slow Sales Week", Billboard.com, October 24, 2007.
Track listing Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ultimate Santana.
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Personnel Vocals – Everlast, Jennifer Lopez, Alex Band, Mana, Michelle Branch, Rob Thomas, Steven Tyler, Baby Bash, The Product G&B, Tina Turner, Greg Walker Carlos Santana – lead, acoustic and electric guitar, lead & back vocals Chad Kroeger – guitar + vocals Everlast - rhythm guitar and vocals Neal Schon – guitar Rick Nowels - acoustic guitar Rusty Anerson - additional electric guitar Karl Perazzo – electric guitar, bass guitar David Brown – bass guitar Rodney Rietveld - bass guitar David Morgan - bass guitar Chester D. Thompson – Hammond B3 organ, piano David Delgado – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards Gregg Rolie – keyboards Rodney Holmes - drums Graham Lear - drums Michael Carabello – congas Raul Rekow - congas, percussions Karl Perazzo - percussions Carlo Steele - percussions Pete Escovedo - percussions Luis Conte - additional percussions Joseph Chepitos Areas - timbales Jeremy Cohan - violin Daniel Seidenberg, Hari Balakrisnan - viola Joseph Herbert - cello Jeff Cressman, Marty Wehner - trombone Bill Ortiz, Julius Melendez - trumpet
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2007–2008) Peak position Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) 31
Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 40 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 70 Chart (2008) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 67 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 94 US Billboard 200 155
Certifications
References
External links Official website Album review