Shangó is the thirteenth studio album by Santana. The album reached #22 on the Billboard 200 album charts. The single "Hold On" from the album reached number 15 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 17 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart. A second single from the album, "Nowhere to Run", peaked at number 66 on the Hot 100 chart and number thirteen on the Mainstream Rock chart and a third single reached number 34 in the Mainstream Rock chart.
Track listing
Side one "The Nile" (Alex Ligertwood, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie) - 4:55 "Hold On" (Ian Thomas) - 4:21 "Night Hunting Time" (Paul Brady) - 4:42 "Nowhere to Run" (Russ Ballard) - 4:04 "Nueva York" (Armando Peraza, Ligertwood, Santana, David Margen, Graham Lear, Rolie, Orestes Vilato, Richard Baker, Raul Rekow) - 4:59
Side two "Oxun (Oshūn)" (Santana, Ligertwood, Rolie, Lear, Peraza, Rekow, Vilató) - 4:14 "Body Surfing" (Santana, Ligertwood) - 4:24 "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" (Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock, Harvey Fuqua) - 3:24 "Let Me Inside" (Santana, Chris Solberg) - 3:32 "Warrior" (Margen, Baker, Ligertwood, Santana) - 4:21 "Shangó" (Rekow, Vilató, Peraza) - 1:44
Personnel Santana Alex Ligertwood – vocals, rhythm guitar Carlos Santana – guitar, vocals, producer Richard Baker – keyboards Gregg Rolie – organ (5), vocals, producer David Margen – bass Graham Lear – drums Armando Peraza – congas, bongos, vocals Raul Rekow – congas, vocals Orestes Vilató – timbales, vocals Technical Bill Szymczyk – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer John Ryan – arranger, producer Jim Gaines – engineer Will Herold – engineer Ben King – second mixing engineer Maureen Droney – assistant engineer Ray Etzler – director Ted Jensen – mastering Richard Stutting – art direction, design Guido Harari – photography Cristobal Gonzáles – yarn painting
Charts Chart (1982) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 33 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 22Japanese Albums (Oricon) 29
Certifications
References
External links
Shango review at UltimateSantana.com