Freedom is the fifteenth studio album by Santana. By this recording, Santana had nine members, some of whom had returned after being with the band in previous versions. Freedom moved away from the more poppy sound of the previous album, Beyond Appearances, and back to the band's original Latin rock. However, it failed to revive Santana's commercial fortunes, reaching only ninety-five on the album chart.
Track listing Side one "Veracruz" (Jeffrey Cohen, Buddy Miles, Gregg Rolie, Carlos Santana) – 4:23 "She Can't Let Go" (Cohen, Tom Coster, Alphonso Johnson, Cory Lerios) – 4:45 "Once It's Gotcha" (Cohen, Coster, Johnson) – 5:42 "Love Is You" [Instrumental] (Santana, Chester D. Thompson) – 3:54 "Songs of Freedom" (Coster, Miles, Santana) – 4:28
Side two "Deeper, Dig Deeper" (Sterling Crew, Miles, Santana, Thompson) – 4:18 "Praise" (Crew, Miles, Santana, Thompson) – 4:36 "Mandela" [Instrumental] (Armando Peraza) – 5:31 "Before We Go" (Jim Capaldi, Santana) – 3:54 "Victim of Circumstance" (Crew, Miles, Gary Rashid, Santana) – 5:21
Personnel Carlos Santana – guitar, vocals Tom Coster – keyboards Chester D. Thompson – keyboards Gregg Rolie – synthesizer, keyboards Sterling Crew – keyboards/synths Alphonso Johnson – bass Graham Lear – drums Armando Peraza – percussion, conga Orestes Vilató – percussion, timbales Raul Rekow – percussion, conga, vocals Buddy Miles – vocals
Charts Chart (1987) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 83 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 10Japanese Albums (Oricon) 75
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