- rock, latin, blues rock, latin rock
- 37 min
- 9 tracks
- CBS
Santana is the debut studio album by American Latin rock band Santana, released on August 22, 1969, by Columbia Records. Over half of the album's length is composed of instrumental music, recorded by what was originally a purely free-form jam band. At the suggestion of manager Bill Graham, the band took to writing more conventional songs for more impact, but managed to retain the essence of improvisation in the music.
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Character
Grave, earnest, character-led and spare.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceC−
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Tracks
- A1Waiting4:06
- A2Evil Ways3:59
- A3Shades of Time3:13
- A4Savor2:45
- A5Jingo4:23
- B1Persuasion2:38
- B2Treat4:45
- B3You Just Don’t Care4:37
- B4Soul Sacrifice6:37
9 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Santana
- Label
- CBS
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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