Sacred Fire: Live in South America explained

Sacred Fire: Live in South America
Type:	live
Artist:	Santana
Cover:	SacredFireAlbum.jpg
Released:	November 2, 1993
Recorded:	May 22–23, 1993
Venue:	Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico)
Genre:	Latin rock Chicano rock jazz rock
Length:	77:19
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson
Prev Title:	Milagro
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Live at the Fillmore 1968
Next Year:	1997

Sacred Fire: Live in South America is an album by Santana, released in 1993. This album is dedicated to the life of Cesar Chavez. The title, "Live in South America", is not correct, as the location of the concert production, Mexico City, is not located on the continent of South America.

There is also a video of this album, by the similar name of Sacred Fire: Live in Mexico, featuring additional songs not featured on the album. Produced by Paul Flattery and directed by Peter Nydrle. As well as the concert, the video features shots of Carlos playing guitar at various historic sites around Mexico City.^[1]

The album peaked at 181 in the Billboard 200.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Angels All Around Us" (Sanders) – 1:57
2. "Vive la Vida (Life Is for Living)" (Sefolosha) – 4:18
3. "Esperando" (Santana, Thompson, Perazzo, Charles) – 5:58
4. "No One to Depend On" (Carabello, Escovedo, Rolie) – 4:38
5. "Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen" (Green/Szabo) – 8:53
6. "Oye Como Va" (Puente) – 5:07
7. "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana) – 6:49
8. "Guajira" (Brown, Areas, Reyes) – 6:13
9. "Make Somebody Happy" (Santana, Ligertwood) – 7:14
10. "Toussaint l'Overture" (Santana, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Schon, Shrieve) – 6:52
11. "Soul Sacrifice / Don't Try This at Home" (Santana, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Schon, Shrieve/Perazzo, Rekow) – 7:26
12. "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (Santana, Coster) – 6:11
13. "Jin-Go-Lo-Ba" (Olatunji) – 5:43

A bonus disc with 3 additional tracks ("Spirits Dancing in the Flesh", "Wings of Grace", "Get It in Your Soul") were included in a limited edition Japanese re-release.

Personnel

• Alex Ligertwood – vocals
• Vorriece Cooper – vocals, percussion
• Carlos Santana – guitars, vocals
• Jorge Santana – guitars, vocals
• Chester Thompson – organ, keyboards, vocals
• Myron Dove – bass guitar, vocals
• Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums
• Karl Perazzo – percussion, conga, timbales, vocals
• Raul Rekow – percussion, conga, vocals

Certifications

CD

DVD

External links

• Santana – Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
• Santana – Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Santana – Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993) album review by William Ruhlmann, credits, releases and Billboard charts at AllMusic.com

Notes and References

1. Santana: Sacred Fire, Live in Mexico . 47982489 . Island Def Jam Music Group . 1993 . DVD video . May 1, 2013 .
2. Web site: Sacred Fire: Santana Live in South America - Santana | Awards | AllMusic . AllMusic.com . November 26, 2013.
3. Web site: Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S . Infodisc.fr . fr . June 9, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141022124902/http://infodisc.fr/Album_S.php . October 22, 2014 . Select Santana from the menu, then press OK.