Shangó (Santana album) explained

Shangó
Type:	Album
Artist:	Santana
Cover:	SantanaShangoAlbum.jpg
Released:	August 1982
Studio:	The Automatt, San Francisco, California
Genre:	Chicano rock reggae rock
Length:	44:29
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Bill Szymczyk, John Ryan, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie
Prev Title:	Zebop!
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Beyond Appearances
Next Year:	1985

Shangó is the thirteenth studio album by Santana. The album reached #22 on the Billboard 200 album charts.^[1] 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.^[1] 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.^[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "The Nile" (Alex Ligertwood, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie) - 4:55
2. "Hold On" (Ian Thomas) - 4:21
3. "Night Hunting Time" (Paul Brady) - 4:42
4. "Nowhere to Run" (Russ Ballard) - 4:04
5. "Nueva York" (Armando Peraza, Ligertwood, Santana, David Margen, Graham Lear, Rolie, Orestes Vilato, Richard Baker, Raul Rekow) - 4:59

Side two

1. "Oxun (Oshūn)" (Santana, Ligertwood, Rolie, Lear, Peraza, Rekow, Vilató) - 4:14
2. "Body Surfing" (Santana, Ligertwood) - 4:24
3. "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" (Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock, Harvey Fuqua) - 3:24
4. "Let Me Inside" (Santana, Chris Solberg) - 3:32
5. "Warrior" (Margen, Baker, Ligertwood, Santana) - 4:21
6. "Shangó" (Rekow, Vilató, Peraza) - 1:44

Personnel

Santana

• Alex Ligertwood – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Devadip 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)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[2]	33
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[3]	22
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[4]	29

External links

• Shango review at UltimateSantana.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shangó - Santana | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . November 18, 2013.
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.
3. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. 1st. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 2006. 978-951-1-21053-5. fi.
4. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.