''Santana IV'' is the twenty-fourth studio album (and the thirty-eighth album overall) by
American rock band
Santana
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, released in April 2016.
Overview
The album reunited most of the surviving members from the early 1970s lineup of the band (including
Carlos Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the Rock music, rock band Santana (band), Santana. Born and raised in Mexico where he developed his musical background, he r ...
,
Gregg Rolie,
Neal Schon,
Mike Carabello and
Michael Shrieve) and was the first time that the quintet had recorded together since 1971's ''
Santana III''.
was not invited to participate.
Joining these "core" members were later Santana members Karl Perazzo (percussion) and Benny Rietveld (bass), with vocalist
Ronald Isley guesting on two cuts.
''Santana IV'' included 16 new tracks written and produced by the band.
Origins
The origins for the reunion go back several years, when Schon suggested that he and Carlos Santana record together. Santana liked the idea but went on to suggest that they recruit Rolie, Shrieve and Carabello for what would be called ''Santana IV'' (picking up where they left off on Santana III). After initial writing sessions and rehearsals took place in 2013, the group recorded throughout 2014 and 2015, resulting in 16 new tracks that combined their signature elements of Afro-Latin rhythms, vocals, blues-psychedelic guitar solos, and percussion work.
Santana said, of the restored lineup: "It was magical, we didn't have to try to force the vibe – it was immense. From there, we then needed to come up with a balance of songs and jams that people would immediately identify as classic Santana."
Promotion
The first single from ''Santana IV'', entitled "Anywhere You Want to Go", was released on February 5, 2016.
Commercial performance
In the United States, ''Santana IV'' debuted at number 5 on the
''Billboard'' 200, with 42,000
album-equivalent unit
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s; it sold 40,000 copies in its first week.
''Santana IV'' became Santana's fourteenth top ten album on the ''Billboard'' 200.
Track listing
Writing credits and songs' lengths are in accord with album's inner notes.
Personnel
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*
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– guitar, vocals
*
Neal Schon – guitar, vocals
*
Gregg Rolie – lead vocals,
Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
* Benny Rietveld – bass
*
Michael Shrieve – drums
*
Michael Carabello –
congas, percussion, backing vocals
* Karl Perazzo –
timbales, percussion, vocals
;Guest musician
*
Ronald Isley – lead vocals (5, 6)
;Technical
* Jim Reitzel – engineer, mixing
* Carlos Santana – mixing, production
* Heather Griffin-Vine, Michael Carabello – cover
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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Santana (band) albums
2016 albums
Albums produced by Carlos Santana