''Santana'' is the third studio album by the American

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, released on September 24, 1971, by

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. The band's second self-titled album, it is often referred to as ''III'' or ''Santana III'' to distinguish it from the band's 1969 debut album. The album was also known as ''Man with an Outstretched Hand'', after its album cover image. It was the third and last album by the

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-era lineup, until their reunion on ''

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'' in 2016. It was also considered by many to be the band's peak commercially and musically, as subsequent releases aimed towards more experimental

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and Latin music. The album also marked the addition of 16-year-old guitarist

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to the group.

Release and reception

The original album was recorded at Columbia Studios, San Francisco, and released in both stereo and

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. The album featured two singles that charted in the United States. "Everybody's Everything" peaked at No. 12 in October 1971, while " No One to Depend On", an uncredited adaptation of

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standard "Spanish Grease", received significant airplay on

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and peaked at No. 36 in March 1972. ''Santana III'' was also the last Santana album to hit #1 on the charts until ''

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'' stated that was the longest gap between #1 albums ever occurring (a record which is now held by

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since his seventeenth solo studio album, ''

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'', topped the Billboard 200 chart on 2018, his first since his 1982's ''

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''). The original album was re-released in 1998 with live versions of "Batuka", "Jungle Strut" and a previously unreleased song, "Gumbo", recorded at

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in 1971 which features lead guitar solos by both Santana and Schon. As was done with the band's debut album, released two years earlier, in 2006 Sony released the "Legacy Edition" of the album, featuring the original album in re-mastered sound, and bonus material: * Three other songs recorded in the sessions for the album * The single version of " No One to Depend On" * The complete 1971

concert (from which the 1998 bonus tracks were taken) The original Quadraphonic mix of the album was remastered and released on multichannel SACD by Sony Japan in 2021.

Track listing

Standard edition

2006 Legacy Edition

*Tracks 2–4, 6, 9, 10: previously unissued *Tracks 1, 5, 11: from the 1998 reissue of Santana III (see above) *Tracks 7–8: previously released on the album '' Fillmore: The Last Days'' (recorded June 29 – July 4, 1971, released in 1972, containing performances by 14 different bands)

Singles

* 1971 - "Everybody's Everything" (#3 Canada) * 1972 - " No One to Depend On" (#17 Canada)

Personnel

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– lead vocals, keyboards, piano, producer *

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 ...

– guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Everything's Coming Our Way," producer *

– guitar, producer * David Brown – bass, producer, engineer *

Michael Shrieve Michael Shrieve (born July 6, 1949) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the second youn ...

– drums, percussion, producer * José "Chepito" Areas – percussion, conga,

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, drums, producer *

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– percussion, conga,

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, vocals, producer

Additional personnel

* Rico Reyes – percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Guajira" * Thomas "Coke" Escovedo – percussion, backing vocals * Luis Gasca – trumpet on "Para los Rumberos" * Mario Ochoa – piano solo on "Guajira" * The

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Horns – horn section on "Everybody's Everything" *

Linda Tillery Linda "Tui" Tillery (born September 2, 1948) is an American singer, percussionist, producer, songwriter, and music arranger. She began her professional singing career at age 19 with the Bay Area rock band The Loading Zone. She is recognized as ...

– backing vocals *

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– tambourine * John Fiore – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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