''The Essential Santana'' is a

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, released on October 22, 2002. The collection is part of a series of ''Essential'' sets released by

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

. Uniquely among Santana compilations, " Soul Sacrifice" is included in the studio version from their first album, not the live performance from

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. The compilation contains no songs from the highly successful ''

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'' album, despite it being released 3 years before this album. This is because Columbia and Santana's current label

Arista Records Arista Records ( ) is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously a division of Bertelsmann Music G ...

were not under common ownership at the time. In 2013, Sony issued another "Essential Santana" 2-CD set which truncates the original's repertoire and does include music from the Arista era, as well as the live Woodstock version of "Soul Sacrifice".

Track listing

Disc one

#" Jingo" (

Babatunde Olatunji Michael Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) was a Nigerian drummer, educator, social activist, and recording artist. Early life Olatunji was born in the village of Ajido, near Badagry, Lagos State, in southwestern Nig ...

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" ( Clarence "Sonny" Henry) – 3:56 #" Soul Sacrifice" (

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 Gregg Alan Rolie (born June 17, 1947) is an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter. Rolie served as lead singer of the bands Santana (band), Santana and Journey (band), Journey – both of which he co-founded. He also helmed rock group The ...

, David Brown,

Marcus Malone Marcus "The Magnificent" Malone (July 29, 1944 – October 12, 2021) was an American percussionist and a founding member of the Latin rock band Santana (band), Santana. Life and career Malone was born in Memphis, Tennessee. The band Santana ( ...

) – 6:36 #*Tracks 1-3 from ''

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Tito Puente Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also k ...

) – 4:17 #"Samba Pa Ti" (Santana) – 4:46 #*Tracks 4-6 from ''

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'', 1970 #" Everybody's Everything" (Brown, Tyrone Moss, Santana) – 3:32 #" No One to Depend On" (

Michael Carabello Michael Carabello (born November 18, 1947) is an American musician, best known for playing percussion with Santana during the band's early years. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Early life Carabello was born in San Francisc ...

Coke Escovedo Joseph Thomas "Coke" Escovedo (April 30, 1941 – July 13, 1986) was an American percussionist, who came from a prominent musical family including five musician brothers and his niece, Sheila E. He played in various genres, including R&B, jaz ...

, Rolie) – 5:24 #"Toussaint l'Overture" ( José Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana,

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 ...

) – 5:56 #"Guajira" (Areas, Brown, Rico Reyes) – 5:44 #*Tracks 7-10 from ''

Santana III ''Santana'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Santana, released on September 24, 1971, by Columbia Records. The band's second self-titled album, it is often referred to as ''III'' or ''Santana III'' to distinguish it from the b ...

'', 1971 #"La Fuente del Ritmo" (Mingo Lewis) – 4:33 #*from ''

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'', 1972 #"In a Silent Way" (

Joe Zawinul Josef Erich Zawinul ( '; 7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007) was an Austrian jazz and jazz fusion keyboardist and composer. First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with Miles Davis and to bec ...

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music, 20th-century music. Davis ado ...

) – 7:58 #*Live at the

Fillmore West The Fillmore West was a historic rock and roll music venue in San Francisco, California, US which became famous under the direction of concert promoter Bill Graham from 1968 to 1971. Named after The Fillmore at the intersection of Fillmore ...

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, July 4, 1971 #*Previously featured on the compilation '' Fillmore: The Last Days'', 1972 #"Love, Devotion and Surrender" (

Richard Kermode Richard Kermode (October 5, 1946 – January 16, 1996) was an American keyboardist, known for performing with Janis Joplin, Malo, Santana, and Ray Cepeda. History Richard Kermode was born on October 5, 1946, in Lovell, Wyoming. Kermode grew u ...

, Santana) – 3:38 #*from ''

Welcome A welcome is a kind of greeting designed to introduce a person to a new place or situation, and to make them feel at ease. The term can similarly be used to describe the feeling of being accepted on the part of the new person. Overview In ...

'', 1973 #"Mirage" (

Leon Patillo Leon Norman Patillo (born January 1, 1947) is an American contemporary Christian singer, keyboardist, and evangelist. Career Patillo's first musical endeavor was with the group Creation, later called Leon's Creation. Formed in the late 1960s, C ...

) – 4:43 #*from ''

Borboletta ''Borboletta'' is the sixth studio album by the American Latin rock band Santana. It is one of their jazz-funk-fusion oriented albums, along with ''Caravanserai'' (1972), and ''Welcome'' (1973). Non-band albums by Carlos Santana in this style al ...

'', 1974 #"Carnaval" (

Tom Coster Tom Coster (born August 21, 1941) is an American keyboardist, composer, and longtime backing musician for Carlos Santana. Early years Detroit-born and San Francisco-raised, Coster played piano and accordion as a youth, continuing his studies t ...

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" (Patillo, Santana) – 3:28 #" Jugando" (Areas, Santana) – 2:12 #*Tracks 15-17 from '' Festivál'', 1977

Disc two

She's Not There "She's Not There" is the debut single by the English rock band the Zombies, written by keyboardist Rod Argent. It reached 12 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1964, and 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States at the beginnin ...

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Rod Argent Rodney Terence Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the rock band the Zombies, and went on to form the ba ...

) – 4:09 #*from '' Moonflower'', 1977 #"Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" – (

Leon "Ndugu" Chancler Leon "Ndugu" Chancler ( ; July 1, 1952 – February 3, 2018) was an American pop, funk, and jazz drummer. He was also a composer, producer, and university professor. Biography Early life Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on July 1, 1952, Leon Cha ...

, Coster,

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) – 8:00 #*Live at

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; originally from ''Amigos'', 1976 #"

Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" is an instrumental from the Santana album '' Amigos'', written by Carlos Santana and Tom Coster. It is one of Santana's most popular compositions and it reached the top in the Spanish Singles Chart in July 1 ...

" (Coster, Santana) – 5:05 #*from ''Amigos'', 1976 #"Stormy" (

Buddy Buie Perry Carlton "Buddy" Buie (January 23, 1941 – July 18, 2015) was an American songwriter, producer and publisher. He is most commonly associated with Roy Orbison, the Classics IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section. Career Buie was born in Mariann ...

, James Cobb) – 4:47 #" Well All Right" (

Jerry Allison Jerry Ivan Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022) was an American musician. He was best known as the drummer for the Crickets and co-writer of their hits "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue", recorded with Buddy Holly. His only solo cha ...

Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texa ...

, Joe B. Mauldin,

Norman Petty Norman Petty (May 25, 1927 – August 15, 1984) was an American musician, record producer, publisher, and radio station owner. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of early rock & roll. With Vi Ann Petty—his wife and vocalist—he ...

) – 4:09 #"Open Invitation" (

Dennis Lambert Dennis Earle Lambert (born May 18, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Career Lambert began his music career in 1960 when he signed to Capitol Records as a recording artist. By the mid-1960s, ...

, David Margen, Brian Potter, Santana, Greg Walker) – 4:45 #*Tracks 4-6 from ''

Inner Secrets ''Inner Secrets'' is the tenth studio album by Santana. It was released in 1978 and, unlike the fusion of Latin, jazz, rock, and spirituality that characterized previous records, it was considered a rock album. "Stormy" and "One Chain (Don't Ma ...

'', 1978 #"Aqua Marine" (

Alan Pasqua Alan Pasqua (born June 28, 1952) is an American rock and jazz pianist. He studied at Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music. His album ''Standards'' with drummer Peter Erskine was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008. As a s ...

, Santana) – 5:35 #" You Know That I Love You" (

Alex Ligertwood Alexander John Ligertwood (; ) (born 18 December 1946) is a Scottish singer, guitarist and drummer. Early life, family and education Ligertwood was born in Drumchapel, Glasgow, Scotland. Career He is best known as the lead vocalist of Santa ...

, Pasqua, Santana, Chris Solberg) – 3:57 #"All I Ever Wanted" (Ligertwood, Santana, Solberg) – 3:35 #*Tracks 7-9 from ''

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Winning Winning may refer to: * Victory Film * Winning (film), ''Winning'' (film), a 1969 movie starring Paul Newman * ''Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman'', a 2015 documentary by Adam Carolla and Nate Adams Music * ''Winning'', an album by Ten Fo ...

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Russ Ballard Russell Glyn Ballard (born 31 October 1945) is an English rock singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer. Originally rising to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist of the band Argent, Ballard became a prolific songwriter and producer b ...

) – 3:29 #*from ''

Zebop! ''Zebop!'' is the 12th studio album by the American rock band Santana (band), Santana. The album had several releases, and various different color cover backgrounds, including pink and red. The album featured Winning (Santana song), "Winning"; b ...

'', 1981 #" Hold On" ( Ian Thomas) – 4:36 #"Nowhere to Run" (Ballard) – 2:53 #*Tracks 11-12 from '' Shangó'', 1982 #"Say It Again" (

Val Garay Val Garay (born May 9, 1942) is an American recording engineer and record producer who has worked with Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Kim Carnes, The Motels, Neil Diamond and others. Garay also co-founded Los Angeles recording studio Record One ...

, Steve Goldstein, Anthony LaPeau) – 3:28 #*from ''

Beyond Appearances ''Beyond Appearances'' is the fourteenth studio album by Santana, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). The album took seven months to make, and involved a mostly different line-up from the previous one, '' Shangó'' (released in 1982): apart fr ...

'', 1985 #"Veracruz" (Jeffrey Cohen,

Buddy Miles George Allen "Buddy" Miles Jr. (September 5, 1947February 26, 2008) was an American composer, drummer, guitarist, vocalist and producer. He was a founding member of the Electric Flag (1967), a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys (1969–19 ...

, Rolie, Santana, Chester D. Thompson) – 3:46 #*from ''

Freedom Freedom is the power or right to speak, act, and change as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving oneself one's own laws". In one definition, something is "free" i ...

'', 1987 #"Blues for Salvador" (Santana, Thompson) – 5:57 #*from '' Blues for Salvador'', 1987 #"The Healer" (

John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues that he develo ...

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, Santana, Thompson) – 5:38 #*with John Lee Hooker; from ''The Healer'', 1989

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References

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