Santana : Santana

 Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán

 (Born July 20, 1947)

 is an American guitarist, 

best known as a 

founding member of

 the rock band 

Santana

Born and raised

 in Mexico 

where he developed

 his musical background, 

he rose to fame 

in the late 

1960s and early 1970s 

in the 

United States 

with

 Santana,

 which pioneered a fusion 

of

 rock and roll 

and

 Latin American jazz

 Its sound featured

 his melodic,

 blues-based lines 

set against

 Latin American 

and

 African rhythms 

played on

 percussion instruments

 not generally heard

 in rock, 

such as timbales

 and congas. 

He experienced a 

resurgence of popularity

 and critical acclaim

 in the late 1990s.

In 2015,

 Rolling Stone magazine

 listed Santana

 at No. 20

 on their list of the 

100 greatest guitarists.

 In 2023, 

Rolling Stone

 named him 

the 11th 

greatest guitarist 

of all time.

He has won 

10 Grammy Awards

 and three

 Latin Grammy Awards,

and was inducted 

along with his

 namesake band 

into the 

Rock and Roll Hall 

of Fame

 in 1998

Santana

 is the

 debut 

studio album 

by American

 Latin rock band

 Santana, 

released in 1969,

 by

 Columbia Records. 

Over half of the

 album's length 

is composed of

 instrumental music,

 recorded by what

 was originally a

 purely free-form 

jam band. 

At the suggestion 

of manager 

Bill Graham,

 the band took

to writing more

 conventional songs 

for more impact, 

but managed to retain

 the essence

 of improvisation 

in the music.

The album was 

destined to be a 

major release,

 given a boost 

by the band's

 performance at t

he Woodstock Festival 

earlier that August.

 The album's first single, 

"Jingo",

 was only a 

modest performer, spending 

eight weeks on the chart 

and reaching #56;

 however, 

"Evil Ways", 

the second single

 taken from the album,

 was a 

U.S. Top 10 hit,

 reaching #9

 and spending 

thirteen weeks 

on the chart. 

The album spent more

 than two years

 (108 weeks) 

on the 

Billboard Top LPs chart

 and peaked at #4

 in November 1969. 

It also reached #34

 on the UK 

Albums Chart. 

The album cover

 features artwork by 

Lee Conklin.

TRACKLIST

Waiting

(Instr)

Evil Ways

Shades Of Time

Savor

(Instr)

Jingo

Persuasion

Treat

(Instr)

You Just Don't Care

Soul Sacrifice

(Instr)

BONUS TRACKS

Black Magic Woman

 [Gypsy Queen]

Oye Como Va

She's Not There

Winning

Stormy

Well All Right

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