Amigos (Santana album)

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Amigos
Santana Amigos.png
Studio album by
Santana
ReleasedMarch 26, 1976
Studio Wally Heider Studios San Francisco
Genre
Length41:14
Label Columbia
Producer David Rubinson
Santana chronology
Borboletta
(1974)		Amigos
(1976)		 Festival
(1977)
Singles from Amigos
  1. "Let It Shine"
    Released: 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B [2]
Rolling Stone (not rated) [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Amigos is the seventh studio album by Santana released in 1976. It generated a minor U.S. hit single in "Let It Shine" and was the band's first album to hit the top ten on the Billboard charts since Caravanserai in 1972 (it ultimately reached gold record status). In Europe, the song "Europa" was released as a single and became a top ten hit in several countries.

Contents

New vocalist Greg Walker joined the group. It would be the last Santana album to include original bassist David Brown.

This album has been mixed and released in stereo and quadraphonic.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" (Leon Chancler, Tom Coster, David Rubinson) – 8:15
  2. "Take Me with You" (instrumental)(Leon Chancler, Tom Coster) – 5:27
  3. "Let Me" (Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 4:51
Side two
  1. "Gitano" (Armando Peraza) – 6:13
  2. "Tell Me Are You Tired" (Leon Chancler, Tom Coster) – 5:42
  3. "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (instrumental)(Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 5:06
  4. "Let It Shine" (David Brown, Ray Gardner) – 5:43

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Gold50,000^
France (SNEP) [26] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany—150,000 [27]
Italy—160,000 [27]
Netherlands—35,000 [28]
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [30] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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