Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time

Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
Studio album by Santana
Released	September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)
Genre	Hard rock blues rock heavy metal alternative rock latin rock psychedelic rock
Length	54:54 1:04:08 (deluxe edition)
Label	Arista
Producer	Carlos Santana, Clive Davis, Matt Serletic and Howard Benson
Santana chronology
The Woodstock Experience (2009) Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time (2010) Shape Shifter (2012)
Singles from Guitar Heaven
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Released: August 24, 2010 "Photograph" Released: September 21, 2010 "Fortunate Son" Released: October 30, 2010 "Under the Bridge" Released: November 18, 2010 "Dance the Night Away" Released: December 24, 2010 "Sunshine of Your Love" Released: January 23, 2011 "Smoke On the Water" Released: 2011

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	45/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[3]
BBC Music	(mixed) [4]
musicOMH	[5]
The New York Times	(mixed) [6]
PopMatters	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Uncut	[1]
USA Today	[9]

Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time, referred to as simply Guitar Heaven, is the twenty-first studio album by Santana, released on September 21, 2010. It is a classic rock covers album and features guest performances by several popular vocalists, including India.Arie, Joe Cocker, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave, Scott Stapp of Creed and Art of Anarchy, Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver and Art of Anarchy, Chris Daughtry of Daughtry, Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, Dead By Sunrise and Stone Temple Pilots, Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, Pat Monahan of Train and rapper Nas.

The album was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. ^[10]

Singles

The first single released from the album is the cover of Def Leppard's "Photograph" which featured Chris Daughtry peaked at number 14 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100. The last single released from the album was the cover of The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" which featured India.Arie and Yo-Yo Ma and "Fortunate Son" with Scott Stapp, "Under the Bridge" with Andy Vargas, "Dance the Night Away" with Pat Monahan, "Sunshine of Your Love" with Rob Thomas and "Smoke On the Water" with Jacoby Shaddix was released as a Promotional Singles.

Commercial performance

In his home country of United States, the album debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, selling 66,000 copies in its first week. ^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Artist	Length
1.	"Whole Lotta Love" (feat. Chris Cornell)	John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Willie Dixon	Led Zeppelin	3:51
2.	"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" (feat. Scott Weiland)	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	The Rolling Stones	5:38
3.	"Sunshine of Your Love" (feat. Rob Thomas)	Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton	Cream	4:43
4.	"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (feat. India Arie & Yo-Yo Ma)	George Harrison	The Beatles	6:02
5.	"Photograph" (feat. Chris Daughtry)	Joe Elliott, Pete Willis, Steve Clark, Rick Savage, Robert John "Mutt" Lange	Def Leppard	4:04
6.	"Back in Black" (feat. Nas)	Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson	AC/DC	4:20
7.	"Riders on the Storm" (feat. Chester Bennington & Ray Manzarek)	Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore	The Doors	5:23
8.	"Smoke on the Water" (feat. Jacoby Shaddix)	Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice	Deep Purple	5:06
9.	"Dance the Night Away" (feat. Pat Monahan)	Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth	Van Halen	3:23
10.	"Bang a Gong (Get It On)" (feat. Gavin Rossdale)	Marc Bolan	T. Rex	3:41
11.	"Little Wing" (feat. Joe Cocker)	Jimi Hendrix	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	4:52
12.	"I Ain't Superstitious" (feat. Jonny Lang)	Willie Dixon	The Jeff Beck Group	3:56
Total length:				54:54

Deluxe Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Artist	Length
13.	"Fortunate Son" (feat. Scott Stapp)	John Fogerty	Creedence Clearwater Revival	3:45
14.	"Under the Bridge" (feat. Andy Vargas)	Michael Balzary, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith	Red Hot Chili Peppers	5:09
Total length:				1:04:08

Europe Deluxe Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Artist	Length
14.	"Under the Bridge" (feat. Roch Voisine)	Balzary, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith	Red Hot Chili Peppers	5:09

Japan Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Artist	Length
14.	"La Grange" (feat. Kenichi Asai)	Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard	ZZ Top

Personnel

• Carlos Santana  – lead guitar
• Tommy Anthony  – rhythm guitar
• Benny Rietveld – bass guitar
• Freddie Ravel – keyboards
• Bill Ortiz – trumpet
• Jeff Cressman – trombone
• Dennis Chambers  – drums
• Karl Perazzo – timbales
• Raul Rekow – congas
• Andy Vargas – background vocals
• Marc VanGool – rhythm guitar

Production

• Produced by Carlos Santana and Clive Davis
• Tracks produced by Matt Serletic and Howard Benson

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 5 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 17 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 7 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [16] 3 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [17] 27 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 24 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [19] 12 French Albums (SNEP) [20] 9 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] 10 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [22] 2 Irish Albums (IRMA) [23] 29 Italian Albums (FIMI) [24] 3 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [25] 11 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) [26] 8 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [27] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [28] 9 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [29] 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [30] 3 Scottish Albums (OCC) [31] 16 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [32] 12 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [33] 17 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [34] 5 UK Albums (OCC) [35] 15 US Billboard 200 [36] 5 US Digital Albums (Billboard) [37] 4 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [38] 2 US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [39] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [40] 73 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [41] 65 US Billboard 200 [42] 187

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [43]	Gold	35,000^
Croatia (HDU) [44]	Gold
France (SNEP) [45]	Gold	50,000*
Hungary (MAHASZ) [46]	Gold	3,000^
Italy (FIMI) [47]	Gold	30,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON) [48]	Gold	30,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [49]	Platinum	20,000*
Portugal (AFP) [50]	Platinum	20,000^
Sweden (GLF) [51]	Gold	20,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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External links

• Guitar Heaven analysis Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
• Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time at Metacritic