Shaman (album)

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Shaman
Santana - Shaman - CD album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Genre
Length76:33
Label Arista
Producer Andres Munera, Fernando Tobon, Jose Gaviria, Kike Santander, Andy Vargas, Tony Lindsay, Cory Rooney, Dan Shea, Alex Ander, Rick Nowels, Dallas Austin, Lester Mendez, Carlos Santana, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Howard Benson, P.O.D., Clarence Greenwood, Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Michael Shrieve, Jeeve, Klaus Derendorf, JB Eckl, KC Porter, Walter Afanasieff [1]
Santana chronology
The Essential Santana
(2002)
Shaman
(2002)
All That I Am
(2005)
Singles from Shaman
  1. "The Game of Love"
    Released: September 23, 2002
  2. "Nothing at All"
    Released: March 2003
  3. "Why Don't You & I"
    Released: June 16, 2003
  4. "Feels Like Fire"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 59/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Dotmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
E! B– [6]
Entertainment.ie Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Entertainment Weekly B− [8]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut 4/10 [12]

Shaman is the nineteenth studio album by Santana. Shaman was released on October 22, 2002, and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 298,973. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA [13] and Gold in Greece. [14]

Contents

The first single of the album was "The Game of Love", featuring Michelle Branch. "Why Don't You & I", featuring Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, was also re-recorded as a single in 2003, which featured Alex Band of the Calling.

Like the previous album, Supernatural , Shaman features various famous rock, hip hop, and pop artists, as well as Spanish opera star Plácido Domingo.

The album is Santana's longest studio release to date.

Singles

The first single released, "The Game of Love" which features Michelle Branch, peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number 16 in the UK, and number 21 in Australia. A re-recorded version of "Why Don't You & I" with vocals by Alex Band peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Feels Like Fire" (featuring Dido) and "Nothing at All" (featuring Musiq) failed to chart in most countries.

Track listing

Shaman track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Adouma" Angélique Kidjo, Jean Hebrail [15] 4:15
2."Nothing at All" (featuring Musiq) Rob Thomas, Cory Rooney [16] 4:28
3."The Game of Love" (featuring Michelle Branch) Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels 4:15
4."You Are My Kind" (featuring Seal)Thomas4:19
5."Amoré (Sexo)" (featuring Macy Gray)Gray, Lester Mendez, Dallas Austin, Javier Vazquez [17] 3:51
6."Foo Foo"Yvon André, [18] Roger Eugène, [19] (Jean) Yves Joseph, [20] Hermann Nau, [21] (Jean) Claude Jean [22] 6:28
7."Victory Is Won [23] "Santana5:20
8."Since Supernatural" (featuring Melky Jean & Governor)Wyclef Jean, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis & Governor4:32
9."America" (featuring P.O.D.)Sonny Sandoval, Marcos Curiel, Traa Daniels, Wuv Bernardo4:35
10."Sideways" (featuring Citizen Cope)Clarence Greenwood (Citizen Cope)4:41
11."Why Don't You & I" (featuring Chad Kroeger)Chad Kroeger4:34
12."Feels Like Fire" (featuring Dido)Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, John "Pnut" Harrison4:39
13."Aye Aye Aye" Michael Shrieve, Santana, Karl Perazzo, [24] Raul Rekow [25] 4:45
14."Hoy Es Adiós" (featuring Alejandro Lerner) Klaus Derendorf, Jean-Yves Docornet, [26] Lerner4:37
15."One of These Days" (featuring Ozomatli) J B Eckl, K C Porter, Santana5:51
16."Novus" (featuring Plácido Domingo)Santana, Gábor Szabó, Walter Afanasieff, [27] Greg DiGiovine, [27] Ritchie Rome4:10
Shaman international track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Adouma" Angélique Kidjo, Jean Hebrail [15] 4:15
2."Nothing at All" (featuring Musiq) Rob Thomas, Cori Rooney [16] 4:28
3."The Game of Love" (featuring Michelle Branch) Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels 4:15
4."You Are My Kind" (featuring Seal)Thomas4:19
5."Amoré (Sexo)" (featuring Macy Gray)Gray, Lester Mendez, Dallas Austin, Javier Vazquez [17] 3:51
6."Foo Foo"Yvon André, [18] Roger Eugène, [19] (Jean) Yves Joseph, [20] Hermann Nau, [21] (Jean) Claude Jean [22] 6:28
7."Victory Is Won"Santana5:20
8."America" (featuring P.O.D.)Sonny Sandoval, Marcos Curiel, Traa Daniels, Wuv Bernardo4:35
9."Sideways" (featuring Citizen Cope)Clarence Greenwood (Citizen Cope)4:41
10."Why Don't You & I" (featuring Chad Kroeger)Chad Kroeger4:34
11."Feels Like Fire" (featuring Dido)Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Pnut 4:39
12."Let Me Love You Tonight"Santana5:35
13."Aye Aye Aye" Michael Shrieve, Santana, Karl Perazzo, [24] Raul Rekow [25] 4:45
14."Hoy Es Adiós" (featuring Alejandro Lerner) Klaus Derendorf, Jean-Yves Docornet, [26] Lerner4:37
15."One of These Days" (featuring Ozomatli) J B Eckl, K C Porter, Santana5:51
16."Novus" (featuring Plácido Domingo)Santana, Gábor Szabó, Walter Afanasieff, [27] Greg DiGiovine, [27] Ritchie Rome4:10

Personnel

Charts

Sales and certifications

Sales and certifications for Shaman
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [66] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [67] Platinum30,000*
Belgium (BRMA) [68] Gold25,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [69] Platinum125,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [70] Gold15,811 [70]
France (SNEP) [71] Gold250,000 [72]
Germany (BVMI) [73] Platinum300,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece) [14] Gold15,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ) [74] Gold10,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [75] Gold100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [76] Gold75,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [77] Gold40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [78] Platinum15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [79] Gold20,000*
Poland (ZPAV) [80] Platinum40,000*
South Korea38,749 [81]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [82] Platinum100,000^
Sweden (GLF) [83] Gold30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [84] 2× Platinum80,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [85] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [86] 2× Platinum2,517,000 [87]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [88] Platinum1,000,000*
Worldwide5,000,000 [72]

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

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