| The Best of Santana | |
|---|---|
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| Greatest hits album by | |
| Released | March 1998 |
| Genre | Blues rock, hard rock, latin rock |
| Length | 1:16:46 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Producer | Various |
The Best of Santana is a 1998 album by Santana and a companion album to 2000's The Best of Santana Vol. 2 . The album peaked at #82 on the Billboard 200, [1] and has sold 1.64 million copies in the U.S. as of May 2009. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jingo" | Babatunde Olatunji | Santana , 1969 | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Evil Ways" | Clarence "Sonny" Henry | Santana | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" | Peter Green/Gábor Szabó | Abraxas , 1970 | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Oye Como Va" | Tito Puente | Abraxas | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Samba Pa Ti" (Instrumental) | Carlos Santana | Abraxas | 4:47 |
| 6. | "She's Not There" (The Zombies cover) | Rod Argent | Moonflower , 1977 | 4:09 |
| 7. | "No One to Depend On" | Michael Carabello, Coke Escovedo, Gregg Rolie | Santana III , 1971 | 5:32 |
| 8. | "Open Invitation" | Dennis Lambert, David Margen, Brian Potter, Santana, Greg Walker | Inner Secrets , 1978 | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Hold On" | Ian Thomas | Shangó , 1982 | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Bella" | Sterling Crew, Santana, Chester D. Thompson | Blues for Salvador , 1987 | 4:30 |
| 11. | "Winning" | Russ Ballard | Zebop! , 1981 | 3:18 |
| 12. | "All I Ever Wanted" | Alex Ligertwood, Santana, Chris Solberg | Marathon , 1979 | 4:03 |
| 13. | "Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" | Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Tom Coster, David Rubinson | Amigos , 1976 | 8:15 |
| 14. | "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" | Coster, Santana | Amigos | 5:06 |
| 15. | "Everybody's Everything" | David Brown, Tyrone Moss, Santana | Santana III | 3:30 |
| 16. | "Soul Sacrifice" | Santana, Gregg Rolie, Brown, Marcus Malone | Santana | 6:35 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [3] | Platinum | 1,640,000 [4] |
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