Santana IV

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Santana IV
Santana IV (Front Cover).png
Studio album by
Santana
ReleasedApril 15, 2016
Recorded2014–2015
StudioAudio Mix House, Henderson, Nevada; Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, California; The Bubble, Austin, Texas; Notify Studios
Genre Latin rock
Length75:26 [1]
Label Santana IV
Producer Santana
Santana chronology
Corazón – Live from Mexico: Live It To Believe It
(2014)		Santana IV
(2016)		 In Search of Mona Lisa
(2019)
Singles from Santana IV
  1. "Anywhere You Want to Go [2] "
    Released: 5 February 2016
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 65/100 [3]
Review scores
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Santana IV is the twenty-fourth studio album (and the thirty-eighth album overall) by American rock band Santana, released in April 2016.

Contents

Overview

The album reunited most of the surviving members from the early 1970s lineup of the band (including Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Mike Carabello and Michael Shrieve) and was the first time that the quintet had recorded together since 1971's Santana III . [6] Timbalist José Areas was not invited to participate. [7] Joining these "core" members were later Santana members Karl Perazzo (percussion) and Benny Rietveld (bass), with vocalist Ronald Isley guesting on two cuts. [2] Santana IV included 16 new tracks written and produced by the band.

Origins

The origins for the reunion go back several years, when Schon suggested that he and Carlos Santana record together. Santana liked the idea but went on to suggest that they recruit Rolie, Shrieve and Carabello for what would be called Santana IV (picking up where they left off on Santana III). After initial writing sessions and rehearsals took place in 2013, the group recorded throughout 2014 and 2015, resulting in 16 new tracks that combined their signature elements of Afro-Latin rhythms, vocals, blues-psychedelic guitar solos, and percussion work.

Santana said, of the restored lineup: "It was magical, we didn't have to try to force the vibe – it was immense. From there, we then needed to come up with a balance of songs and jams that people would immediately identify as classic Santana." [8]

Promotion

The first single from Santana IV, entitled "Anywhere You Want to Go", was released on February 5, 2016. [2]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Santana IV debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, with 42,000 album-equivalent units; it sold 40,000 copies in its first week. [9] Santana IV became Santana's fourteenth top ten album on the Billboard 200. [9]

Track listing

Writing credits and songs' lengths are in accord with album's inner notes.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yambu"Carlos Santana, Karl Perazzo3:27
2."Shake It"Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Karl Perazzo; arranged by Carlos Santana4:45
3."Anywhere You Want to Go"Gregg Rolie; arranged by Gregg Rolie5:05
4."Fillmore East"Carlos Santana, Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve, Michael Carabello, Benny Rietveld, Karl Perazzo; arranged by Carlos Santana7:44
5."Love Makes the World Go Round" (featuring Ronald Isley)Carlos Santana, Nuru Kane, Thierry Fournel; arranged by Carlos Santana4:20
6."Freedom in Your Mind" (featuring Ronald Isley)Carlos Santana, Kenneth Okulolo; arranged by Carlos Santana5:30
7."Choo Choo"Carlos Santana, Igor Len, Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello; arranged by Carlos Santana4:10
8."All Aboard"Carlos Santana; arranged by Carlos Santana2:03
9."Sueños"Carlos Santana, Benny Rietveld; arranged by Benny Rietveld5:15
10."Caminando"Carlos Santana, Neal Schon, Michael Carabello, Karl Perazzo; arranged by Carlos Santana4:21
11."Blues Magic"Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Carlos Santana4:26
12."Echizo"Neal Schon, Michael Shrieve3:54
13."Leave Me Alone"Michael Shrieve, Gregg Rolie, Carlos Santana4:01
14."You and I"Gregg Rolie4:20
15."Come as You Are"Neal Schon, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Karl Perazzo4:52
16."Forgiveness"Neal Schon, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Claus Zundel (Gema) 7:22

Personnel

Santana
Guest musician
Technical

Charts

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