Greatest Hits by Santana

Santana includes: Carlos Santana (guitar); Tom Coster (keyboards); Mike Shrieve (drums). Producers: Santana, Brent Dangerfield, Fred Catero. Personnel: Carlos Santana (vocals, guitar); Armando Peraza (vocals, percussion). Photographers: Jay Maisel; Joel Baldwin. This is the cream of the crop of the band's early radio hits. Culled from their first three albums released between 1969 and 1971, these are the perennial favorites that remain synonymous with the name Santana. While Carlos himself is generally known more for his instrumental ventures than pithy vocal cuts such as these, his singular brand of Afro-Cuban blues-rock is revealed in classic form here. There's the slow-rolling, low-riding groove of "Evil Ways" and supremely mellow take on Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va." Carlos' solo on the latter continues to shape musical imaginations the world over. Gregg Rolie's gnarly Hammond organ riff opens the fierce rocker "Hope You're Feeling Better," yielding to a searing fuzz-wah solo by Carlos. The bluesy str...

Key Information
Album Duration		34m:29s
Number of Discs		1
Artist		Santana
Record Label		Columbia (USA)
Genre		Rock and Pop
Subgenre		Hard Rock
Release Date		November 29, 1992
Song List: Disc 1
Song List: Disc 1		Evil WaysJingoHope You're Feeling BetterSamba Pa TiPersuasionBlack Magic WomanOye Como VaEverything's Coming Our WaySe a Cab"Everybody's Everything