''Inner Secrets'' is the tenth studio album by

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. It was released in 1978 and marks the start of the phase of Santana's career where he moved away from the fusion of

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and

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that marked his previous records and began to move towards an

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direction. As such, the album's quality is widely disputed among fans. " Stormy" and "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" were both hit singles. In the Netherlands " Well All Right" was released as a single and reached #22 in the top 40. Most CD releases of ''Inner Secrets'' use a different version of track 3, "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)", than the one that appeared on the original LP, Columbia FC 35600. The version used on most CD releases is an extended disco mix (running time 7:10), that appeared on a 12” single (Columbia 23-10957). The original album version of the track is available on CD in a Japanese Mini LP sleeve, Sony Music SICP 2875, released in 2010 (running time 6:13).

Cover songs on the album

Several of the album's tracks are covers: * The "Dealer" portion of "Dealer/Spanish Rose" is a cover of the song "Dealer" by

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appearing on their 1967 album, ''

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''. * "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" is a cover of a

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song "One Chain Don't Make No Prison" appearing on their 1974 album ''Meeting of the Minds'', and as a single on the same year. * " Well All Right" is a cover of the

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song " Well... All Right" (appearing as B-side of Holly's 1958 single " Heartbeat") and it was covered earlier by

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on their 1969 self-titled and only studio album ''

''. * " Stormy" is a cover of the

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's 1968 top-10 hit (Hot 100 No. 5) and included on their 1968 album ''Mamas and Papas/Soul Train'', and 1970 album ''Stormy''.Discogs.com: Classics IV - ''Stormy'' (1970) album
/ref> The only two tracks on the album that were not released as singles are "Dealer/Spanish Rose" and "The Facts of Love". The album cover photo by

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divided the nine-piece lineup between the front and back cover, with Chris Solberg, Pete Escovedo, Raul Rekow and Greg Walker shown with Carlos Santana on the front while David Margen, Armando Peraza, Graham Lear and Chris Rhyne appeared on the back.

Track listing

Side one

# "Dealer/Spanish Rose" (

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) – 5:50 # "Move On" (Santana, Chris Rhyne) – 4:27 # "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" (

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, Brian Potter) – 6:13 # " Stormy" (

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, James Cobb) – 4:45

Side two

# " Well All Right" (

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, Joe B. Mauldin) – 4:09 # "Open Invitation" (Santana, Lambert, Potter, Greg Walker, David Margen) – 4:45 # "Life Is a Lady/Holiday" (Lambert/Santana) – 3:47 # "The Facts of Love" (Lambert, Potter) – 5:28 # "Wham!" (Santana,

Graham Lear Graham Lear (born July 24, 1949) is an English-born Canadian rock drummer, best known for his time with Gino Vannelli, Santana and REO Speedwagon. He was born in Plymouth, United Kingdom. Background In 1952 his family moved to London, Ontario, ...

Armando Peraza Armando Peraza (May 30, 1924 – April 14, 2014) was a Latin jazz percussionist and a member of the rock band Santana. Peraza played congas, bongos, and timbales. Biography Early life Born in Lawton Batista, Havana, Cuba in 1924 (although the ...

, Raul Rekow,

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) – 3:24

CD Reissue

# "Dealer/Spanish Rose" (Capaldi/Santana) – 5:50 # "Move On" (Santana, Rhyne) – 4:27 # "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" (Extended

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version) (Lambert, Potter) – 7:13 # " Stormy" (Buie, Cobb) – 4:45 # " Well All Right" (Petty, Holly, Allison, Mauldin) – 4:09 # "Open Invitation" (Santana, Lambert, Potter, Walker, Margen) – 4:45 # "Life Is a Lady/Holiday" (Lambert/Santana) – 3:47 # "The Facts of Love" (Lambert, Potter) – 5:28 # "Wham!" (Santana, Lear, Peraza, Rekow, Escovedo) – 3:24

Personnel

* Greg Walker – lead vocals *

– guitar, backing vocals * Chris Solberg – guitar, backing vocals * Chris Rhyne – keyboards * David Margen – bass *

– drums *

– percussion, backing vocals * Raul Rekow – percussion, backing vocals *

– percussion *

- clavinet, backing vocals *

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- synthesizer programming ;Technical *Ray Etzler - executive producer *Mick Brigden - artwork, cover concept *

– design, art director, photography

Charts

Certifications

External links

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References

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