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. The recording features both studio and live tracks, which are interspersed with one another throughout the album. It is perhaps the group's most popular live album, because the 1974 album ''

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'' did not receive a U.S. domestic release until 1991. It displays a mix between the fusion of

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and

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styles of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the much more

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and spiritual

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sound that characterized the band's mid-1970s work. The live material was recorded during the supporting tour for the '' Amigos'' album. A cover version of

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' mid-1960s hit song "

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" was released as a single and peaked at #27. The song was the first Santana recording to hit the

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of the ''Billboard'' charts since "

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" reached #36 in 1972. The album reached #10 on the ''

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'' charts and was eventually certified

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, neither of which occurred again until the star-studded ''

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'' in 1999.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by

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and

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, except where noted;

Side one

# "Dawn/Go Within" – 2:44 (Studio) # "Carnaval" – 2:17 (Live) # "Let the Children Play" (

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, Santana) – 2:37 (Live) # "Jugando" ( José "Chepito" Areas, Santana) – 2:09 (Live) # "I'll Be Waiting" (Santana) – 5:20 (Studio; also issued on

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) # "Zulu" – 3:25 (Studio)

Side two

# "Bahia" – 1:37 (Studio) # "

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/Gypsy Queen" ( Peter Green/

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) – 6:32 (Live) # "Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" (

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, Coster,

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) – 7:45 (Live) # "

Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" is an instrumental from the Santana album '' Amigos'', written by Carlos Santana and Tom Coster. It is one of Santana's most popular compositions and it reached the top in the Spanish Singles Chart in July 1 ...

" – 6:07 (Live)

Side three

# "

" (

Rod Argent Rodney Terence Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the ...

) – 4:09 (Studio; also issued on single) # "Flor d'Luna (Moonflower)" (Coster) – 5:01 (Studio) # " Soul Sacrifice/Head, Hands & Feet" (Santana,

Gregg Rolie Gregg Alan Rolie (born June 17, 1947) is an American singer and keyboardist. Rolie served as lead singer of the bands Santana and Journey – both of which he co-founded. He also helmed rock group The Storm, performed in Ringo Starr & His All ...

, David Brown,

Marcus Malone Marcus "The Magnificent" Malone (July 29, 1944 – October 12, 2021) was an American percussionist and a founding member of the Latin rock band Santana. Life and career Malone was born in Memphis, Tennessee. The band Santana - originally know ...

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, ...

) – 14:01 (Live)

Side four

# "El Morocco" – 5:05 (Studio) # "Transcendance" (Santana) – 5:13 (Studio) # "Savor/Toussaint L'Overture" (Santana, Rolie, Brown,

Michael Carabello Michael Carabello (born November 18, 1947) is an American musician, best known for playing percussion with Santana during that band's early years. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Career Carabello was born in San Francisco and ...

Michael Shrieve Michael Shrieve (born July 6, 1949) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the second youn ...

, Areas) – 12:56 (Live)

Bonus tracks on 2003 reissue

# "Black Magic Woman" ( Single edit) (Green) – 2:37 (Live) # "I'll Be Waiting" (Single edit) (Santana) – 3:12 (Studio) # "She's Not There" (Single edit) (Argent) – 3:19 (Studio)

Musicians

* Greg Walker – vocals *

– guitar, vocals, percussion *

– keyboards * Pablo Tellez – bass, vocals (live tracks) * David Margen – bass (studio tracks) *

– drums * Raul Rekow – percussion * José "Chepito" Areas – percussion (live tracks) *

Pete Escovedo Peter Michael Escovedo (born July 13, 1935 in Pittsburg, California) is an American percussionist. "Pete Escovedo Biography & Awards" With his two brothers, Pete formed Escovedo Bros Latin Jazz Sextet, before Carlos Santana hired Pete and Coke ...

– percussion (studio tracks) *

Tommy Coster Thomas Joseph Coster Jr. (born June 10, 1966) is an American keyboardist and composer. He played on his first song titled "Zulu" with Santana in 1977 receiving his first gold record the following year in 1978. In the following years he co-w ...

– keyboards on "Zulu"

Charts

Certifications

References

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