''Shaman'' is the nineteenth studio album by

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. Shaman was released on October 22, 2002, and debuted at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 298,973. It was certified Double Platinum by the

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and Gold in

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. The first single of the album was " The Game of Love", featuring

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. "

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", featuring Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, was also re-recorded as a single in 2003, which featured Alex Band of The Calling. Like the previous album, ''

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'', ''Shaman'' features various famous

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, hip hop, and

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artists, as well as Spanish opera star,

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. The album is Santana's longest studio release to date.

Singles

The first single released, " The Game of Love" which features

, peaked at number 5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 16 in the UK, and number 21 in Australia. A re-recorded version of "

" with vocals by Alex Band peaked at number 8 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. " Feels Like Fire" (featuring

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) and " Nothing at All" (featuring

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) failed to chart in most countries.

Track listing

The ''International Version'' (outside the U.S.) drops the track "Since Supernatural", and includes the song "Let Me Love You Tonight" as the twelfth track.

Personnel

* "Adouma" **Guitar – Carlos Santana **Keyboards – Chester D Thompson **Bass – Benny Rietveld **Drums – Billy Johnson **Percussion – Karl Perazzo **Congas – Raul Rekow **Vocals – Tony Lindsay, Carlos Santana, Karl Perazzo **Trombone – Jose Abel Figueroa, Mic Gillette **Trumpet – Mic Gillette, Marvin McFadden * "Nothing at All" **Guitar – Carlos Santana **Lead Vocal –

**Keyboards – George Whitty **Bass – Benny Rietveld **Drums – Carter Beauford **Congas & Percussion – Karl Perazzo *"The Game of Love" **Lead Guitar – Carlos Santana **Rhythm Guitar & Lead Vocal – Michelle Branch **Electric Guitar – Rusty Anderson **Keyboards – Chester D Thompson **Programming – Dante Ross, John Gamble **Bass – Benny Rietveld **Congas & Percussion – Carlos Santana *"You Are My Kind" **Guitar – Carlos Santana **Lead Vocal – Seal **Keyboards – Chester D Thompson **Bass – Benny Rietveld **Drums – Horacio Hernandez **Percussion – Karl Perazzo **Congas – Raul Rekow **Vamp Out Vocal – Karl Perazzo **Background Vocals – Karl Perazzo, Carlos Santana, Tony Lindsay *"Amoré (Sexo)" **Lead Guitar – Carlos Santana **Lead Vocal – Macy Gray **Keyboards – Chester D Thompson **Bass – Benny Rietveld **Drums – Rodney Holmes **Percussion – Karl Perazzo **Congas – Raul Rekow **Trombone – Jeff Cressman, Jose Abel Figueroa **Trumpet – Javier Melendez, William Ortiz *"Foo Foo" **Lead Guitar – Carlos Santana **Rhythm Guitar – Francis Dunnery, Al Anderson **Keyboards – Loris Holland **Programming – Kobie Brown, Che Pope **Bass – Tom Barney **Background Vocals – Lenesha Randolph **Saxophone & Flute – Danny Wolinski **Trombone – Steve Touré **Trumpet & Flugelhorn – Earl Gardner **Tuba – Joseph Daley *"Victory Is Won" **Guitar – Carlos Santana **Cello – Joseph Herbert **Viola – Daniel Seidenberg, Hari Balakrisnan **Violin – Jeremy Cohen *"Since Supernatural" **Guitar & Sleigh Bells – Carlos Santana **Lead Vocals – Melky Jean and Governor Washington, Jr. **Keyboards – Chester D Thompson **Programming & Accordion –

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**Bass – Benny Rietveld **Drums – Rodney Holmes **Percussion – Karl Perazzo **Congas – Raul Rekow **Vocals – Tony Lindsay, K. C. Porter, Karl Perazzo **Trombone – Ramon Flores, Mic Gillette **Trumpet – Jose Abel Figueroa, Marvin McFadden, Mic Gillette *"America" **Lead Guitar – Carlos Santana **Lead Vocal – P.O.D. **Rhythm Guitar –

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**Keyboards – Alberto Salas, Chester D Thompson **Bass –

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**Drums – Alex González **Timbales & Percussion – Karl Perazzo **Congas – Raul Rekow **Background Vocals – Gonzalo Chomat, Alex González **Vocal Direction – Jose Quintana *"Sideways" **Lead & Rhythm Guitar – Carlos Santana **Lead Vocal – Citizen Cope **Background Vocals – Chad & Earl **Keyboards – Chester D Thompson **Bass – Benny Rietveld **Drums – Rodney Holmes **Timbales & Percussion – Karl Perazzo **Congas & Percussion – Raul Rekow **Additional Percussion – Humberto Hernandez *"Why Don't You & I" **Lead Guitar – Carlos Santana **Lead Vocal - Chad Kroeger **Rhythm Guitar & Percussion – Raul Pacheco **Keyboards & Programming – K. C. Porter, Chester D Thompson **Bass horus Bass– Leland Sklar **Drums – Gregg Bissonette **Timbales – Karl Perazzo **Congas – Raul Rekow *"Feels Like Fire" **Lead Guitar – Carlos Santana **Lead Vocal - Dido **Rhythm Guitar –

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**Keyboards – K C Porter, Chester D Thompson **Programming – K C Porter **Bass – Mike Porcaro **Drums –

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**Timbales & Percussion – Karl Perazzo **Congas & Percussion – Luis Conte **Lead Vocal – K. C. Porter **Background Vocals – Fher, Carlos Santana, Tony Lindsay, Karl Perazzo, K. C. Porter **Spanish Translation – Chein Garcia Alonso *"Aye Aye Aye" **Lead Guitar – Carlos Santana **Keyboards – Chester D Thompson **Percussion – Carlos Santana **Programming – Mike Mani **Vocals – Tony Lindsay, Jeanie Tracy **Pro Tools Editing – Andre for Screaming Lizard *"Hoy Es Adios" **Lead Guitar - Carlos Santana **Lead Vocal - Alejandro Lerner

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

Personnel

Carlos Santana Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of Rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured ...

- vocals, acoustic 12-string, nylon string & electric guitars, keyboards, timbales, rainstick
Michael Shrieve - drums

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- drums
Karl Perazzo - timbales, congas, percussion
Raul Rékow - congas, percussion
Chester D Thompson - keyboards
Benny Rietveld - bass guitar
Tony Lindsay - lead vocals, vocals
Andy Vargas - lead vocals, vocals
John Ginty - organ, keyboards
Pauline Taylor - background vocals
Bill Ortiz - trumpet
Arturo Velasco - trombone

References

Shaman in CD Universe

External links

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