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''Shaman'' is the nineteenth studio album by Santana. 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
Michelle Branch Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums: ''The Spirit Room'' and ''Hotel Paper.'' She won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Coll ...
. " Why Don't You & I", featuring
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of
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, was also re-recorded as a single in 2003, which featured
Alex Band Alexander Max Band (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. He is best known for being the vocalist of Los Angeles rock band the Calling, having performed on their hit song "Wherever You Will ...
of The Calling. Like the previous album, ''
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'', ''Shaman'' features various famous rock, 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
Michelle Branch Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums: ''The Spirit Room'' and ''Hotel Paper.'' She won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Coll ...
, 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 " Why Don't You & I" with vocals by
Alex Band Alexander Max Band (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. He is best known for being the vocalist of Los Angeles rock band the Calling, having performed on their hit song "Wherever You Will ...
peaked at number 8 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "
Feels Like Fire "Feels Like Fire" is a song by American rock band Santana featuring British singer-songwriter Dido. Written by Dido, her brother Rollo Armstrong, and Pnut, the song was released as the second single outside the United States from Santana's 19th ...
" (featuring Dido) and " Nothing at All" (featuring Musiq) 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 – Musiq **Keyboards – George Whitty **Bass – Benny Rietveld **Drums –
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**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 Francis Dunnery (born 25 December 1962) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and record label owner. Dunnery was the lead singer and guitarist for British prog-pop band It Bites between 1982 and 1990. Since 1990 he has ...
, 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 – K. C. Porter **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 –
Sergio Vallín Sergio Vallín Loera (born May 26, 1972) is a Mexican guitarist of the Mexican band Maná. Vallín was born in Mexico City, where he lived for the first ten years of his life until he moved with his family to Aguascalientes, capital of the state ...
**Keyboards – Alberto Salas, Chester D Thompson **Bass –
Juan Calleros Juan Diego Calleros Ramos (born 19 April 1962) is a Mexican musician. Calleros was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. He began playing in a group at age 13. Along with Fher Olvera and his brothers Ulises and Abraham, Juan was part of Sombrero Verde ...
**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 Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...
**Drums –
Gregg Bissonette Gregg Bissonette (born June 9, 1959) is an American jazz and rock drummer and vocalist. He is the brother of bassist Matt Bissonette, with whom he frequently collaborates. He has played on albums by dozens of recording artists, including David ...
**Timbales – Karl Perazzo **Congas – Raul Rekow *"Feels Like Fire" **Lead Guitar – Carlos Santana **Lead Vocal - Dido **Rhythm Guitar – J. B. Eckl **Keyboards – K C Porter, Chester D Thompson **Programming – K C Porter **Bass –
Mike Porcaro Michael Joseph Porcaro (May 29, 1955 – March 15, 2015) was an American bass player known for his work with the rock band Toto. He retired from touring in 2007 as a result of being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was t ...
**Drums – Jimmy Keegan **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 feature ...
- vocals, acoustic 12-string, nylon string & electric guitars, keyboards, timbales, rainstick
Michael Shrieve - drums
Dennis Chambers Dennis Milton Chambers (born May 9, 1959) is an American drummer. He was inducted into the '' Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2001. Early life Chambers was born on May 9, 1959. He began drumming at the age of four years, and was gigging in Ba ...
- 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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