''Zebop!'' is the 12th studio album by the American rock band

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. The album had several releases, and various different color cover backgrounds, including pink and red. The album featured "Winning"; both the album and single were one of Santana's last top 40 hits until 1999 with their release of ''

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Track listing

Side one

# "Changes" (

Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; ), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, later in ...

) – 4:27 # "E Papa Ré" (

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 ...

, Richard Baker, David Margen,

Orestes Vilató Orestes Vilató (born 12 May 1944 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a Cuban percussionist who has worked as a sideman with Ray Barretto, Johnny Pacheco, Cachao, and the Fania All-Stars. Vilató also worked with Carlos Santana, for whom he played timbales, ...

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) – 4:32 # "Primera Invasión" (Lear, Margen,

Alan Pasqua Alan Pasqua (born June 28, 1952) is an American rock and jazz pianist. He studied at Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music. His album ''Standards'' with drummer Peter Erskine was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008. As a ...

, Santana) – 2:08 # "Searchin'" (Ligertwood, Santana, Chris Solberg) – 3:54 # "Over and Over" (Rick Meyers) – 4:46 # "

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" (

Russ Ballard Russell Glyn Ballard (born 31 October 1945) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Originally coming to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist for the band Argent, Ballard became a songwriter and producer by the late 1970s. His co ...

) – 3:28

Side two

# "Tales of Kilimanjaro" (Pasqua,

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 b ...

, Raul Rekow, Santana) – 3:24 # "The Sensitive Kind" (

J.J. Cale John Weldon "J. J." Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and sound engineer. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Mark Knop ...

) – 3:32 # "American Gypsy" (Ligertwood, Peraza, Santana, D. Margen, G. Lear, O. Vilató, R. Rekow, R. Baker) – 3:39 # "I Love You Much Too Much" (

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, Chaim Tauber) – 4:43 # "Brightest Star" (Ligertwood, Santana) – 4:49 # "Hannibal" (Ligertwood, Pasqua, Rekow, Santana) – 3:41

Personnel

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, background vocals *

–

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, percussion, producer, vocals, background vocals * Chris Solberg – guitar, keyboards, vocals, background vocals *

– keyboards, vocals, background vocals * Richard Baker – keyboards,

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* David Margen – bass *

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, ...

–

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–

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, vocals * Raul Rekow –

congas The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest) ...

, percussion, background vocals *

– percussion,

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, background vocals ;Technical * Bill Graham – producer *

Keith Olsen Keith Alan Olsen (May 12, 1945 – March 9, 2020) was an American record producer and sound engineer, who worked with Magnum, Rick Springfield, Fleetwood Mac, Ozzy Osbourne, the Grateful Dead, Whitesnake, Pat Benatar, Heart, Santana, Saga, ...

–

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, producer *

Fred Catero Fred Catero (February 4, 1933 – October 6, 2022) was an American record producer and engineer. Catero was originally from New York City, where he worked for CBS Records/Columbia, recording artists such as Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears. Invit ...

– associate producer, engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Music videos

Six videos were shot from this album on video with multiple cameras in a mock concert setting on what was then the A&M Stage at A&M Records, on La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, California (now owned by the Jim Henson Company). They were directed by Bruce Gowers and produced by Paul Flattery. The Director of Photography was Jerry Watson. The tracks shot were: # "Changes" # "E Papa Ré" # "Searchin'" # "Over and Over" # "

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) – 3:28 # "I Love You Much Too Much"

References

Santana (band) albums 1981 albums Albums produced by Carlos Santana Albums produced by Keith Olsen Columbia Records albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub