Santana's shocking performance at Woodstock in 1969 made this album his debut, and the momentum continued with this album, which reached number one on the US charts and sold a million copies.
This work is a 4-channel surround mix (quadraphonic) recording, which was still rare in 1972.
12 TRACKS:
1)
Batuka
2)
No One To Depend On
3)
Taboo
4)
Toussaint L'Overture
5)
Everybody's Everything
6)
Guajira
7)
Jungle Strut
8)
Everything's Coming Our Way
9)
Para Los Rumberos
10)
Batuka
11)
Jungle Strut
12)
Gumbo
A&R [Legacy, Reissue] - Steve Berkowitz
Art Direction [Reissue] - Josh Cheuse
Backing Vocals - Coke Escovedo
Backing Vocals - Rico Reyes (2, 4, 9)
Bass - David Brown (5)
Compilation Producer - Bob Irwin
Congas, Vocals, Percussion, Tambourine - Mike Carabello
Coordinator [A&R, Reissue] - Patti Matheny
Design [Album] - Heavy Water Light Show
Design [Album] - Joan Chase
Design [Album] - Mary Ann Mayer
Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone - Michael Shrieve
Engineer - Glen Kolotkin
Graphic Design [Graphic Designer, Reissue] - Elizabeth Calleja
Guitar - Neal Schon
Guitar, Vocals - Carlos Santana
Illustration - David Singer (2)
Management [Packaging Manager, Reissue] - Nicholas Bennett
Mastered By [Reissue] - Vic Anesini
Percussion - Coke Escovedo
Photography By - Amalie Rothschild
Photography By - David Gahr
Photography By - Dennis Stock
Piano, Organ, Vocals - Gregg Rolie
Producer - Santana
Project Manager [Project Director, Reissue] - Mark Feldman (2)
Recorded By - Mike Larner
Remastered By [Digital Remastering] - Vic Anesini
Sleeve Notes - Ben Fong-Torres
Timbales, Congas, Percussion, Vocals, Drums, Flugelhorn - José Chepitó Areas
