



Santana - Festival
Carlos Santana – guitar, bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Carlos Santana]
Oren Waters – vocals, background vocals
Maxine Willard Waters – vocals, background vocals
Francisco Zavala – vocals, background vocals
Leon Patillo – keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals, background vocals
Tom Coster – keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, vocals
Pablo Téllez – bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
Paul Jackson – bass
Gaylord Birch – drums, percussion, tympani
José "Chepitó" Areas – conga, percussion, timbales
Raul Rekow – conga, percussion, background vocals
Joel Badie – percussion, vocals, background vocals
Julia Waters – background vocals
1 LP, Gatefold Cover
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded at Wally Heider Studios
Engineered & mixed by : David Rubinson, Fred Catero
Produced by Devadip Carlos Santana, David Rubinson & Friends, Inc., Tom Coster
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1976
Reissued in 2013
Tracks:
Side A :
- Carnaval
- Let The Children Play
- Jugando
- Give Me Love
- Verao Vermelho
- Let The Music Set You Free
Side B :
- Revelations
- Reach Up
- The River
- Try A Little Harder
- Maria Caracoles
Reviews :
"Santana's follow-up to its comeback album, Amigos, was another David Rubinson-produced effort that moved back toward more of a Latin rock feel, although it retained an essentially pop focus -- "The River" was the first real vocal ballad on a Santana album. If any doubt still existed that the group was no longer a band of equals but a platform for its lead guitarist, the current lineup dispelled that; Carlos Santana was now the only original member of the band left. Although the album went gold, the lack of a hit single hurt the album's commercial standing; its number 27 peak was the lowest yet for a Santana band album." AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 3,8 / 5