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Carlos Santana: Abraxas

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Label: Columbia Records
Released: 1970
Time:
 55:33
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Fred Catero, Carlos Santana
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.santana.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 1997.05.16
Price in €: 6,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Singing Winds Crying Beasts (M.Carabello) - 4:44
[2] Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen (P.Green / G.Szabó) - 5:19
[3] Oye Como Va (T.Puente) - 4:17
[4] Incident At Neshabur (A.Ginquinto / C.Santana) - 4:56
[5] Se A Cabo (J.Areas) - 2:50
[6] Mother's Daughter (G.Rolie) - 4:22
[7] Samba Pa Ti (C.Santana) - 4:37
[8] Hope You're Feeling Better (G.Rolie) - 4:11
[9] El Nicoya (J.Areas) - 1:26

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Carlos Santana - Guitar, Vocals

Michael Shrieve - Drums
José Chepitó Areas - Percussion, Conga, Timbales
Gregg Rolie - Keyboards, Vocals
David Brown - Bass, Guitar (Bass), Engineer
Mike Carabello - Percussion, Conga
Alberto Gianquinto - Piano
Rico Reyes - Percussion
Mike Shrieve - Drums

Bob Venosa - Graphic Design
John Fiore - Engineer
Joel - Illustrations
Mati Klarwein - Illustrations

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


The San Francisco Bay Area rock scene of the late '60s was one that encouraged radical experimentation and discouraged the type of mindless conformity that's often plagued corporate rock. When one considers just how different Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape and the Grateful Dead sounded, it becomes obvious just how much it was encouraged. In the mid-'90s, an album as eclectic as Abraxas would be considered a marketing exec's worst nightmare. But at the dawn of the 1970s, this unorthodox mix of rock, jazz, salsa and blues proved quite successful. Whether adding rock elements to salsa king Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va," embracing instrumental jazz-rock on "Incident at Neshabur" and "Samba Pa Ti" or tackling moody blues-rock on Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman," the band keeps things unpredictable yet cohesive. Many of the Santana albums that came out in the '70s are worth acquiring, but for novices, Abraxas is an excellent place to start. [Columbia/Legacy's 1998 reissue of Abraxas featured three previously unreleased tracks - "Se A Cabo," "Toussaint L'Overture," "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" - which were all recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on April 18, 1970.]

Alex Henderson, All-Music Guide



"Excellent continuation of the first album, with songwriting credits to four of the six band members, plus a terrific version of Tito Puentes' "Oye Como Va". The hit was a cover of the Fleetwood Mac song "Black Magic Woman".

ROLLING STONE ALBUM GUIDE ****/2


Santana's 1970 follow-up to their Woodstock-propelled smash '69 debut found leader Carlos Santana further expanding his San Francisco group's already broad musical boundaries. To wit: two hit singles that emanated from opposite ends of the spectrum--"Black Magic Woman," originally written and recorded by English blues-rock guitarist Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac, and New York Latin percusionist/dance music king Tito Puente's infectious "Oye Como Va." Tying blues, rock, and salsa together in one pancultural package, Abraxas also featured such standout tracks as "Gypsy Queen," "Singing Winds," and "Crying Beasts." The latter two underscored the growing Eastern sensibilities of guitarist Santana.

Billy Altman, Amazon.com essential recording
 

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Singing Winds, Crying Beasts

(Instrumental)


Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen

Got a black magic woman
Got a black magic woman.

I got a black magic woman
Got me so blind I can't see
That she's a black magic woman
She's tryin' to make a devil out of me.

Turn your back on me baby
Turn your back on me baby.

Yes, don't turn your back on me baby
Stop messin' ëround with your tricks
Don't turn your back on me baby
You just might pick up my magic sticks.

Got your spell on me baby
Got your spell on me baby.

Yes you got your spell on me baby
Turning my heart into stone
I need you so bad - magic woman
I can't leave you alone.


Oye Como Va

Oye como va mi ritmo
Bueno pa gosar mulata

Oye como va mi ritmo
Bueno pa gosar mulata


Incident At Neshabur

(Instrumental)


Se a Cabo

Se a cabo
Se a cabo
Se a cabo
Se a cabo


Mother's Daughter

Got no time for foolin' with you baby
Your stupid game is about to end.
You played it out.
Thought you had it made.
And it looks like someone passed you by again.

I left her standin' in her corner
She told me she was tryin' to find her way.
I've got to leave before I get much older
Cause she ain't moved in nearly forty days.

I've got a woman that's treatin' me better.
She takes her time and she ain't so cruel.
I've got someone to take you over
Your mother ain't so bad,
What happened to you?


Samba Pa Ti

(Instrumental)


Hope You're Feeling Better

Is that you
Your eyes slowly fading?
Is that you
Your mind full of tears?
Is that you
Searching for a good time?
Is that you
Waitin’ for all these years?

Chorus:
And I hope you’re feelin’ better
Yes I hope you’re feelin’ good
Yes I hope you’re feelin’ better

Is that you?
Look across the ocean
Is that you
Thinkin nothin’ is really there?
Is that you
Waiting for the sunshine?
Is that you
When all you see is glare?

Chorus

Is that you
Who never saw your baby?
Is that you
Who never had a friend?
Is that you
Movin’ to a new town?
Is that you
Will di’monds replace your friends?

Chorus


El Nicoya

(Instrumental)

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