SANTANA - Amigos (1976) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

By the release of Amigos, the Santana band's seventh album, only Carlos Santana and David Brown remained from the band that conquered Woodstock, and only Carlos had been in the band continuously since. Meanwhile, the group had made some effort to arrest its commercial slide, hiring an outside producer, David Rubinson, and taking a tighter, more up-tempo, and more vocal approach to its music. The overt jazz influences were replaced by strains of R&B/funk and Mexican folk music. The result was an album more dynamic than any since Santana III in 1971. "Let It Shine" (number 77), an R&B-tinged tune, became the group's first chart single in four years, and the album returned Santana to Top Ten status. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) 8:15
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler / Tom Coster / David Rubinson
2     Take Me With You 5:26
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler / Tom Coster
3     Let Me 4:50
Tom Coster / Carlos Santana
4     Gitano 6:13
Armando Peraza
5     Tell Me Are You Tired 5:42
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler / Tom Coster
6     Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) 5:06
Tom Coster / Carlos Santana
7     Let It Shine 5:42
David Brown / Ray Gardner
Credits :
Backing Vocals – Armando Peraza, Ivory Stone, Julia Tillman Waters, Ndugu Leon Chancler, Maxine Willard Waters, Tom Coster
Bass – David Brown
Congas, Bongos – Armando Peraza
Drums, Timbales, Percussion [Remo Roto-toms], Percussion, Congas – Ndugu Leon Chancler
Guitar, Vocals, Percussion, Congas, Performer [Jurro] – Devadip Carlos Santana
Lead Vocals – Greg Walker
Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ [Hammond], Synthesizer [Moog, Arp Pro-soloist, Arp Odyssey, Arp String Ensemble], Clavinet [Hohner D6] – Tom Coster
Vocals – Armando Peraza (pistas: 5)