SANTANA - Inner Secrets (1978) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Since he had joined Santana in 1972, keyboard player Tom Coster had been Carlos Santana's right-hand man, playing, co-writing, co-producing, and generally taking the place of founding member Greg Rolie. But Coster left the band in the spring of 1978, to be replaced by keyboardist/guitarist Chris Solberg and keyboardist Chris Rhyme. Despite the change, the band soldiered on, and with Inner Secrets, they scored three chart singles: the disco-ish "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" (#59), "Stormy" (#32), and a cover of Buddy Holly's "Well All Right" (#69), done in the Blind Faith arrangement. (There seems to be a Steve Winwood fixation here. The album also featured a cover of Traffic's "Dealer.") The singles kept the album on the charts longer than any Santana LP since 1971, but it was still a minor disappointment after Moonflower, and in retrospect seems like one of the band's more compromised efforts. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1      Dealer/Spanish Rose 5:51
Jim Capaldi / Carlos Santana
2     Move On 4:26
Chris Rhyne / Carlos Santana
3     One Chain (Don't Make No Prison) 7:12
Dennis Lambert / Brian Potter
4     Stormy 4:48
Buddy Buie / James Cobb / James B. Cobb Jr.
5     Well All Right 4:11
Jerry Allison / Buddy Holly / Joe Mauldin / Norman Petty
6     Open Invitation 4:47
Dennis Lambert / Desmond Lambert / David Margen / Brian Potter / Carlos Santana / Greg Walker
7     Life Is a Lady/Holiday 3:48
Dennis Lambert / David Santana
8     The Facts of Love 5:32
Dennis Lambert / Brian Potter
9     Wham! 3:27
Pete Escovedo / Graham Lear / Armando Peraza / Raul Rekow / Carlos Santana
Credits :
Bass – David Margen
Bongos, Percussion – Armando Peraza
Clavinet, Backing Vocals – Dennis Lambert
Congas, Percussion – Raul Rekow
Drums – Graham Lear
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Chris Rhyne
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Devadip Carlos Santana
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Greg Walker
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Mike Boddicker
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Organ – Chris Solberg
Timbales, Percussion – Pete Escovedo