Santana - Amigos (1976)

Artist:  Santana
Title:  Amigos
Release:  1976
Format:  LP
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog#  86005

“Amigos” is the seventh studio album from Santana.
By the release of “Amigos” 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 Santana album released before.
The album contained a minor US hit single in “Let It Shine”. In Europe the song “Europa” was released as a single and became a top ten hit in several countries.


Side one
1.  Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)  (8:20)
2.  Take Me With You  (5:25)
3.  Let Me  (5:08)

Side two
1.  Gitano  (6:12)
2.  Tell Me Are You Tired  (5:44)
3.  Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile)  (5:08)
4.  Let It Shine  (6:18)

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