Santana, which was renowned for its concert work dating back to Woodstock, did not release a live album in the U.S. until this one, and it's only partially live, with studio tracks added, notably a cover of the Zombies' "She's Not There" (number 27) that became Santana's first Top 40 hit in five years. The usual comings and goings in band membership had taken place since last time; the track listing was a good mixture of the old -- "Black Magic Woman," "Soul Sacrifice" -- and the recent, and with the added radio play of a hit single, Moonflower went Top Ten and sold a million copies, the first new Santana album to do that since 1972 and the last until Supernatural in 1999. ~ William Ruhlmann
Santana: Carlos Santana (guitar, congas, timbales, percussion, background vocals); Greg Walker (vocals); Tom Coster (Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond B-3 organ, ARP synthesizer, Mini-Moog synthesizer, vibraphone, marimba, background vocals); Pablo Tellez, David Margen (bass); Graham Lear (drums, percussion); Raul Rekow (bongos, congas, surdo, percussion, cowbell, background vocals); Jose "Chepito" Areas (congas, timbales, bell tree); Pete Escovedo (timbales, guiro, maracas).
Producers: Carlos Santana, Tom Coster, David Rubinson, Glen Kolotkin.
Recorded at CBS Studios, San Francisco, California and live at Hammersmith-Odeon, London, England between 1976 & 1977. Originally released on Columbia (34915). Includes liner notes by Hal Miller.
- Format: Vinyl, 2 LP
- Genre: Jazz, Rock, Latin, Blues
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Track Listing:
A1 Dawn / Go Within 2:44
A2 Carnaval 2:17
A3 Let The Children Play 2:38
A4 Jugando 2:04
A5 I'll Be Waiting 5:18
A6 Zulu 3:22
B1 Bahia 1:37
Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
B2a Black Magic Woman 3:13
B2b Gypsy Queen 3:15
B3 Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Herrmana) 7:43
B4 Europa (Earth's Cry Heavens Smile) 6:06
C1 She's Not There 4:08
C2 Flor D'Luna (Moonflower) 5:00
Soul Sacrifice / Heads, Hands & Feet (Drum Solo)
C3a Soul Sacrifice 11:07
C3b Heads, Hands & Feet (Drum Solo) 2:36
D1 El Morocco 5:02
D2 Transcendance 5:09
Savor / Toussaint L'Overture
D3a Savor 6:03
D3b Toussaint L'Overture 6:53
