Santana | Essential Santana | 2CD

Santana is a Latin rock band from San Francisco, California, USA, led by guitarist Carlos Santana. The band was formed in 1966 under the name Santana Blues Band and changed its name to Santana in 1967. Its first three albums, all with Columbia, were hits at the time, following its performance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969.

The Essential Santana is a two disc compilation released by Columbia in 2013. Carlos Santana compiled the set, and Jeff Magid is credited as compilation producer. The recordings were originally produced by a range of producers, including Carlos Santana, David Rubinson, Keith Olsen and Matt Serletic.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Jingo
2. Everybody's Everything
3. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
4. Oye Como Va
5. Samba Pa Ti
6. No One to Depend On
7. She's Not There
8. Evil Ways
9. Love, Devotion & Surrender
10. Open Invitation
11. Stormy
12. Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)
13. Winning
14. Soul Sacrifice

Disc 2

1. Smooth (Feat. Rob Thomas)
2. Maria Maria (Feat. The Product G&B)
3. Hold On
4. Make Somebody Happy
5. The Game of Love (Feat. Michelle Branch)
6. Bella
7. The Healer (Feat. Carlos Santana)
8. Somewhere in Heaven
9. Into the Night (Feat. Chad Kroeger)
10. Put Your Lights On (Feat. Everlast)
11. The Calling (Feat. Eric Clapton)
12. Blues for Salvador
13. Victory Is Won
14. The Game of Love (Feat. Tina Turner)