Zebop! Santana

• 1 Changes 04:28
• 2 É Papa Ré 04:32
• 3 Primera Invasion 02:08
• 4 Searchin' 03:54
• 5 Over and Over 04:48
• 6 Winning 03:28
• 7 Tales of Kilimanjaro 03:24
• 8 The Sensitive Kind 03:30
• 9 American Gypsy 03:39
• 10 I Love You Much Too Much 04:43
• 11 Brightest Star 04:49
• 12 Hannibal 03:41
• Total Runtime 47:04

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Longtime friend and promoter Bill Graham joins Devadip Carlos in the production of 1981's zestily-titled opus, Zebop!. The material makes an even navigation between radio pop and Santana's signature brand of edgy Latin rock. While Carlos' playing reaches a keen clarity throughout, nothing lets the fire loose quite like the album's instrumental numbers. Found on the previous albums Marathon and The Swing Of Delight, sessionman Alex Ligertwood is again the vocalist of the hour, turning in a strong and soulful performance.

Santana is always associated with drawing inspiration from many corners, and Zebop! is surely no exception to that tradition. The band turns Cat Stevens' 'Changes' into a salubrious piece of radio-friendly folk-pop. The brief instrumental 'Primera Invasion' certainly has the feel of a mounting attack, with piercing stacks of Carlos' overdubbed guitar riffs that quickly segue into the rolling synth-pop of 'Searchin'.' The upbeat hand-clap rock of 'Winning' makes it the shiniest outing on Zebop!, with a hearty, harmonized vocal delivery by Ligertwood as he proclaims, 'I'm winningàand I don't intend on losing again.' Based on a Yiddish melody taught to him by Bill Graham, Carlos makes mincemeat of 'I Love You Much Too Much' with his bone-chilling guitar wails.

„After teaming up with Herbie Hancock for the jazz-flavored The Swing of Delight album, Carlos Santana reentered the pop/rock realm with the rest of his band for 1981's Zebop!. He still managed to include a little bit of his famed Latino sound into a few of the tracks ('E Papa Re,' 'American Gypsy'), albeit only slightly, but Zebop!'s overall feel is that of commercial rock, with the guitar arriving at the forefront through most of the cuts. Santana does a marvelous job at covering Russ Ballard's 'Winning,' taking it to number 17 on the charts, while 'The Sensitive Kind' is built around the same type of radio-friendly structure yet it stalled at number 56. Zebop!'s formula is simple, and all of the songs carry an appeal that is aimed at a wider and more marketable audience base, with 'Changes,' 'Searchin,' and 'I Love You Much Too Much' coming through as efficient yet not overly extravagant rock & roll efforts. The album's adjustable rhythms and accommodating structures kept the band alive as the decade rolled over, peaking at number 33 in the U.K. but cracking the Top Ten in the United States, which eventually led to Zebop! going gold. Actually, 'Winning' followed in the same footsteps as Santana's last couple of Top 40 singles in 'You Know That I Love You' from 1980 and 'Stormy' from 1979. Shango, the album that came after Zebop!, gave them another hit with 'Hold On,' sung by bandmember Alex Ligertwood.“ (Mike DeGagne, AMG)

Carlos Santana, guitar, percussion, vocals, background vocals
Alex Ligertwood, vocals, background vocals
Chris Solberg, guitar, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
Alan Pasqua, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
Richard Baker, keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizer
David Margen, bass
Graham Lear, drums
Armando Peraza, bongos, percussion, vocals
Raul Rekow, congas, percussion, background vocals
Orestes Vilató, percussion, timbales, background vocals

Recorded at the Automatt, San Francisco, California
Engineered by Keith Olsen, Fred Catero
Produced by Carlos Santana, Bill Graham

Digitally remastered

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Delivered with a level of passion and soul equal to the legendary sonic charge of his guitar, the sound of Carlos Santana is one of the world's best-known musical signatures. For more than four decades—from Santana's earliest days as a groundbreaking Afro-Latin-blues-rock fusion outfit in San Francisco—Carlos has been the visionary force behind artistry that transcends musical genres and generational, cultural and geographical boundaries.

Long before the category now known as “world music” was named, Santana's ever-evolving sound was always ahead of its time in its universal appeal, and today registers as ideally in sync with the 21st century’s pan-cultural landscape. And, with a dedication to humanitarian outreach and social activism that parallels his lifelong relationship with music, Carlos Santana is as much an exemplary world citizen as a global music icon.

Santana's star arrived in the era-defining late 1960s San Francisco Bay Area music scene with historic shows at the Fillmore and other storied venues. The group emerged onto the global stage with an epic set at the Woodstock festival in 1969, the same year that its self-titled debut LP Santana came out. Introducing Santana's first Top 10 hit, “Evil Ways,” the disc stayed on Billboard’s album chart for two years and was soon followed by two more classics — and Billboard #1 albums — Abraxas and Santana III.

Ever since, for more than forty years and almost as many albums later, Santana has sold more than 100 million records and reached more than 100 million fans at concerts worldwide. To date, Santana has won 10 GRAMMY® Awards, including a record-tying nine for a single project, 1999’s Supernatural (including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for “Smooth”) as well as three Latin GRAMMY’s. In 1998, the group was ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, whose website notes, “Guitarist Carlos Santana is one of rock’s true virtuosos and guiding lights.”

Among many other honors, Carlos Santana received Billboard Latin Music Awards’ 2009 Lifetime Achievement honor, and, he was bestowed Billboard’s Century Award in 1996. On December 8, 2013 he was the recipient of the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors Award. Rolling Stone has also named him #15 on the magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” noting that “Santana's crystalline tone and clean arcing sustain make him the rare instrumentalist who can be identified in just one note.” And, with the 2014 release of Corazón, Santana surpassed the Rolling Stones and, along with Barbara Streisand, is one of only two music acts in Billboard history to score at least one Top Ten album for six consecutive decades from the 1960s on.

Santana’s new album Corazón (RCA/Sony Latin Iberia) released May 6, 2014 is a collaborative effort with the biggest names in Latin music including ChocQuibTown, Lila Downs, Gloria Estefan, Fabulosos Cadillacs, Juanes, Ziggy Marley, Miguel, Niña Pastori, Diego Torres, Samuel Rosa of Skank, Cindy Blackman Santana, Romeo Santos, Soledad, Wayne Shorter, and more. This is Santana’s first Latin music album of his iconic career. The album is certified U.S. Latin Double Platinum and was the top selling Latin Music album in the United States for six consecutive weeks. HBO Latino & HBO Latin America celebrated the release with multiple HBO specials through a two part TV event: a behind the scenes reality themed special called “Santana: De Corazón” and the airing of his mega concert and documentary “Santana-Corazón: Live From Mexico, Live It To Believe It.” On September 9, 2014 a DVD/Live CD of the event was released documenting the show in its entirety. Both specials, and the DVD, include performances from the all-star line up that graces the album Corazón.

In the fall of 2014, Carlos Santana released his memoir “The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light” which offers a page-turning tale of musical self-determination and inner self-discovery, with personal stories filled with colorful detail and life-affirming lessons. It's a profoundly inspiring tale of divine inspiration and musical fearlessness that does not balk at finding the humor in the world of high-flying fame, or at speaking plainly of Santana's personal revelations and the infinite possibility he sees in each person he meets. Beyond music, in the lifestyle and entertainment realm, River Of Colors (ROC) has enjoyed tremendous success with the Carlos by Carlos Santana and Unity by Carlos Santana brand names. Founded in 1997, ROC is dedicated to bringing products to market that embody the passion and integrity of Carlos Santana—and that are true to his distinctive style and taste. ROC’s endeavors encompass products including shoes, handbags, headwear and sparkling wine, as well as signature musical instruments including electric guitars and hand percussion instruments. ROC products are distributed at better retail stores internationally. For more information, visit www.santana.com.

The arc of Santana’s performing and recording career is complemented by a lifelong devotion to social activism and humanitarian causes. The Milagro Foundation, originally established by Carlos Santana and his family in 1998, has granted more than five million dollars to non-profit programs supporting underserved children and youth in the areas of arts, education and health. Milagro means “miracle,” and the image of children as divine miracles of light and hope—gifts to our lives—is the inspiration behind its name.

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