Festival_(Santana_album)

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Festival (Santana album)

1977 studio album by Santana

Festivál is the eighth studio album by Santana, released in January 1977. It peaked number twenty seven in the Billboard 200 chart and number twenty nine in the R&B Albums chart.[1]

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This was the band's second and last album with Leon Patillo on vocals, and the last full-studio album with longtime keyboardist Tom Coster. It also was the first one with percussionist Raul Rekow, who would remain with the band until 2013 (save for 1987-1990).

Critical reception

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Rolling Stone wrote: "Though this record is far stronger on the whole than Amigos, it lacks that album’s memorable chordal quirks and peaks of intensity, sometimes sounding like a prisoner of its own commercial aspirations."[5]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Carnaval" (Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 2:15
  2. "Let the Children Play" (Leon Patillo, Santana) – 3:28
  3. "Jugando" (José Areas, Santana) – 2:12
  4. "Give Me Love" (Pablo Téllez) – 4:29
  5. "Verão Vermelho" (Nonato Buzar) – 5:00
  6. "Let the Music Set You Free" (Coster, Patillo, David Rubinson, Santana) – 3:39

Side two

  1. "Revelations" (Coster, Santana) – 4:37
  2. "Reach Up" (Coster, Paul Jackson, Patillo, Santana) – 5:23
  3. "The River" (Patillo, Santana) – 4:53
  4. "Try a Little Harder" (Patillo) – 5:04
  5. "María Caracóles" (Pello el Afrokán - credited "P. African") – 4:32

Personnel

Production:

Charts

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Certifications

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References

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    "Festival - Santana | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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    Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Festival - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
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    Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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    "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
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    Rozek, Michael (11 March 1981). "Santana: Festival : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
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    Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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    "Austriancharts.at – Santana – Festival" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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    "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5178a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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    "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Festival" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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    "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Festival" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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    "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Santana".
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    Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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    "Charts.nz – Santana – Festival". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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    "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Festival". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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    "Santana | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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    "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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    "French album certifications – Santana – Festival Santana" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK. 
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    "British album certifications – Santana – Festival". British Phonographic Industry.
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    "American album certifications – Santana – Festival". Recording Industry Association of America.


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