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Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
Studio album by Santana
Released	September 21, 2010
Genre	Hard rock; blues rock; heavy metal; alternative rock; latin rock; psychedelic rock;
Length	54:54; 1:04:08 (deluxe edition)
Label	Arista
Producer	Carlos Santana, Clive Davis, Matt Serletic and Howard Benson
Santana chronology
Singles from Guitar Heaven
	"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"; Released: August 24, 2010; "Photograph"; Released: September 21, 2010; "Fortunate Son"; Released: October 30, 2010; "Under the Bridge"; Released: November 18, 2010; "Dance the Night Away"; Released: December 24, 2010; "Sunshine of Your Love"; Released: January 23, 2011; "Smoke On the Water"; Released: 2011;

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Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time

2010 studio album by Santana

Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time, referred to as simply Guitar Heaven, is the twenty-first studio album by Santana, released on September 21, 2010. It is a classic rock covers album and features guest performances by several popular vocalists, including India.Arie, Joe Cocker, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave, Scott Stapp of Creed and Art of Anarchy, Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver and Art of Anarchy, Chris Daughtry of Daughtry, Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, Dead By Sunrise and Stone Temple Pilots, Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, Pat Monahan of Train and rapper Nas.

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The album was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.^[10]

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Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	45/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
American Songwriter	^[3]
BBC Music	(mixed)^[4]
musicOMH	^[5]
The New York Times	(mixed)^[6]
PopMatters	^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]
Uncut	^[1]
USA Today	^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Artist	Length
1.	"Whole Lotta Love" (feat. Chris Cornell)	John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Willie Dixon	Led Zeppelin	3:51
2.	"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" (feat. Scott Weiland)	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	The Rolling Stones	5:38
3.	"Sunshine of Your Love" (feat. Rob Thomas)	Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton	Cream	4:43
4.	"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (feat. India Arie & Yo-Yo Ma)	George Harrison	The Beatles	6:02
5.	"Photograph" (feat. Chris Daughtry)	Joe Elliott, Pete Willis, Steve Clark, Rick Savage, Robert John "Mutt" Lange	Def Leppard	4:04
6.	"Back in Black" (feat. Nas)	Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson	AC/DC	4:20
7.	"Riders on the Storm" (feat. Chester Bennington & Ray Manzarek)	Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore	The Doors	5:23
8.	"Smoke on the Water" (feat. Jacoby Shaddix)	Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice	Deep Purple	5:06
9.	"Dance the Night Away" (feat. Pat Monahan)	Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth	Van Halen	3:23
10.	"Bang a Gong (Get It On)" (feat. Gavin Rossdale)	Marc Bolan	T. Rex	3:41
11.	"Little Wing" (feat. Joe Cocker)	Jimi Hendrix	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	4:52
12.	"I Ain't Superstitious" (feat. Jonny Lang)	Willie Dixon	The Jeff Beck Group	3:56
Total length:				54:54

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Artist	Length
13.	"Fortunate Son" (feat. Scott Stapp)	John Fogerty	Creedence Clearwater Revival	3:45
14.	"Under the Bridge" (feat. Andy Vargas)	Michael Balzary, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith	Red Hot Chili Peppers	5:09
Total length:				1:04:08

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[40]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Croatia (HDU)^[41]	Gold
France (SNEP)^[42]	Gold	50,000^*
Hungary (MAHASZ)^[43]	Gold	3,000^{^}
Italy (FIMI)^[44]	Gold	30,000^*
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[45]	Gold	30,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)^[46]	Platinum	20,000^*
Portugal (AFP)^[47]	Platinum	20,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[48]	Gold	20,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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