Amigos is the seventh studio album by Santana released in 1976. It generated a minor U.S. hit single in "Let It Shine" and was the band's first album to hit the top ten on the Billboard charts since Caravanserai in 1972 (it ultimately reached gold record status). In Europe, the song "Europa " was released as a single and became a top ten hit in several countries.
New vocalist Greg Walker joined the group. It would be the last Santana album to include original bassist David Brown .
This album has been mixed and released in stereo and quadraphonic.
Track listing
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Personnel
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Greg Walker – vocals
Carlos Santana – guitars , background vocals , percussion , congas , güiro
Tom Coster – acoustic piano , Fender Rhodes electric piano , Hammond organ , Moog synthesizer , ARP Pro Soloist , ARP Odyssey , ARP String Ensemble , Hohner Clavinet D6 , background vocals
David Brown – bass guitar
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums , timbales , Remo Rototoms , percussion, congas , background vocals
Armando Peraza – congas, bongos , background vocals, vocal on "Gitano"
Ivory Stone – background vocals
Julia Tillman Waters – background vocals
Maxine Willard Waters – background vocals
Certifications and sales
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References
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^ Allmusic review
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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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^ "British album certifications – Santana – Amigos" . British Phonographic Industry .
^ "American album certifications – Santana – Amigos" . Recording Industry Association of America .