Festivál | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
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Length | 45:32 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. | |||
Santana chronology | ||||
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Singles from Festivál | ||||
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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]
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).
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+ [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
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]
Production:
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( Kent Music Report) [6] | 25 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [7] | 9 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM) [8] | 11 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [9] | 11 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [10] | 15 |
Italian Albums ( Musica e Dischi) [11] | 3 |
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [12] | 8 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [13] | 37 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [14] | 37 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [15] | 27 |
US Billboard 200 [16] | 27 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France ( SNEP) [17] | Gold | 100,000* |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [18] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [19] | Gold | 500,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |