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1977 studio album / live album by Santana
Moonflower
Released October 1977 Recorded
December 1976 (live tracks / Europe)
1977 (studio tracks / San Francisco)
Genre
Length 86 :50
Label
Columbia
Producer
Moonflower is a double album released in 1977 by
Santana . The recording features both studio and live tracks, which are interspersed with one another throughout the album. It is perhaps the group's most popular live album, because the 1974 album
Lotus did not receive a U.S. domestic release until 1991. It displays a mix between the fusion of
Latin and
blues rock styles of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the much more
experimental and
spiritual
jazz fusion sound that characterized the band's mid-1970s work. The live material was recorded during the
supporting tour for the
Amigos album. This is the first of 5 albums with drummer
Graham Lear .
A cover version of
the Zombies ' mid-1960s hit song "
She's Not There " was released as a single and peaked at #27. The song was the first Santana recording to hit the
Top 40 of the Billboard charts since "
No One to Depend On " reached #36 in 1972. The album reached #10 on the
Billboard charts and was eventually certified
platinum , neither of which occurred again until the star-studded
Supernatural in 1999.
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by
Tom Coster and
Carlos Santana , except where noted
Side one
"Dawn/Go Within" – 2:44 (Studio)
"Carnaval" – 2:17 (Live)
"Let the Children Play" (
Leon Patillo , Santana) – 2:37 (Live)
"Jugando" (
José "Chepito" Areas , Santana) – 2:09 (Live)
"I'll Be Waiting" (Santana) – 5:20 (Studio; also issued on
single )
"Zulu" – 3:25 (Studio)
Side two
"Bahia" – 1:37 (Studio)
"
Black Magic Woman /Gypsy Queen" (
Peter Green /
Gábor Szabó ) – 6:32 (Live)
"Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" (
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler , Coster,
David Rubinson ) – 7:45 (Live)
"
Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) " – 6:07 (Live)
Side three
"
She's Not There " (
Rod Argent ) – 4:09 (Studio; also issued on single)
"Flor d'Luna (Moonflower)" (Coster) – 5:01 (Studio)
"
Soul Sacrifice /Head, Hands & Feet" (Santana,
Gregg Rolie ,
David Brown ,
Marcus Malone /
Graham Lear ) – 14:01 (Live)
Side four
"El Morocco" – 5:05 (Studio)
"Transcendance" (Santana) – 5:13 (Studio)
"Savor/Toussaint L'Overture" (Santana, Rolie, Brown,
Michael Carabello ,
Michael Shrieve , Areas) – 12:56 (Live)
Bonus tracks on 2003 reissue
"Black Magic Woman" (
Single edit ) (Green) – 2:37 (Live)
"I'll Be Waiting" (Single edit) (Santana) – 3:12 (Studio)
"She's Not There" (Single edit) (Argent) – 3:19 (Studio)
Personnel
Charts
Certifications
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