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The Best of Santana
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 1998
Genre Blues rock, hard rock, latin rock
Length1:16:46
Label Columbia
ProducerVarious

The Best of Santana is a 1998 album by Santana and a companion album to 2000's The Best of Santana Vol. 2. The album peaked at #82 on the Billboard 200, [1] and has sold 1.64 million copies in the U.S. as of May 2009. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1." Jingo" Babatunde Olatunji Santana, 19694:14
2." Evil Ways" Clarence "Sonny" HenrySantana3:54
3." Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" Peter Green/ Gábor Szabó Abraxas, 19705:19
4." Oye Como Va" Tito PuenteAbraxas4:16
5."Samba Pa Ti" ( Instrumental) Carlos SantanaAbraxas4:47
6." She's Not There" ( The Zombies cover) Rod Argent Moonflower, 19774:09
7." No One to Depend On" Michael Carabello, Coke Escovedo, Gregg Rolie Santana III, 19715:32
8."Open Invitation" Dennis Lambert, David Margen, Brian Potter, Santana, Greg Walker Inner Secrets, 19784:45
9." Hold On" Ian Thomas Shangó, 19824:22
10."Bella"Sterling Crew, Santana, Chester D. Thompson Blues for Salvador, 19874:30
11." Winning" Russ Ballard Zebop!, 19813:18
12."All I Ever Wanted" Alex Ligertwood, Santana, Chris Solberg Marathon, 19794:03
13."Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Tom Coster, David Rubinson Amigos, 19768:15
14." Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)"Coster, SantanaAmigos5:06
15."Everybody's Everything" David Brown, Tyrone Moss, SantanaSantana III3:30
16." Soul Sacrifice"Santana, Gregg Rolie, Brown, Marcus MaloneSantana6:35

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States ( RIAA) [4] Platinum 1,640,000 [3]

References

  1. ^ "Santana". Billboard.
  2. ^ Mansfield, Brian (2009-05-29). "More American Idol-related sales numbers!". Idol Chatter. USA Today. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  3. ^ Mansfield, Brian (2009-05-29). "More American Idol-related sales numbers!". Idol Chatter. USA Today. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Santana – Best of Santana". Recording Industry Association of America.