Festival (Santana album)

Festivál
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1977
Recorded1976
Genre
Length45:32
LabelColumbia
ProducerDavid Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Santana chronology
Amigos
(1976)
Festivál
(1977)
Moonflower
(1977)
Singles from Festivál
  1. "Let the Children Play"
    Released: 1977
  2. "Jugando"
    Released: 1977
  3. "Verão Vermelho"
    Released: 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Christgau's Record GuideC+
Rolling Stone(lukewarm)
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Carnaval" (Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 2:15
  2. "Let the Children Play" (Leon Patillo, Santana) – 3:28
  3. "Jugando" (José Areas, Santana) – 2:12
  4. "Give Me Love" (Pablo Téllez) – 4:29
  5. "Verão Vermelho" (Nonato Buzar) – 5:00
  6. "Let the Music Set You Free" (Coster, Patillo, David Rubinson, Santana) – 3:39

Side two

  1. "Revelations" (Coster, Santana) – 4:37
  2. "Reach Up" (Coster, Paul Jackson, Patillo, Santana) – 5:23
  3. "The River" (Patillo, Santana) – 4:53
  4. "Try a Little Harder" (Patillo) – 5:04
  5. "María Caracóles" (Pello el Afrokán - credited "P. African") – 4:32

Personnel

Production:

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 9
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 15
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) 3
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 37
UK Albums (OCC) 27
US Billboard 200 27

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.



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