Festival (Santana album)
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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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+ |
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
- "Carnaval" (Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 2:15
- "Let the Children Play" (Leon Patillo, Santana) – 3:28
- "Jugando" (José Areas, Santana) – 2:12
- "Give Me Love" (Pablo Téllez) – 4:29
- "Verão Vermelho" (Nonato Buzar) – 5:00
- "Let the Music Set You Free" (Coster, Patillo, David Rubinson, Santana) – 3:39
Side two
- "Revelations" (Coster, Santana) – 4:37
- "Reach Up" (Coster, Paul Jackson, Patillo, Santana) – 5:23
- "The River" (Patillo, Santana) – 4:53
- "Try a Little Harder" (Patillo) – 5:04
- "María Caracóles" (Pello el Afrokán - credited "P. African") – 4:32
Personnel
- Oren Waters – vocals, background vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters – vocals, background vocals
- Francisco Zavala – vocals, background vocals
- Carlos Santana – guitar, bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
- Leon Patillo – keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals, background vocals
- Tom Coster – keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, vocals
- Pablo Téllez – bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
- Paul Jackson – bass
- Gaylord Birch – drums, percussion, tympani
- José "Chepitó" Areas – conga, percussion, timbales
- Raul Rekow – conga, percussion, background vocals
- Joel Badie – percussion, vocals, background vocals
- Julia Waters – background vocals
Production:
- Fred Catero – engineer
- David Rubinson – engineer, producer
Charts
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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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 |
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France (SNEP) | Gold | 100,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |