Beyond Appearances

Album by Santana

Released 21 April 1985

Alex Ligertwood
background vocals [6-7], guitar [1], vocal [1-5, 8, 10]
Alphonso Johnson
bass [4-7, 9-10]
Anthony La Peau
background vocals [6]
Armando Peraza
bongos [1-2, 9-10], congas [10], percussion [4], shakers [8]
Bob Getter
double bass [8]
Bryan Garofalo
bass [1]
Carlos Santana
12 string guitar [5], guitar, lead vocals [7], vocal [4, 10]
Chester Thompson
bass [2], bass pedals [8], drums (drum set) [4-7, 9-10]
Chester Thompson
keyboard [4, 10], organ [9], synthesizer [1, 5, 7-8, 10]
Craig Hull
guitar [6]
Craig Krampf
drum machine [2], drums (drum set) [1-2]
David Adelstein
arranger [3], bass synthesizer [3], drum machine [3], synthesizer [3]
David Sancious
guitar [1, 10], keyboard [4], synthesizer [2, 5, 7, 10]
Duane Seykora
assistant
Glen Holguin
assistant [10]
Greg Walker
background vocals [6-7], lead vocals [6], vocal [1, 4-5, 8, 10]
Jim Gaines
mix [10]
John Woodhead
guitar [3]
Mitchell Froom
synthesizer [2]
Orestes Vilató
bell [1-2, 5-10], cymbal [6], percussion [4], timbales [2, 5, 7-10], vocal [7, 10], wood block [7]
Raul Rekow
congas [5-7, 9-10], percussion [4], shakers [8], shekere [2], vocal [10]
Richard Bosworth
recording
Robbie Patton
arranger [3]
Santana
arranger
Steve Goldstein
associate [6], bass synthesizer [6], drum machine [6], keyboard [8], synthesizer [1-3, 6-7]
Val Garay
arranger, mix [1-9], recording