Beyond Appearances

Album by Santana

Released 21 April 1985

Alex Ligertwood
background vocals [6, 8], guitar [1], vocal [1-5, 7, 9-10]
Alphonso Johnson
bass [3-6, 8-9, 11]
Anthony La Peau
background vocals [8]
Armando Peraza
bongos [1-2, 5, 11], congas [5], percussion [3, 9], shakers [7]
Bob Getter
double bass [7]
Bryan Garofalo
bass [1]
Carlos Santana
12 string guitar [4], guitar, lead vocals [6], vocal [3, 5]
Chester Thompson
bass [2], bass pedals [7], drums (drum set) [3-6, 8-9, 11]
Chester Thompson
keyboard [3, 5, 9], organ [11], synthesizer [1, 4-7]
Craig Hull
guitar [8]
Craig Krampf
drum machine [2], drums (drum set) [1-2]
David Adelstein
arranger [10], bass synthesizer [10], drum machine [10], synthesizer [10]
David Sancious
guitar [1, 5], keyboard [3, 9], synthesizer [2, 4-6]
Duane Seykora
assistant
Glen Holguin
assistant [5]
Greg Walker
background vocals [6, 8], lead vocals [8], vocal [1, 3-5, 7, 9]
Jim Gaines
mix [5]
John Woodhead
guitar [10]
Mitchell Froom
synthesizer [2]
Orestes Vilató
bell [1-2, 4-8, 11], cymbal [8], percussion [3, 9], timbales [2, 4-7, 11], vocal [5-6], wood block [6]
Raul Rekow
congas [4-6, 8, 11], percussion [3, 9], shakers [7], shekere [2], vocal [5]
Richard Bosworth
recording
Robbie Patton
arranger [10]
Santana
arranger
Steve Goldstein
associate [8], bass synthesizer [8], drum machine [8], keyboard [7], synthesizer [1-2, 6, 8, 10]
Val Garay
arranger, mix [1-4, 6-11], recording