The Best of Santana

Tracklist

• Hybrid SACD (CD layer) 1
• 1
  Jingo
  4:14
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Evil Ways
  3:54
  4.2 ★
• 3
  Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
  5:19
  4.1 ★
• 4
  Oye como va
  4:18
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Samba pa ti
  4:45
  3.9 ★
• 6
  She’s Not There
  4:09
  3.4 ★
• 7
  No One to Depend On
  5:32
  3.5 ★
• 8
  Open Invitation
  4:45
• 9
  Hold On
  4:23
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Bella

  Carlos Santana
  4:30
• 11
  Winning
  3:28
• 12
  All I Ever Wanted
  4:03
• 13
  Dance Sister Dance (Baila mi hermana)
  8:15
  3.5 ★
• 14
  Europa (Earth’s Cry, Heaven’s Smile)
  5:06
  4.2 ★
• 15
  Everybody’s Everything
  3:30
  3.5 ★
• 16
  Soul Sacrifice
  6:35
  4.0 ★
• Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) 2
• 1
  Jingo
  4:14
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Evil Ways
  3:54
  4.2 ★
• 3
  Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
  5:19
  4.1 ★
• 4
  Oye como va
  4:18
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Samba pa ti
  4:45
  3.9 ★
• 6
  She’s Not There
  4:09
  3.4 ★
• 7
  No One to Depend On
  5:32
  3.5 ★
• 8
  Open Invitation
  4:45
• 9
  Hold On
  4:23
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Bella

  Carlos Santana
  4:30
• 11
  Winning
  3:28
• 12
  All I Ever Wanted
  4:03
• 13
  Dance Sister Dance (Baila mi hermana)
  8:15
  3.5 ★
• 14
  Europa (Earth’s Cry, Heaven’s Smile)
  5:06
  4.2 ★
• 15
  Everybody’s Everything
  3:30
  3.5 ★
• 16
  Soul Sacrifice
  6:35
  4.0 ★

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Release credits

• Alan Pasqua
  background vocals [2.11, 1.11], keyboard [2.11-12, 1.11-12]
• Alberto Gianquinto
  arranger [1.2, 1.16, 2.2, 2.16]
• Alex Ligertwood
  background vocals [1.11, 2.11], guitar [1.9, 2.9], lead vocals [1.9, 1.11, 2.9, 2.11]
• Armando Peraza
  background vocals [2.9, 1.9], bongos [2.9, 2.11, 1.9, 1.11], congas [2.9, 2.14, 1.9, 1.14], percussion [2.11, 2.14, 1.11, 1.14]
• Ben King
  assistant [2.9, 1.9]
• Bob Breault
  engineer [1.1-2, 1.16, 2.1-2, 2.16]
• Bob Irwin
  producer, producer [2.5, 1.5]
• Brent Dangerfield
  producer [1.1-2, 1.16, 2.1-2, 2.16]
• Brian Potter
  producer [2.8, 1.8]
• Carlos Santana
  arranger [2.5, 1.5], associate [2.11, 1.11], background vocals [2.3-4, 2.9, 2.11, 1.3-4, 1.9, 1.11], electric guitar [1.11, 2.11], guitar [2.2-9, 2.12, 2.14-16, 2.16, 1.2-9, 1.12, 1.14-16, 1.16], percussion [2.11, 1.11], producer [2.1, 2.4-6, 2.10, 1.1, 1.4-6, 1.10], vocal [1.2, 1.14-15, 2.2, 2.14-15]
• Chester Thompson
  producer [1.10, 2.10]
• Chris Minto
  assistant [1.11, 2.11], mix [2.6, 1.6]
• Chris Rhyne
  instrument [2.8, 1.8]
• Chris Solberg
  guitar [2.8, 2.12, 1.8, 1.12]
• Coke Escovedo
  background vocals [1.7, 1.15, 2.7, 2.15], membranophone [1.15, 2.15], percussion [1.7, 1.15, 2.7, 2.15]
• Coni Beeson
  photography
• Dana Jon Chappelle
  engineer [2.10, 1.10]
• David Brown
  bass [2.16, 1.16], bass guitar [1.2-5, 1.7, 1.14-16, 2.2-5, 2.7, 2.14-16]
• David Brown
  engineer [2.3-5, 1.3-5]
• David DeVore
  engineer [1.12, 2.12]
• David Fricke
  liner notes
• David Margen
  bass guitar [2.6, 2.9, 2.11, 1.6, 1.9, 1.11]
• David Rubinson
  engineer [1.13-14, 2.13-14], producer [1.14, 2.14]
• David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
  producer [1.13-14, 2.13-14]
• Dennis Lambert
  producer [1.8, 2.8]
• Eric Prestidge
  engineer [1.1-2, 1.16, 2.1-2, 2.16]
• Fabio Nosotti
  photography
• Fred Catero
  engineer [2.13-14, 1.13-14], producer [2.3-5, 1.3-5]
• Gary Boatner
  assistant [1.8, 2.8]
• George Marino
  mastering
• Glen Kolotkin
  engineer [1.7, 1.15, 2.7, 2.15]
• Graham Lear
  drums (drum set) [2.6, 2.9, 2.11, 1.6, 1.9, 1.11]
• Greg Errico
  tambourine [2.7, 1.7]
• Greg Walker
  vocal [2.6, 1.6]
• Gregg Rolie
  arranger [2.5, 1.5], keyboard [2.3-5, 2.7, 1.3-5, 1.7], lead vocals [1.3-4, 2.3-4], organ [1.2, 1.15-16, 1.16, 2.2, 2.15-16, 2.16], piano [2.2, 2.15, 1.2, 1.15], vocal [2.2-3, 2.15, 1.2-3, 1.15]
• Jim Gaines
  engineer [1.9-10, 2.9-10], mix [1.9-10, 2.9-10], remixer [1.1, 2.1]
• Jim Marshall
  photography
• Jim Scott
  engineer [2.10, 1.10]
• Joan Chase
  photography
• John Fiore
  engineer [1.3-5, 2.3-5]
• John Ryan
  arranger [2.9, 1.9], producer [2.9, 1.9]
• José “Chepito” Áreas
  congas [1.2-3, 1.3-5, 1.15-16, 2.2-3, 2.3-5, 2.15-16], flugelhorn [1.15, 2.15], membranophone [2.15, 1.15], percussion [2.2-5, 2.14-16, 2.16, 1.2-5, 1.14-16, 1.16], timbales [1.2-3, 1.3-5, 1.7, 1.15-16, 2.2-3, 2.3-5, 2.7, 2.15-16], vocal [2.15, 1.15]
• Jules Broussard
  saxophone [1.14, 2.14]
• Keith Olsen
  engineer [1.11-12, 2.11-12], mix [2.11, 1.11], producer [2.11-12, 1.11-12]
• Kerstin Bach
  design, illustration
• Leon Ndugu Chancler
  drums (drum set) [2.14, 1.14]
• Leon Patillo
  piano [2.14, 1.14], vocal [2.14, 1.14]
• Linda Tillery
  background vocals [1.15, 2.15]
• Maureen Droney
  assistant [2.9, 1.9], engineer [1.10, 2.10]
• Michael Carabello
  congas [2.2-3, 2.3-5, 2.7, 2.16, 1.2-3, 1.3-5, 1.7, 1.16], membranophone [2.15, 1.15], percussion [2.2-5, 2.16, 1.2-5, 1.16], tambourine [1.15, 2.15], vocal [1.15, 2.15]
• Michael Shrieve
  drums (drum set) [1.2-5, 1.14, 1.16, 2.2-5, 2.14, 2.16], membranophone [1.7, 1.15, 2.7, 2.15], vibraphone [1.15, 2.15]
• Mike Larner
  recording [1.7, 1.15, 2.7, 2.15]
• Neal Schon
  guitar [1.7, 1.15, 2.7, 2.15]
• Orestes Vilató
  background vocals [1.9, 1.11, 2.9, 2.11], percussion [1.11, 2.11], timbales [1.9, 1.11, 2.9, 2.11]
• Pete Escovedo
  percussion [1.6, 2.6]
• Raul Rekow
  background vocals [1.9, 1.11, 2.9, 2.11], congas [2.9, 2.11, 1.9, 1.11], percussion [1.6, 1.11, 2.6, 2.11]
• Richard Baker
  keyboard [1.9, 2.9], synthesizer [1.11, 2.11]
• Rico Reyes
  background vocals [2.3-4, 2.7, 1.3-4, 1.7], percussion [1.3-5, 2.3-5]
• Santana
  arranger [1.3-4, 1.9, 1.11-12, 2.3-4, 2.9, 2.11-12], producer [2.2-3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.15-16, 1.2-3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.15-16]
• Sterling Crew
  producer [2.10, 1.10]
• Steven Saphore
  tabla [1.3-5, 2.3-5]
• Susan Foot
  assistant [2.13-14, 1.13-14]
• Tom Coster
  keyboard [2.6, 2.14, 1.6, 1.14], producer [1.6, 2.6], strings [1.6, 2.6]
• Tommy Vicari
  mix [1.6, 2.6], recording [1.6, 2.6]
• Tower of Power Horn Section
  instrument [1.15, 2.15], performer [2.15, 1.15]
• Will Herold
  co [1.9, 2.9]
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  The Best of Santana

  CD
  31 March 1998
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  The Best of Santana

  CD
  1998
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  The Best of Santana

  CD (Discbox slider)
  2007
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  The Best of Santana

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  2010
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  The Best of Santana

  CD
  2012
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  The Best of Santana

  Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)
  2015