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Santana is the debut studio album by American Latin rock band Santana. It was released on August 30, 1969. Over half of the album's length is composed of instrumental music, recorded by what was originally a purely free-form jam band.

What are the best albums by Santana? BestEverAlbums. com brings together thousands of 'greatest ever album' charts and calculates an overall ranking. Santana is ranked number 209 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 14,806. Members who like this artist also like: David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

One of Santana's toughest rockers from their early-'70s peak period, "Hope You're Feeling Better" was released as the third single from the band's hit second album. It's one of two Abraxas songs penned by keyboardist Gregg Rolie, who'd later form Journey from the same San Francisco scene that spawned Santana. It worked: The album debuted at No. 1. Its best song, "The Game of Love," features Michelle Branch, a super-huge pop hook and the warmest and most fluid guitar Carlos Santana guitar solo in decades. 8. "Samba Pa Ti". From: 'Abraxas' (1970). Samba Pa Ti" has been well covered over the past 40 years, with other artists adding their own lyrics to the song, which has popped up in everything from books to TV shows.

The Best of Santana is a 16-track collection that greatly expands the scope of Santana's previous hits compilation, Greatest Hits. Furthermore, all the songs have been subjected to Super Bit remastering, resulting in the best sound ever.

Album, 1969, Columbia Records. Reissue in 1998 with bonus tracks. Album, 1970, Columbia Records. Singing Winds, Crying Beasts. 2. Black Magic Woman, Gypsy Queen. 3. Oye Como Va. 4. Incident at Neshabur. 6. Mother's Daughter.

Santana launched their career half a century ago with a cover of Nigerian percussionist Babatunde Olatunji’s Jingo and now, for their 25th album, they’ve created a love letter to Africa.