Shangó
Studio album by
Santana
ReleasedAugust 1982
StudioThe Automatt, San Francisco, California
Genre
Length44:29
LabelColumbia
ProducerBill Szymczyk, John Ryan, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie
Santana chronology
Zebop!
(1981)		 Shangó
(1982)		 Beyond Appearances
(1985)
Singles from Shangó
  1. "Hold On"
    Released: August 20, 1982
  2. "Nowhere To Run"
    Released: 1982
  3. "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)"
    Released: 1982
  4. "Night Hunting Time"
    Released: 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Shangó is the thirteenth studio album by Santana. The album reached #22 on the Billboard 200 album charts.[3] The single "Hold On" from the album reached number 15 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 17 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart.[3] A second single from the album, "Nowhere to Run", peaked at number 66 on the Hot 100 chart and number thirteen on the Mainstream Rock chart and a third single reached number 34 in the Mainstream Rock chart.[3]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "The Nile" (Alex Ligertwood, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie) - 4:55
  2. "Hold On" (Ian Thomas) - 4:21
  3. "Night Hunting Time" (Paul Brady) - 4:42
  4. "Nowhere to Run" (Russ Ballard) - 4:04
  5. "Nueva York" (Armando Peraza, Ligertwood, Santana, David Margen, Graham Lear, Rolie, Orestes Vilato, Richard Baker, Raul Rekow) - 4:59

Side two

  1. "Oxun (Oshūn)" (Santana, Ligertwood, Rolie, Lear, Peraza, Rekow, Vilató) - 4:14
  2. "Body Surfing" (Santana, Ligertwood) - 4:24
  3. "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" (Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock, Harvey Fuqua) - 3:24
  4. "Let Me Inside" (Santana, Chris Solberg) - 3:32
  5. "Warrior" (Margen, Baker, Ligertwood, Santana) - 4:21
  6. "Shangó" (Rekow, Vilató, Peraza) - 1:44

Personnel

Santana
Technical
  • Bill Szymczyk – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer
  • John Ryan – arranger, producer
  • Jim Gaines – engineer
  • Will Herold – engineer
  • Ben King – second mixing engineer
  • Maureen Droney – assistant engineer
  • Ray Etzler – director
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Richard Stutting – art direction, design
  • Guido Harari – photography
  • Cristobal Gonzáles - Yarn painting

Charts

Chart (1982-1983) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 33
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 9
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 26
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[8] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 14
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 35
US Billboard 200[15] 22

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Shangó at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Brown, Cabot (October 14, 1982). "Santana: Shango : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Shangó - Santana | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Santana – Shangó" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6930a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Shangó" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Shangó" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  11. ↑ "Charts.nz – Santana – Shangó". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Shangó". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Shangó". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Santana | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  16. ↑ "American album certifications – Santana – Shango". Recording Industry Association of America.
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