The Best of Santana
| The Best of Santana | |
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| Greatest hits albumby | |
| Released | March 1998 |
| Genre | Blues rock,hard rock,latin rock |
| Length | 1:16:46 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Producer | Various |
The Best of Santanais a 1998 album bySantanaand a companion album to 2000'sThe Best of Santana Vol. 2.The album peaked at #82 on the Billboard 200,[1]and has sold 1.64 million copies in theU.S.as of May 2009.[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jingo" | Babatunde Olatunji | Santana,1969 | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Evil Ways" | Clarence "Sonny" Henry | Santana | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen " | Peter Green/Gábor Szabó | Abraxas,1970 | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Oye Como Va" | Tito Puente | Abraxas | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Samba Pa Ti" (Instrumental) | Carlos Santana | Abraxas | 4:47 |
| 6. | "She's Not There"(The Zombiescover) | Rod Argent | Moonflower,1977 | 4:09 |
| 7. | "No One to Depend On" | Michael Carabello,Coke Escovedo,Gregg Rolie | Santana III,1971 | 5:32 |
| 8. | "Open Invitation" | Dennis Lambert,David Margen,Brian Potter,Santana, Greg Walker | Inner Secrets,1978 | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Hold On" | Ian Thomas | Shangó,1982 | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Bella" | Sterling Crew, Santana, Chester D. Thompson | Blues for Salvador,1987 | 4:30 |
| 11. | "Winning" | Russ Ballard | Zebop!,1981 | 3:18 |
| 12. | "All I Ever Wanted" | Alex Ligertwood,Santana, Chris Solberg | Marathon,1979 | 4:03 |
| 13. | "Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" | Leon "Ndugu" Chancler,Tom Coster,David Rubinson | Amigos,1976 | 8:15 |
| 14. | "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" | Coster, Santana | Amigos | 5:06 |
| 15. | "Everybody's Everything" | David Brown,Tyrone Moss, Santana | Santana III | 3:30 |
| 16. | "Soul Sacrifice" | Santana,Gregg Rolie,Brown,Marcus Malone | Santana | 6:35 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP)[3] | 7 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 49 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] | 38 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums(OCC)[6] | 99 |
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USBillboard200[7] | 82 |
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8] | 85 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[9] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,640,000[10] |
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*Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^"Santana".Billboard.
- ^Mansfield, Brian (May 29, 2009)."More American Idol-related sales numbers!".Idol Chatter.USA Today.RetrievedMarch 16,2013.
- ^"Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S".Infodisc.fr(in French). Archived fromthe originalon October 22, 2014.RetrievedJune 9,2012.SelectSantanafrom the menu, then pressOK.
- ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – The Best Of Santana"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^"Charts.nz – Santana – The Best Of Santana".Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^"Santanaa Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^"Spanishcharts.com – Santana – The Best Of Santana".Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^"French album certifications – Santana – The Best of"(in French).Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^Mansfield, Brian (May 29, 2009)."More American Idol-related sales numbers!".Idol Chatter.USA Today.RetrievedMarch 16,2013.
- ^"American album certifications – Santana – Best of Santana".Recording Industry Association of America.
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