Amigos

This article is about the Santana album. For other uses, see Amigo.

Amigos
Studio album by Santana
Released	March 26, 1976
Recorded	at Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco
Genre	Jazz Fusion, Funk, Latin
Length	41:14
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Rubinson
Santana chronology
Borboletta (1974) Amigos (1976) Festival (1977)
Singles from Amigos
"Let it Shine" Released: 1976

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	B
Rolling Stone	(not rated)

Amigos is the seventh studio album from Santana. The album contained a minor US hit single in "Let It Shine" and was the band's first album to hit the top ten on the Billboard charts (it ultimately reached gold record status) since Caravanserai in 1972. In Europe the song "Europa" was released as a single and became a Top-10 hit in several countries.

Track listing

1. "Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" (Leon Chancler / Thomas Joseph Coster / David J. Rubinson)—8:15
2. "Take Me With You" (T. Coster / L.N. Chancler)—5:27
3. "Let Me" (T. Coster / C. Santana)—4:51
4. "Gitano" (A. Peraza)—6:13
5. "Tell Me Are You Tired" (T. Coster / L.N. Chancler)—5:42
6. "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (C. Santana / T. Coster)—5:06
7. "Let It Shine" (D. Brown / R. Gardner)—5:43

Personnel

• Carlos Santana – vocals, guitar, percussion
• David Brown – bass
• Tom Coster – keyboards, vocals
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums, percussion
• Armando Peraza – percussion, vocals
• Greg Walker – vocals
• Ivory Stone – vocals
• Julia Tillman Waters – vocals
• Maxine Willard Waters – vocals

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Billboard Pop Albums	10
	Billboard Black Albums	10

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1976	"Let It Shine"	Billboard Hot 100	77
		Billboard Black Singles	78

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	June 11, 1976