Amigos

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Amigos
Studio album by Santana
Released	March 26, 1976
Recorded	at Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco
Genre	Blues rock
Length	41:14
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Rubinson
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (B) link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Santana chronology
Festival (1976) Amigos (1976) Moonflower (1977)

Amigos is a 1976 album from Santana. The album contained a minor 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. Arguably, Amigos could be viewed as a much more accessible album in comparison to the ones that preceded it.^{[clarification needed]}

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 Certifications

[edit] Track listing

1. "Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" - (Leon Chancelor / 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 / D.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

[edit] 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

[edit] Charts

Album

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

Singles

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

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	June 11, 1976

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