Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time

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Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
Studio album by Santana
Released September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)
Genre Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal, alternative rock, latin rock, psychedelic rock
Length 54:54
1:04:08 (deluxe edition)
Label Arista
Producer Carlos Santana, Clive Davis, Matt Serletic and Howard Benson
Santana chronology
Santana Brothers
(1994)		 Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
(2010)		 —
Singles from Guitar Heaven
  1. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
    Released: August 24, 2010
  2. "Photograph"
    Released: September 21, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 1.5/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[2]
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Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time, referred to as simply Guitar Heaven, is the 21st studio album by Santana, released on September 21, 2010. It is a classic rock covers album and features guest performances by several popular vocalists, including India.Arie, Joe Cocker, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, Scott Stapp of Creed, Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, Chris Daughtry of Daughtry, Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, Rob Thomas, and rapper Nas.

Contents

[edit] Singles

The first single released from the album was The Beatles cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" which featured India.Arie and Yo-Yo Ma and has since gained less success on popular radio. The latest single released from the album is the Def Leppard cover of "Photograph" which featured Chris Daughtry has since peaked at number 14 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Whole Lotta Love" (feat. Chris Cornell) John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Willie Dixon 3:51
2. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" (feat. Scott Weiland) Mick Jagger, Keith Richards 5:38
3. "Sunshine of Your Love" (feat. Rob Thomas) Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton 4:43
4. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (feat. India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma) George Harrison 6:02
5. "Photograph" (feat. Chris Daughtry) Joe Elliott, Pete Willis, Steve Clark, Rick Savage, Robert John "Mutt" Lange 4:04
6. "Back in Black" (feat. Nas) Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson 4:20
7. "Riders on the Storm" (feat. Chester Bennington & Ray Manzarek) Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore 5:23
8. "Smoke on the Water" (feat. Jacoby Shaddix) Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice 5:06
9. "Dance the Night Away" (feat. Patrick Monahan) Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth 3:23
10. "Bang a Gong" (feat. Gavin Rossdale) Marc Bolan 3:41
11. "Little Wing" (feat. Joe Cocker) Jimi Hendrix 4:52
12. "I Ain't Superstitious" (feat. Jonny Lang) Willie Dixon 3:56
Total length:
 54:54
Deluxe edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Fortunate Son" (feat. Scott Stapp) John Fogerty 3:45
2. "Under the Bridge" (feat. Andy Vargas) Michael Balzary, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith 5:09
Total length:
 1:04:08
Japanese Edition Only
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "La Grange" (feat. Kenichi Asai) Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard  

[edit] Personnel

Production

[edit] Charts

Chart Peak
position
European Top 100 Albums[3] 4
German Albums Chart[4] 10
Hungarian Albums Chart[5] 2
ARIA Charts (Australia) 5
New Zealand Albums Chart 2
OLiS[6] (Poland) 1
UK Albums Chart 15
Norwegian Albums Chart 18
Dutch Albums Chart 24
Irish Albums Chart 29
Swedish Albums Chart 17
U.S. Billboard 200 5
Canadian Albums Chart 3

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Hungarian Albums Chart[7] 65
US Billboard 200 187[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time at Allmusic
  2. ^ By Mark Kemp (2010-09-21). "Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/guitar-heaven-the-greatest-guitar-classics-of-all-time-20100921. Retrieved 2011-09-02. 
  3. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-albums?tag=relcharts
  4. ^ "Album-Charts: Juli verliebt auf Platz vier - media control". Media-control.de. 2010-09-28. http://www.media-control.de/album-charts-juli-verliebt-auf-platz-vier.html. Retrieved 2011-01-03. 
  5. ^ "MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2010&het=38&submit_=Keres%E9s. Retrieved 2010-09-30. 
  6. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2010-10-17. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=618&lang=. Retrieved 2011-01-03. 
  7. ^ "Best selling albums in 2011 of Hungary". Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=eves_osszesitett_listak&id=album_db&ev=2011. Retrieved 2012-02-23. 
  8. ^ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-billboard-200?year=2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31. 

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