Santana's Greatest Hits
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| Greatest hits album by Santana | ||||
| Released | July 1974 | |||
| Genre | Latin rock | |||
| Length | 34:31 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Santana | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
Santana's Greatest Hits is a 1974 compilation album by Santana. It offers highlights from the group's first three albums. It's the bands best-selling compilation album, after Ultimate Santana, selling over 7 million times in the US only, whilst selling worldwide more than 8 million records[citation needed].
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[edit] Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales or Shipments |
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| France | Platinum | 300,000 |
| Germany | Platinum | 500,000 [4] |
| US | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000 |
| UK | Gold | 100,000 |
[edit] Track listing
- "Evil Ways" (Henry)
- "Jingo" (Olatunji)
- "Hope You're Feeling Better" (Rollie)
- "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana)
- "Persuasion" (Santana band)
- "Black Magic Woman" (Green)
- "Oye Como Va" (Puente)
- "Everything's Coming Our Way" (Santana)
- "Se a Cabó" (Areas)
- "Everybody's Everything" (Santana, Moss, Brown)
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1974 | The Billboard 200 | 17 |
| Austria Album Charts | 4 | |
| Dutch Album Charts | 19 | |
| UK Albums Chart | 14 |
[edit] References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Santana's Greatest Hits at Allmusic
- ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: Santana: Santana's Greatest Hits". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=7717. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ Palmer, Bob (1974-12-19). "Santana: Greatest Hits : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20071001160934/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/santana/albums/album/227395/review/5941309/greatest_hits. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold/Platin". Musikindustrie.de. 1999-09-25. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin/. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
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