Shaman (album)

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Shaman
Studio album by Santana
Released October 22, 2002
Genre Rock, latin rock
Length 76:33
Label Arista
Producer Clive Davis, Carlos Santana
Santana chronology
The Essential Santana
(2002)		 Shaman
(2002)		 All That I Am
(2005)
Singles from Shaman
  1. "The Game of Love"
    Released: October 22, 2002
  2. "Why Don't You and I"
    Released: October 25, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment.ie 3/5 stars[2]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[3]
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Shaman is the eighteenth studio album by Santana. Shaman was released on October 22, 2002 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 298,973. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA[4] and Gold in Greece.[5]

The first single of the album was "The Game of Love", featuring Michelle Branch. "Why Don't You & I", featuring Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, was also re-recorded as a single in 2003, which featured Alex Band of The Calling.

Like the previous album, Supernatural, Shaman featured various famous rock, hip hop, and pop artists.

Contents

[edit] Singles

The first single released, "The Game of Love" which featured Michelle Branch, would peak at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 16 in the UK and number 21 in Australia. While "Feels Like Fire" (featuring Dido) and "Nothing at All" failed to impress in most countries, "Why Don't You & I" which featured Alex Band would peak at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Although never released as a single "Sideways" has been widely used in popular culture.

[edit] Track listing
Santana ft. Citizen Cope "Sideways" (2002)
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No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Adouma"   Angelique Kidjo, J. Hebrall 4:15
2. "Nothing at All" (featuring Musiq) Rob Thomas, Cori Rooney 4:28
3. "The Game of Love" (featuring Michelle Branch) Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels 4:15
4. "You Are My Kind" (featuring Seal) Thomas 4:19
5. "Amoré (Sexo)" (featuring Macy Gray) Macy Gray, Lester Mendez, Dallas Austin, Javier Vazquez 3:51
6. "Foo Foo"   Yvon Andre, Roger Eugene, Yves Joseph, Hermann Nau, Claude Jean 6:28
7. "Victory Is Won"   Carlos Santana 5:20
8. "Since Supernatural" (featuring Melkie Jean & Governor Washington) Wyclef Jean/Jerry Duplessis/Governor Washington 4:32
9. "America" (featuring P.O.D.) Sonny, Marcos, Traa, Wuv (P.O.D.) 4:35
10. "Sideways" (featuring Citizen Cope) Clarence Greenwood (Citizen Cope) 4:41
11. "Why Don't You & I" (featuring Alex Band of The Calling) Chad Kroeger 4:34
12. "Feels Like Fire" (featuring Dido) Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Pnut 4:39
13. "Aye Aye Aye"   Michael Shrieve, Santana, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow 4:45
14. "Hoy Es Adios" (featuring Alejandro Lerner) Klaus Derendorf, Jean-Yves Docornet, Alejandro Lerner  
15. "One of These Days" (featuring Ozomatli) J. B. Eckl, K. C. Porter, Carlos Santana 5:51
16. "Novus" (featuring Plácido Domingo) Santana, Gabor Szabo, Walter Afanasieff, Greg DiGiovine, Ritchie Rome 4:10

The International (outside U.S.) version drops the track "Since Supernatural" and replaces it with "Let Me Love You Tonight" and also has a different running order.

Adouma

Nothing at All

The Game of Love

You Are My Kind

Amoré (Sexo)

Foo Foo

Victory Is Won

America

Sideways

Why Don't You & I

Feels Like Fire

Let Me Love You Tonight

Aye Aye Aye

Hoy Es Adios

One of These Days

Novus

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2002) Position
Billboard 200[6] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[6] 4
Australian Album Chart[citation needed] 11
Greek Albums Chart[5] 2

[edit] Personnel

Carlos Santana - vocals, acoustic 12-string, nylon string & electric guitars, keyboards, timbales, rainstick
Michael Shrieve - drums
Karl Perazzo - congas, percussion
John Ginty - organ, keyboards
Pauline Taylor - background vocals
Arturo Velasco - trombone

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment.ie review
  3. ^ Pareles, John (2002-10-31). "Santana: Shaman : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from Rolling Stone the original on 2007-10-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20071002074426/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/santana/albums/album/97886/review/5944403/shaman. Retrieved 4 September 2011. 
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Santana – Shaman". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Shaman%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  5. ^ a b "Greek certifications" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20030205090308/www.ifpi.gr/chart0.htm. 
  6. ^ a b "Shaman - Santana | Billboard.com". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/santana/shaman/554397. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
Preceded by
Cry by Faith Hill		 Billboard 200 number-one album
November 3, 2002 - November 9, 2002		 Succeeded by
8 Mile Soundtrack
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"Jingo" • "Evil Ways" • "Black Magic Woman" • "Oye Como Va" • "Hope You're Feeling Better" • "Everybody's Everything" • "No One to Depend On" • "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" • "Let It Shine" • "She's Not There" • "Stormy" • "You Know That I Love You" • "Changes" • "Searchin'" • "Winning" • "The Sensitive Kind" • "Hold On" • "Say It Again" • "Smooth" (w/ Rob Thomas) • "Maria Maria" (w/ The Project G&B) • "Put Your Lights On" (w/ Everlast) • "The Game of Love" (w/ Michelle Branch) • "Nothing At All" (w/ Musiq Soulchild) •"Feels Like Fire" (w/ Dido) • "Why Don't You & I" (w/ Chad Kroeger) • "I'm Feeling You" (w/ Michelle Branch & The Wreckers) • "Just Feel Better" (w/ Steven Tyler) • "Cry Baby Cry" (w/ Sean Paul and Joss Stone) • "No Llores" (w/ Gloria Estefan, Jose Feliciano and Sheila E.) • "Into the Night" (w/ Chad Kroeger) • "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (w/ India.Arie and Yo-Yo Ma) • "Photograph" (w/ Chris Daughtry)
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