Festival (Santana album)
(Redirected from Let the Children Play)
| Festivál | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
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| Length | 45:32 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. | |||
| Santana chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Festivál | ||||
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Festivál is the eighth studio album by Santana, released in January 1977. It peaked number twenty seven in the Billboard 200 chart and number twenty nine in the R&B Albums chart.[1]
This was the band's second and last album with Leon Patillo on vocals, and the last full-studio album with longtime keyboardist Tom Coster. It also was the first one with percussionist Raul Rekow, who would remain with the band until 2013 (save for 1987–1990).
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Rolling Stone wrote: "Though this record is far stronger on the whole than Amigos, it lacks that album’s memorable chordal quirks and peaks of intensity, sometimes sounding like a prisoner of its own commercial aspirations."[5]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]- "Carnaval" (Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 2:15
- "Let the Children Play" (Leon Patillo, Santana) – 3:28
- "Jugando" (José Areas, Santana) – 2:12
- "Give Me Love" (Pablo Téllez) – 4:29
- "Verão Vermelho" (Nonato Buzar) – 5:00
- "Let the Music Set You Free" (Coster, Patillo, David Rubinson, Santana) – 3:39
Side two
[edit]- "Revelations" (Coster, Santana) – 4:37
- "Reach Up" (Coster, Paul Jackson, Patillo, Santana) – 5:23
- "The River" (Patillo, Santana) – 4:53
- "Try a Little Harder" (Patillo) – 5:04
- "María Caracóles" (Pello el Afrokán - credited "P. African") – 4:32
Personnel
[edit]- Oren Waters – vocals, background vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters – vocals, background vocals
- Francisco Zavala – vocals, background vocals
- Carlos Santana – guitar, bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
- Leon Patillo – keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals, background vocals
- Tom Coster – keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, vocals
- Pablo Téllez – bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
- Paul Jackson – bass
- Gaylord Birch – drums, percussion, tympani
- José "Chepitó" Areas – conga, percussion, timbales
- Raul Rekow – conga, percussion, background vocals
- Joel Badie – percussion, vocals, background vocals
- Julia Waters – background vocals
Production:
- Fred Catero – engineer
- David Rubinson – engineer, producer
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] | 25 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 9 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] | 11 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 11 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 15 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[11] | 3 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] | 8 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 37 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 37 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 27 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 27 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[17] | Gold | 100,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Festival - Santana | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Festival - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Rozek, Michael (March 11, 1981). "Santana: Festival : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Santana – Festival" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5178a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Festival" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Festival" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved June 6, 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Santana".
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Santana – Festival". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Festival". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "French album certifications – Santana – Festival Santana" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK.
- ^ "British album certifications – Santana – Festival". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "American album certifications – Santana – Festival". Recording Industry Association of America.
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