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(Top) 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year-end charts 4 Certifications and sales 5 References

Amigos (Santana album)

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Amigos

Studio album by

Santana

Released

March 26, 1976

Studio

Wally Heider Studios San Francisco

Genre

Jazz fusion

funk rock

latin rock

rock en Español

Length

41:14

Santana chronology

Borboletta
(1974)

Amigos
(1976)

Festival
(1977)

Singles from Amigos

"Let It Shine"
Released: 1976

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B^[2]
Rolling Stone	(not rated)^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

Amigos is the seventh studio album by Santana released in 1976. It generated a minor U.S. hit single in "Let It Shine" and was the band's first album to hit the top ten on the Billboard charts since Caravanserai in 1972 (it ultimately reached gold record status). In Europe, the song "Europa" was released as a single and became a top ten hit in several countries.

New vocalist Greg Walker joined the group. It would be the last Santana album to include original bassist David Brown.

This album has been mixed and released in stereo and quadraphonic.

Track listing[edit]

Side one

"Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" (Leon Chancler, Tom Coster, David Rubinson) – 8:15
"Take Me with You" (instrumental) (Leon Chancler, Tom Coster) – 5:27
"Let Me" (Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 4:51

Side two

"Gitano" (Armando Peraza) – 6:13
"Tell Me Are You Tired" (Leon Chancler, Tom Coster) – 5:42
"Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (instrumental) (Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 5:06
"Let It Shine" (David Brown, Ray Gardner) – 5:43

Personnel[edit]

Greg Walker – vocals
Carlos Santana – guitars, background vocals, percussion, congas, güiro
Tom Coster – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, ARP Pro Soloist, ARP Odyssey, ARP String Ensemble, Hohner Clavinet D6, background vocals
David Brown – bass guitar
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums, timbales, Remo Rototoms, percussion, congas, background vocals
Armando Peraza – congas, bongos, background vocals, vocal on "Gitano"
Ivory Stone – background vocals
Julia Tillman Waters – background vocals
Maxine Willard Waters – background vocals

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1976–1977)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[5]	9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	9
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[7]	9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	2
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[9]	9
French Albums (SNEP)^[10]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	8
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)^[12]	1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[13]	5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[14]	8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[15]	13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	29
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	13
USBillboard 200^[18]	10
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[19]	8

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1976)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[20]	70
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[21]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[22]	13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[23]	35
USBillboard 200^[24]	75

Certifications and sales[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[25]	Gold	50,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[26]	2× Gold	200,000^*
Germany	—	150,000^[27]
Italy	—	160,000^[27]
Netherlands (NVPI)^[28]	Gold	35,000^[28]
United Kingdom (BPI)^[29]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[30]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Allmusic review

^ 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.

^ Niester, Alan (18 June 1980). "Santana: Amigos : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

^ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 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 – Amigos" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue CAN1". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Amigos" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012. Select Santana from the menu, then press OK.

^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Amigos" (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 – Amigos". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Amigos". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

^ "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Amigos". 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.

^ "Santana Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue CAN2". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1976" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1976. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

^ "Top Selling Albums of 1976 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

^ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

^ "Canadian album certifications – Santana – Amigos". Music Canada.

^ "French album certifications – Santana – Amigos" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

^ ^a ^b Hennessey, Mike (8 January 1977). "'Continental' Gold Won By Santana In Europe". Billboard. p. 51. Retrieved 21 August 2021 – via Google Books.