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Festival (Santana album)

1977 studio album by Santana

Festivál
Studio album by Santana
Released	January 1977
Recorded	1976
Genre	Jazz fusion chicano rock latin rock
Length	45:32
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Santana chronology
Amigos (1976) Festivál (1977) Moonflower (1977)
Singles from Festivál
"Let the Children Play" Released: 1977 "Jugando" Released: 1977 "Verão Vermelho" Released: 1977

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]

Professional ratings

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]

1. "Carnaval" (Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 2:15
2. "Let the Children Play" (Leon Patillo, Santana) – 3:28
3. "Jugando" (José Areas, Santana) – 2:12
4. "Give Me Love" (Pablo Téllez) – 4:29
5. "Verão Vermelho" (Nonato Buzar) – 5:00
6. "Let the Music Set You Free" (Coster, Patillo, David Rubinson, Santana) – 3:39

Side two[edit]

1. "Revelations" (Coster, Santana) – 4:37
2. "Reach Up" (Coster, Paul Jackson, Patillo, Santana) – 5:23
3. "The River" (Patillo, Santana) – 4:53
4. "Try a Little Harder" (Patillo) – 5:04
5. "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]

Certifications[edit]

References[edit]

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