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(Top) 1 Original release 2 2017 "Complete" Edition 3 Track listing 3.1 Vinyl 3.2 1991 CD reissue 3.3 Japanese 3-CD 3.4 2017 Japanese 3-SACD 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 See also 7 References

Lotus (Santana album)

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Lotus

Live album by

Santana

Released

May 1974 (Japan)
Nov. 1975 (Europe)
June 1991 (U.S.)

Recorded

July 3rd and 4th, 1973

Venue

Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan,^[1]^[2]
Osaka, Japan

Genre

Latin rock

jazz fusion

funk rock

rhythm and blues

Length

121:08 (original LP)
118:51 (1991 2CD reissue)
156:18 (2017 3CD reissue)

Label

CBS/Sony

Producer

Carlos Santana

Santana chronology

Welcome
(1973)

Lotus
(1974)

Greatest Hits
(1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Lotus (Japanese: ロータスの伝説) is a 1974 live album by the Latin rock band Santana, recorded at the Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan in July 1973, during their Caravanserai Tour. The Welcome album recording sessions were completed shortly before this concert, and that album was later released in November 1973. Lotus was originally released as a triple vinyl LP in Japan only.^[4] This version of the album was later released internationally.

In 2017 a limited edition version was released as Lotus: Complete Edition. This release is a 3 disc set hybrid Super Audio CD with seven previously unreleased bonus tracks. This was also a Japan only release.

Original release

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The 1973 live recordings were mixed in 4-channel quadraphonic sound and released in the CBS Stereo Quadraphonic (SQ) matrix system. The SQ encoding makes it possible to format all 4 channels into a 2 channel stereo version, which is compatible with conventional stereo playback equipment. Some releases of this mix have been marked as "Quadraphonic" or "SQ" and some are not. However, all known releases of Lotus prior to 2017 use the same SQ encoded 2 channel recordings. The 4 channels can still be heard on modern equipment provided that the listener has a proper SQ decoder and 4 channel playback system.

The complete 3-LP set was released in Europe in 1975. The first U.S. release was in 1991 as a 2-CD and 2 cassette tape set. It re-issued again on vinyl in the Netherlands and on CD in Japan in 2006 as a 3-CD set. It was also re-issued as a 3-LP set in the US in 2013. In 2016 this version was also released in the United States by Audio Fidelity on a 2 disc set on Super Audio CD.

2017 "Complete" Edition

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In 2017, Lotus: Complete Edition was released in Japan as a 3 disc set hybrid Super Audio CD. Seven bonus tracks were added. In addition to 4.0 surround sound audio there are stereo SACD tracks as well as a stereo CD layer which can be played on conventional CD players.

Track listing

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Vinyl

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Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Meditation" (from Love Devotion Surrender)	John McLaughlin	1:40
2.	"Going Home" (from Welcome)	Alice Coltrane, Carlos Santana, Tom Coster, Richard Kermode, Doug Rauch, Michael Shrieve, José Areas, Armando Peraza	2:53
3.	"A-1 Funk" (new track)	Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	3:13
4.	"Every Step of the Way" (from Caravanserai)	Shrieve	11:30

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Black Magic Woman" (from Abraxas)	Peter Green	3:38
6.	"Gypsy Queen" (from Abraxas)	Gábor Szabó	3:58
7.	"Oye Como Va" (from Abraxas)	Tito Puente	5:47
8.	"Yours Is the Light" (from Welcome)	Kermode	5:30
9.	"Batukada" (new track)	Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	0:55
10.	"Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (new track)	Airto Moreira	4:13

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Stone Flower (Introduction)" (from Caravanserai)	Antônio Carlos Jobim	1:14
12.	"Waiting" (from Santana)	Santana	4:14
13.	"Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (new track)	Joaquim Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza, Chick Corea	2:51
14.	"Free Angela" (new track)	Todd Cochran	4:26
15.	"Samba de Sausalito" (from Welcome)	Areas	4:02

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Mantra" (from Welcome)	Coster, Santana, Shrieve	7:17
17.	"Kyoto (Drum Solo)" (new track)	Shrieve	9:58
18.	"Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (new track)	Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	1:13
19.	"Se a Cabo" (from Abraxas)	Areas	5:39

Side five
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
20.	"Samba Pa Ti" (from Abraxas)	Santana	8:56
21.	"Savor" (from Santana)	Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve	3:06
22.	"Toussaint L'Overture" (from Santana III)	Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve	7:40

Side six
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
23.	"Incident at Neshabur" (from Abraxas)	Santana, Alberto Gianquinto	17:15
Total length:			121:08

1991 CD reissue

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Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Going Home" (from Welcome)	Coltrane, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	3:33
2.	"A-1 Funk" (new track)	Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	3:13
3.	"Every Step of the Way" (from Caravanserai)	Shrieve	11:30
4.	"Black Magic Woman" (from Abraxas)	Green	3:38
5.	"Gypsy Queen" (from Abraxas)	Szabó	3:58
6.	"Oye Como Va" (from Abraxas)	Puente	5:47
7.	"Yours Is the Light" (from Welcome)	Kermode	5:30
8.	"Batuka" (from Santana III)	Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Shrieve	0:55
9.	"Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (new track)	Moreira	4:13
10.	"Stone Flower (Introduction)" (from Caravanserai)	Jobim, Santana, Shrieve	1:14
11.	"Waiting" (from Santana)	Santana	4:14
12.	"Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (new track)	Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	2:51
13.	"Free Angela" (new track)	Cochran	4:26
14.	"Samba de Sausalito" (from Welcome)	Areas	4:02

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Mantra" (new track)	Coster, Santana, Shrieve	7:17
16.	"Kyoto (Drum Solo)" (new track)	Shrieve	9:58
17.	"Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (new track)	Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	1:13
18.	"Incident at Neshabur" (from Abraxas)	Gianquinto, Santana	15:57
19.	"Se a Cabo" (from Abraxas)	Areas	5:39
20.	"Samba Pa Ti" (from Abraxas)	Santana	8:56
21.	"Mr. Udo" (re-titled from "Savor")	Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	3:07
22.	"Toussaint L'Overture" (from Santana III)	Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve	7:40

Japanese 3-CD

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The same track listing as the original vinyl release (two sides per CD), except "Mr. Udo" in place of "Savor".

2017 Japanese 3-SACD

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Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Meditation"		1:39
2.	"Going Home" (from Welcome)	Anton Dvorák; arranged by Coltrane, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	2:53
3.	"A-1 Funk" (new track)	Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	3:13
4.	"Every Step of the Way" (from Caravanserai)	Shrieve	11:30
5.	"Black Magic Woman" (from Abraxas)	Green	3:38
6.	"Gypsy Queen" (from Abraxas)	Szabó	3:58
7.	"Oye Como Va" (from Abraxas)	Puente	5:47
8.	"Japan" (previously unreleased bonus track)	Hayashi, Matsuhima; arranged by Santana, Kermode, Shrieve, Rauch, Coster, Peraza, Areas	4:49
9.	"Bambele" (previously unreleased bonus track)	Areas, Peraza	4:52
10.	"Um Um Um" (previously unreleased bonus track)	Leon Thomas	6:51
11.	"Yours Is the Light" (from Welcome)	Kermode	5:30

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Batuka" (from Santana III)	Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Shrieve	0:55
13.	"Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (new track)	Moreira	4:13
14.	"Stone Flower (Introduction)" (from Caravanserai)	Jobim, Santana, Shrieve	1:14
15.	"Waiting" (from Santana)	Santana	4:14
16.	"Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (new track)	Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	2:51
17.	"Free Angela" (new track)	Cochran	4:26
18.	"Samba de Sausalito" (from Welcome)	Areas	4:02
19.	"Mantra" (from Welcome)	Coster, Santana, Shrieve	7:17
20.	"Kyoto (Drum Solo)" (new track)	Shrieve	9:58
21.	"Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (new track)	Corea, Young, Santana, Kermode, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	2:51
22.	"Light of Life" (previously unreleased bonus track)	Santana, Kermode, Coster	3:29
23.	"Se a Cabo" (from Abraxas)	Areas	5:39

Disc three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
24.	"Samba Pa Ti" (from Abraxas)	Santana	8:56
25.	"Mr. Udo" (new track)	Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza	3:07
26.	"The Creator Has a Master Plan" (previously unreleased bonus track)	Thomas, Pharoah Sanders	9:02
27.	"Savor" (previously unreleased bonus tracks)	Santana, Brown, Rolie, Shrieve, Areas, Carabello	4:15
28.	"Conga Solo" (previously unreleased bonus tracks)	Peraza	2:45
29.	"Toussaint L'Overture" (from Santana III)	Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve	7:40
30.	"Incident at Neshabur" (from Abraxas)	Gianquinto, Santana	16:22

Personnel

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Carlos Santana – guitar, Latin percussion, Echoplex
Leon Thomas – maracas, vocals
Tom Coster – Hammond organ, electric piano, Yamaha organ
Richard Kermode – Hammond organ, electric piano
Doug Rauch – bass
Armando Peraza – congas, bongos, Latin percussion
José "Chepito" Areas – timbales, congas, Latin percussion
Michael Shrieve – drums, Latin percussion

Charts

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Chart (1974)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[5]	49
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[6]	15
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)^[7]	12
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	21

References

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^ Discogs - Lotus 1991 reissue 2CD Austria

^ Discogs - Lotus 1991 reMastered 2CD Japan

^ Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Lotus – Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.

^ Discogs - Lotus 1974 Quadraphonic 3-vinyl-LP Japan

^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Lotus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2022. 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 – Lotus". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

^ Thorgerson, Storm; Powell, Aubrey (1999). 100 Best Album Covers. DK Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 0-7894-4951-X.

Santana

Carlos Santana
Andy Vargas
Benny Rietveld
David K Mathews
Karl Perazzo
Paoli Mejías
Ray Greene
Tommy Anthony
Cindy Blackman Santana

Studio albums

Santana (1969)
Abraxas (1970)
Santana III (1971)
Caravanserai (1972)
Welcome (1973)
Borboletta (1974)
Amigos (1976)
Festival (1977)
Moonflower (1977)
Inner Secrets (1978)
Marathon (1979)
Zebop! (1981)
Shangó (1982)
Beyond Appearances (1985)
Freedom (1987)
Spirits Dancing in the Flesh (1990)
Milagro (1992)
Supernatural (1999)
Shaman (2002)
All That I Am (2005)
Guitar Heaven (2010)
Shape Shifter (2012)
Corazón (2014)
Santana IV (2016)
Power of Peace (2017)
Africa Speaks (2019)
Blessings and Miracles (2021)

Live albums

Lotus (1974)
Moonflower (1977)
Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993)
Live at the Fillmore 1968 (1997)
The Very Best of Santana – Live in 1968 (2007)
The Woodstock Experience (2009)

Compilations

Extended plays

In Search of Mona Lisa (2019)

Singles

"Jin-go-lo-ba" (1969)
"Evil Ways" (1969)
"Black Magic Woman" (1970)
"Oye Como Va" (1971)
"No One to Depend On" (1972)
"Samba Pa Ti" (1973)
"Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (1976)
"She's Not There" (1977)
"You Know That I Love You" (1979)
"Winning" (1981)
"I Love You Much Too Much" (1981)
"Hold On" (1982)
"Gypsy Woman" (1990)
"Smooth" (1999)
"Put Your Lights On" (1999)
"Maria Maria" (1999)
"Corazón Espinado" (2000)
"The Game of Love" (2002)
"Nothing at All" (2003)
"Feels Like Fire" (2003)
"Sideways" (2003)
"Why Don't You &I" (2003)
"I'm Feeling You" (2005)
"Just Feel Better" (2005)
"Cry Baby Cry" (2005)
"No Llores"
"Into the Night" (2005)
"This Boy's Fire" (2008)
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (2010)
"Photograph" (2010)
"Fortunate Son" (2010)
"Under the Bridge" (2010)
"Dance the Night Away" (2010)
"Sunshine of Your Love" (2011)

Other songs

"Soul Sacrifice" (1969)

Live
performances

Carlos Santana
solo albums

Studio

Love Devotion Surrender
Illuminations
Oneness: Silver Dreams Golden Realities
The Swing of Delight
Havana Moon
Blues for Salvador
Santana Brothers

Live

Category

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