In April 1981, “Columbia” label released “Zebop!”, the eleventh Santana studio album. It was recorded 1980-1981, and was produced by Carlos Santana and Bill Graham. The album was certified Platinum in the U.S. by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Carlos Santana – lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion
- Alex Ligertwood – lead and backing vocals
- Chris Solberg – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Alan Pasqua – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
- Richard Baker – keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizer
- David Margen – bass
- Graham Lear – drums
- Armando Peraza – vocals, bongos, percussion
- Raul Rekow – congas, percussion, backing vocals
- Orestes Vilató – percussion, timbales, backing vocals
- Keith Olsen – engineer
- Fred Catero – engineer, associate producer
Track listing:
- Changes – Cat Stevens
- E Papa Ré – Carlos Santana, Richard Baker, David Margen, Orestes Vilató, Alex Ligertwood
- Primera Invasion – Graham Lear, David Margen, Alan Pasqua, Carlos Santana
- Searchin’ – Alex Ligertwood, Carlos Santana, Chris Solberg
- Over and Over – Rick Meyers
- Winning – Russ Ballard
- Tales of Kilimanjaro – Alan Pasqua, Armando Peraza, Raul Rékow, Carlos Santana
- The Sensitive Kind – J. Cale
- American Gypsy – Russ Ballard, Graham Lear, Alex Ligertwood
- I Love You Much Too Much – Alexander Olshanetsky, Don Raye, Chaim Tauber
- Brightest Star – Alex Ligertwood, Carlos Santana
- Hannibal – Alex Ligertwood, Alan Pasqua, Raul Rékow, Carlos Santana
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