In September 1970, “CBS” label released “Abraxas”, the second Santana studio album. It was recorded April – May 1970, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Fred Catero and Carlos Santana. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 207 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”, and 5 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

• Carlos Santana– lead guitar, backing vocals
• Gregg Rolie– lead vocals, keyboards
• Alberto Gianquinto – piano
• David Brown– bass
• Michael Shrieve– drums
• José “Chepito” Areas– percussion, conga, timbales
• Michael Carabello– percussion, conga
• Rico Reyes – percussion, backing vocals
• Steven Saphore – tabla
• Robert Venosa– artwork, design
• John Fiore David Brown – engineer
• Mati Klarwein– illustrations
• Robert Honablue – engineer original recording, mastering

Track listing:

1. Singing Winds, Crying Beasts – Mike Carabello
2. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen – Peter Green/Gábor Szabó
3. Oye Como Va – Tito Puente
4. Incident at Neshabur – Alberto Gianquinto, Carlos Santana
5. Se a Cabo – José Areas
6. Mother’s Daughter – Gregg Rolie
7. Samba Pa Ti – Carlos Santana
8. Hope You’re Feeling Better – Gregg Rolie
9. El Nycoya – José Areas