It features covers of Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry songs and performances by Booker T & the MGs, Willie Nelson and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and also Carlos' father Jose singing "Vereda Tropical", a song Carlos had first heard when his father was serenading his mother following an argument.
The third Carlos Santana solo album marks a surprising turn toward 1950s rock & roll and Tex-Mex, with covers such as Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love" and Chuck Berry's title song. Produced by veteran R&B producers Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett, the album features an eclectic mix of sidemen, including Booker T. Jones of Booker T & the MG's, Willie Nelson, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Havana Moon is a light effort, but it's one of Santana's most enjoyable albums, which may explain why it was also the best-selling Santana album outside the group releases in ten years.
If you're a fan of "traditional" Santana music, this album may disappoint. (Professional reviews say as much; AllMusic even questions what is was that Carlos Santana had in mind in formulating this collection.)
My retrospective view is that he was just having fun making good music, some of which are covers of songs he probably liked in an earlier time in his life and others which he knew would not fit the mold of the Santana band.
He recruited a couple of excellent musicians to help him: Willie Nelson delivers a fun song and The Fabulous Thunderbirds (Kim Wilson takes the lead vocals) do a great job on two covers from the '50s (as well as support on a couple of others) and Booker T. Jones assists in both album production and making the music; he actually sings on one of his own creations!
The closing cut, as I understand it, is a Clare Fischer arrangement of a song from Santana's youth. His sole role here is production.
My favorite cuts are instrumentals: "Mudbone," which has both a Memphis and Latin feel is excellent, as is "Tales of Kilimanjaro," which is probably the closest to a something you would have heard Santana play in the 1970's.
Side A
A1. Watch Your Step - 3:49
A2. Lightnin’ - 3:50
A3. Who Do You Love - 2:54
A4. Mudbone - 5:50
A5. One With You - 5:17
Side B
B1. Ecuador - 1:10
B2. Tales Of Kilimanjaro - 4:51
B3. Havana Moon - 4:11
B4. Daughter Of The Night - 4:18
B5. They All Went To Mexico - 4:59
B6. Vereda Tropical - 4:58
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – CBS Records
- Distributed By – CBS Disques
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
- Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
- Published By – Marcia Music
- Published By – Light Music (3)
- Published By – House Of Jones Music
- Published By – Arc Music Corp.
- Published By – Urmila Music
- Published By – April Music AB
- Published By – Formula Music, Inc.
- Published By – Ignis Fatuus Music
- Recorded At – The Automatt
- Recorded At – Pedernales Studio
- Mixed At – Record Plant, Sausalito
- Mixed At – Sound City Studios
- Mastered At – Fantasy Studios
- Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem – 01 25350
Credits
- Art Direction – Mick Brigden
- Art Direction [Assistant] – Connie Jester
- Backing Vocals – Carlos Santana (tracks: A3, B3, B5), Emilio Castillo (tracks: A3), Kim Wilson (tracks: A3, B3), Orestes Vilató (tracks: A3, B3, B5), Raúl Rékow (tracks: A3, B3, B5)
- Bass – David Hood (tracks: A1, B4, B5), Keith Ferguson (tracks: A2 to A5, B3)
- Cover [Concept] – Carlos Santana
- Drums – Fran Christina (tracks: A2 to A5, B3), Graham Lear (tracks: A1, B2, B4, B5)
- Engineer [Assistant, Recording] – Maureen Droney, Wayne Lewis
- Engineer [Assistant] – Jeffrey "Nik" Norman
- Engineer [Mixing] – Jim Gaines
- Guitar – Carlos Santana (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B5), Jimmie Vaughan (tracks: A2 to A4, A5, B3)
- Harmonica – Kim Wilson (tracks: A2 to A5, B3)
- Keyboards – Barry Beckett (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B4, B5), Booker T. Jones (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B3 to B5)
- Liner Notes – Carlos Santana
- Management – Ray Etzler
- Mastered By – George Horn
- Percussion – Alex Ligertwood (tracks: B1), Armando Peraza (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B3, B5), Carlos Santana (tracks: B1), David Margen (tracks: B1), Graham Lear (tracks: B1), Orestes Vilató* (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B3, B5), Raúl Rékow (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B3, B5)
- Photography By [Cover] – Roger Ressmeyer
- Producer – Barry Beckett (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B6), Booker T. Jones (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B6), Carlos Santana (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B6), Jerry Wexler (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B6)
Recorded at The Automatt - San Francisco
Track B5 recorded at Pedernales Studios, Spicewood, Texas
Mixed at The Record Plant - Sausalito
Track B2 mixed at Sound City Van Nuys
Mastered at Fantasy Studios - Berkeley
Notes
Release: 1983
Format: LP
Genre: Latin Rock, Blues Rock
Label: CBS Records
Catalog# 25350
Prijs: €10,00
Vinyl: Good
Cover: Good
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