Beyond Appearances

by Santana

Overview

Seven months in the making, and appearing two-and-a-half years after Santana's last album, Beyond Appearances was produced by Val (Bette Davis Eyes) Garay in a hot 1980s style, replete with prominent synthesizers and drum machines. In the interim, the band had undergone changes, with Alphonso Johnson replacing David Margen on bass, Chester D. Thompson and David Sancious replacing Richard Baker on keyboards, Chester Cortez Thompson replacing Graham Lear on drums, and singer Greg Walker rejoining. Garay co-wrote "Say It Again" (#46), Santana's final Hot 100 entry until "Smooth" in 1999 (a remake of Curtis Mayfield's "I'm The One Who Loves You" hit #102), but this latest pop interpretation of the Santana sound did not endear it to fans, and, at a peak of Number 50, Beyond Appearances was the lowest charting Santana album yet. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	03/10/2020
Label:	Custom Marketing Group / Sony Cmg / Sony Music
UPC:	0190759739525
Rank:	32015

Tracks

1. Breaking Out
2. Written in Sand
3. Brotherhood
4. Spirit
5. Right Now
6. Who Loves You
7. I'm the One Who Loves You
8. Say It Again
9. Two Points of View
10. How Long
11. Touchdown Raiders

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Santana   Primary Artist
Steve Goldstein   Synthesizer,Keyboards
Craig Krampf   Drums
Alphonso Johnson   Bass
Carlos Santana   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (12 String)
David Sancious   Guitar,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Guitar (Rhythm)
Craig Hull   Guitar
Raul Rekow   Chekere,Percussion
Orestes Vilato   Bells,Timpani,Percussion
Mitchell Froom   Synthesizer
Alex Ligertwood   Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Bryan Garofalo   Bass
Greg Walker   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Armando Peraza   Bongos,Vocals,Percussion
F. Bob Getter   Bass
David Adelstein   Drums,Synthesizer
John Woodhead   Guitar
Chester Thompson   Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Anthony Lapeau   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Val Garay   Engineer,Composer,Producer
Alphonso Johnson   Composer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Carlos Santana   Composer
David Sancious   Composer
Jeanie Stahl   Composer
Robbie Patton   Composer
Richard Bosworth   Engineer
Raul Rekow   Composer
Orestes Vilato   Composer
Mitchell Froom   Composer
Alex Ligertwood   Composer
Greg Walker   Composer
Armando Peraza   Composer
Jerry Stahl   Composer
Chester Thompson   Composer
Anthony Lapeau   Composer
Steven Goldstein   Composer
Steve Goldstein   Composer