Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time

by Santana

Overview

Clive Davis once again follows his patented formula of teaming Santana with guest singers, having his team of producers polish everything so it will glisten on as many cross-platforms as possible. This worked remarkably well on 1999's Supernatural, thanks to the freshness of the concept and the presence of powerhouse pop tunes like "Smooth" and "Maria Maria," and Guitar Heaven follows the formula to a T, right down to bringing in all the superstars of 2000 -- Rob Thomas, Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, Jacoby Shaddix, Gavin Rossdale, Pat Monahan, Chester Bennington -- to act as frontmen, along with Chris Daughtry, who feels like he should be part of this class. They're balanced by a handful of non-rockers (India.Arie, Nas), a blues guitarist in the form of Jonny Lang, and, for old fans, Joe Cocker singing Hendrix, with each track produced as a pop tune, not a rock song. There are no reinterpretations -- not even the Nas-fronted "Back in Black" changes the song much -- just well-known riffs and re-created runs, winding up as something of a celebration of the original recordings. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/21/2010
Label:	Bmg / Sony Music
UPC:	0889853346226
Rank:	40997

Tracks

1. Whole Lotta Love
2. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
3. Sunshine of Your Love
4. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
5. Photograph
6. Back in Black
7. Riders on the Storm
8. Smoke on the Water
9. Dance the Night Away
10. Bang a Gong
11. Little Wing
12. I Ain't Superstitious

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Santana   Primary Artist
Gavin Rossdale   Featured Artist,Vocals
Joel Shearer   Guitar (Rhythm)
Jonny Lang   Vocals,Featured Artist
Matt Serletic   Organ,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Dennis Chambers   Drums
Howard Benson   Keyboards
Scott Weiland   Vocals,Featured Artist
Yo-Yo Ma   Cello,Featured Artist
Chris Daughtry   Vocals,Featured Artist
Rob Thomas   Vocals,Featured Artist
Angie Aparo   Vocals (Background)
Benny Rietveld   Bass
India.Arie   Vocals,Featured Artist
Bill Ortiz   Trumpet
Kim Bullard   Keyboards
Jacoby Shaddix   Vocals,Featured Artist
Chester Bennington   Vocals,Featured Artist
Pat Monahan   Vocals,Featured Artist
Joe Cocker   Vocals,Featured Artist
Carlos Santana   Guitar
Tommy Anthony   Guitar (Rhythm)
Karl Perazzo   Congas,Percussion
Nas   Vocals,Featured Artist
Raul Rekow   Congas
Ray Manzarek   Organ,Featured Artist
Tim Pierce   Guitar (Rhythm)
Chris Cornell   Vocals,Featured Artist
Freddie Ravel   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Jeff Cressman   Trombone
Johnny Lang   Featured Artist
Marc VanGool   Guitar (Rhythm)
Robyn Troup   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Sherree Brown   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Doug Trantow   Engineer,Digital Editing
George Harrison   Composer
John Bonham   Composer
David Lee Roth   Composer
John Paul Jones   Composer
Mark Dobson   Engineer,Digital Editing
Robert John "Mutt" Lange   Composer
Roger Glover   Composer
Pete Brown   Composer
Robby Krieger   Composer
Sean O'Dwyer   Assistant
Matt Serletic   Arranger,Producer,Programming
Jon Lord   Composer
Howard Benson   Arranger,Producer,Programming
Robert Plant   Composer
Rick Savage   Composer
Mick Jagger   Composer
Vanessa Parr   Assistant
Brian Johnson   Composer
Graham Hope   Assistant
Willie Dixon   Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Jim Morrison   Composer
Angus Young   Composer
Ian Paice   Composer
Ian Gillan   Composer
Jimmy Page   Composer
Kim Bullard   Programming
Eddie Van Halen   Composer
Jack Bruce   Composer
Carlos Santana   Arranger,Producer
Carlton Lynn   Engineer,Digital Editing
Eric Clapton   Composer
Zanna Margolis   Assistant
Carmello Lomonaco   Crew
Dan de Serpa   Management
Denny Rothhardt   Crew
John Deskin   Crew
Kathy Suhy   Management
Marc Feld   Composer
Micki Alboff   Management
Paul "Skip" Rickert   Management
Robin Randolph   Crew
Sean Guthriw   Crew
Rob Mailman   Crew
Michael Vrionis   Management
Libby Fabrio   Crew
Bob Higgins   Crew
Lee Gipson   Crew
Matt Salveson   Assistant
Pete Willis   Composer
Jim Reitzel   Engineer
Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Nate Dube   Engineer,Digital Editing
Matt Goldman   Stylist
Keith Armstrong   Mixing Assistant
Ray Manzarek   Composer
Mike Plotnikoff   Engineer
Joe Elliott   Composer
Brian Montgomery   Crew
Alex Arias   Engineer,Assistant,Digital Editing
Malcolm Young   Composer
Alex Van Halen   Composer
Chad Wilson   Management
Hal Miller   Crew
Matt Griffin   Production Coordination
Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki   Engineer
Keith Richards   Composer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Clive Davis   Producer
Paul DeCarli   Digital Editing
Ritchie Blackmore   Composer
John Densmore   Composer
Nik Karpen   Mixing Assistant
Doug Grean   Engineer,Digital Editing
Arik Garcia   Assistant
Andrew Schubert   Mixing
Erwin Gorostiza   Creative Director
Steve Clark   Composer
Ed Adair   Crew
Kelle Musgrave   Production Coordination
Keith Naftaly   A&R
Brad Townsend   Mixing
Chris McNair   Crew
Gary Rashid   Crew
David Bryant   Assistant
Mike Leisz   Engineer,Assistant,Digital Editing
Michael Anthony   Composer
Timothy Saccenti   Photography
Marc VanGool   Guitar Technician
Michelle Holme   Design,Art Direction
Chris Concepcion   Assistant
Alberto Seveso   Illustrations
Adam Fells   Management
Joel Margolis   Assistant
Edan Dover   Assistant
Shaul Dover   Assistant
Enzo Vollmer   Crew
Mike "Hoss" Keifer   Management
Alia Fahlborg   Producer,Management
Chad Tasky   Crew
Maria Vrionis   Management
Renee Rael   Grooming
Rita Gentry   Management
Sarah Cervinski   Management
Steven Vrionis   Management