Santana - Santana III [Music on Vinyl LP]

Santana - Santana III [Vinyl LP]

Details

• Format: LP, Vinyl, Album, Reissue, 180 Gram, Gatefold
• Catalogue Number: MOVLP3723
• Barcode: 8719262045187
• Genre: Rock
• Label: Music On Vinyl
• Originally Released: September 1971
• This Edition Released: 03 July 2026
• Pressing: 180 gram black vinyl, gatefold sleeve
• Condition: New and Sealed

Description

Santana's third studio album, commonly known as Santana III, was released in September 1971 and became the band's second consecutive number one album in the United States. Produced by the band themselves, the album introduced guitarist Neal Schon -- then just fifteen years old -- alongside the core line-up of Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve, David Brown, Michael Carabello and Jose "Chepito" Areas. Coke Escovedo also joined on percussion, adding further rhythmic depth to the band's signature blend of Latin rock, blues and psychedelia.

The album opens with the percussion-driven instrumental Batuka and features the hit single Everybody's Everything, which reached the top twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. No One To Depend On became another charting single, while Toussaint L'Overture -- named after the Haitian revolutionary -- stretches across nearly six minutes of extended jamming. The closing Para Los Rumberos is a tribute to Tito Puente. This Music On Vinyl reissue is pressed on 180 gram black vinyl with a gatefold sleeve.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Batuka
2. No One To Depend On
3. Taboo
4. Toussaint L'Overture

Side B

1. Everybody's Everything
2. Guajira
3. Jungle Strut
4. Everything's Coming Our Way
5. Para Los Rumberos

Credits

• Carlos Santana - Guitar, Vocals
• Gregg Rolie - Piano, Organ, Vocals
• Neal Schon - Guitar
• David Brown - Bass
• Michael Shrieve - Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone
• Michael Carabello - Congas, Percussion, Tambourine, Vocals
• Jose "Chepito" Areas - Timbales, Congas, Percussion, Flugelhorn, Vocals
• Coke Escovedo - Backing Vocals, Percussion
• Glen Kolotkin - Engineer