Spirits Dancing in the Flesh
| Spirits Dancing in the Flesh | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1990 | |||
| Studio | The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 48:22 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Carlos Santana, Vernon Reid, Chester Thompson, Jim Gaines | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| Select | 3/5[4] |
Spirits Dancing in the Flesh is the sixteenth studio album by Santana. It reached eighty-five in the Billboard 200.[5]
Track listing
- "Let There Be Light/Spirits Dancing in the Flesh" (Carlos Santana, Chester D. Thompson) – 7:20
- "Gypsy Woman" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:29
- "It's a Jungle Out There" (Santana) – 4:32
- "Soweto (Africa Libre)" (Santana, Thompson, Alphonso Johnson) – 5:06
- "Choose" (Santana, Thompson, Alex Ligertwood) – 4:14
- "Peace on Earth...Mother Earth...Third Stone from the Sun" (John Coltrane, Santana, Jimi Hendrix) – 4:26
- "Full Moon" (Paolo Rustichelli) – 4:31
- "Who's That Lady" (Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper) – 4:15
- "Jin-go-lo-ba" (Babatunde Olatunji) – 4:46
- "Goodness and Mercy" (Santana, Thompson) – 4:30
Personnel
Band
- Carlos Santana – guitar, vocals, percussion
- Alex Ligertwood – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Benny Rietveld – bass guitar
- Chester D. Thompson – keyboards, Hammond B3, horns, vocals
- Armando Peraza – bongos, congas, percussion
- Walfredo Reyes – drums, timbales, percussion
Guest musicians
- Vernon Reid – guitar
- Alphonso Johnson – bass
- Keith Jones – bass
- Paolo Rustichelli – keyboards, acoustic piano
- Wayne Shorter – soprano sax, tenor sax
- Bobby Womack – lead vocals
- Tramaine Hawkins – lead vocals
- Oren Waters – background vocals
- Kevin Dorsey – background vocals
- Jim Gilstrap – background vocals
- Rashan Hylton – background vocals
- Phillip Ingram – background vocals
- Hugh "Sweetfoot" Maynard – background vocals
- Stephen King – vocals
- Orestes Vilató – timbales, vocals
- Raul Rekow – congas, vocals
- Francisco Aguabella – congas
Additional musicians
- Devon Bernardoni – keyboards
- Charisse Dancy – choir
- Sandra Hunter – choir
- Marjo Keller – choir
- Lynice Pinkard – choir
- Lovetta Brown – choir
- De Anna Brown – choir
- Kevin Swan Butler – choir
- Darryl Williams – choir
- Edwin M. Harper, Jr. – choir direction
Production
- Sergio Albonico – executive producer
- Chris Becker – engineering assistance
- Devon Bernardoni – engineering, mixing
- Paul Ericksen – engineering, mixing
- Arne Frager – mixing
- Lori Fumar – engineering assistance
- Jim Gaines – engineering, mixing, production
- Bernie Kirsh – engineering
- David Leonard – mixing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Diego Uchitel – photography
- Bob Venosa – design
- Peter Wolf – arranging, production
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 28 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 99 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 66 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[9] | 38 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 34 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 19 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 68 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 85 |
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Spirits Dancing in the Flesh at AllMusic
- ^ Sandow, Greg (July 6, 1990). "Spirits Dancing in the Flesh". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Goodman, Fred (September 20, 1990). "Santana: Spirits Dancing In The Flesh : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Rice, Glenn (August 1990). "Santana: Spirits Dancing in the Flesh". Select. p. 104.
- ^ "Spirits Dancing in the Flesh - Santana | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Santana – Spirits Dancing in the Flesh" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1353". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Spirits Dancing in the Flesh" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Spirits Dancing in the Flesh" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Santana – Spirits Dancing in the Flesh". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
