The discography of Carlos Santana, a Mexican-American rock guitarist, consists of seven studio albums, three live albums, six compilation albums and five singles.
In his early music career he formed the Latin band Santana, named after his surname. As a solo-artist he released several albums. Two of his earliest studio albums, his debut album Love Devotion Surrender with John McLaughlin and the second album, Illuminations, with Alice Coltrane, were collaborations. He then released four studio albums as a solo artist, two of which were released under his spiritual name "Devadip Carlos Santana". His latest released studio album, Santana Brothers, was a collaboration between his nephew Carlos Hernandez and his brother Jorge Santana.
Only two of his prior released albums, his debut album Love Devotion Surrender, and the live album Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! received a certification from the national American certification. He has also collaborated on twenty-seven albums with numerous artists, such as Chad Kroeger and Steven Tyler, and appeared in forty-nine albums as a guest guitarist.
In February 1976, Santana was presented with fifteen gold disc in Australia, representing sales in excess of 244,000.
Rolling Stone named Santana number fifteen on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003.
Albums
Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected details, peak chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS AUT FRA NLD NZL NOR SWE SWI UK Love Devotion Surrender Released: July 20, 1973 Label: Columbia Format: LP, CD 14 10 6 — — — 19 — — 7 RIAA: Gold Illuminations Released: September 1974 Label: Columbia Format: LP, CD 79 75 — — — — — — — 40 Oneness – Silver Dreams Golden Reality Released: March 1979 Label: Columbia Format: LP, CD 87 39 — 12 — 43 — — — 55 The Swing of Delight Released: August 1980 Label: Columbia Format: LP, CD 65 21 14 22 — 20 23 28 — 65 Havana Moon Released: April 1983 Label: CBS Format: LP, CD 31 32 18 — 16 — 6 6 — 84 Blues for Salvador Released: October 1987 Label: Columbia Format: LP, CD 195 95 — — — — — — — — Santana Brothers Released: September 27, 1994 Label: Guts and Grace Format: LP, CD 191 — — — — — — — 48 —
Live albums +List of live albums, with selected details, peak chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS NLD UK Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! Released: June 7, 1972 Label: Columbia Format: LP, CD 8 13 6 29 RIAA: Platinum Carlos Santana Live Released: 2004 Label: United Audio Entertainment – unofficial Format: CD — — — — Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter Released: 2005 Label: Image Entertainment Format: LP, CD — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.
Compilation albums +List of compilation albums, with selected details Title Album details Magic of Carlos Santana Released: July 6, 2001 Label: Revolver Format: CD The Latin Sound of Carlos Santana Released: February 17, 2003 Label: Bellevue Format: CD Carlos Santana Released: May 31, 2004 Label: Real Gold Format: CD Very Best of Carlos Santana Released: April 4, 2005 Label: Joan Format: CD Carlos Santana Released: April 7, 2006 Label: Joan Format: CD Havana Moon/Blues for Salvador Released: September 17, 2007 Label: Joan Format: CD Multi-Dimensional Warrior Released: October 14, 2008 Label: Sony Format: CD
Collaboration albums +List of albums Carlos Santana collaborated on, with selected details Title Album details Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper Released: 1969 Label: Columbia Format: LP Paths to Greatness Released: 1992 Label: Rokk Steady Format: CD In From the Storm, The Music of Jimi Hendrix Released: October 24, 1995 Label: RCA Format: LP, CD Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies Released: April 2, 1996 Label: Polydor Records/UMGD Format: CD The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Released: August 25, 1998 Label: Ruffhouse, Columbia Format: CD Eat at Whitey's Released: October 17, 2000 Label: Tommy Boy, Warner Bros. Format: CD Invincible Released: October 30, 2001 Label: Epic Format: CD Everyday Released: February 27, 2001 Label: RCA Format: CD Bring 'Em In Released: September 27, 2005 Label: Jive Format: CD Oral Fixation Vol. 2 Released: November 28, 2005 Label: Epic Format: CD Cool & Collected Released: September 5, 2006 Label: Columbia/Legacy Format: CD Djin Djin Released: April 27, 2007 Label: Razor & Tie Format: CD
Singles +List of singles, with selected peak chart positions Year Title Peak chart positions Album US NLD GER SWI UK 1972 "Evil Ways" / "Them Changes" 84 — — — — Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! 1983 "Watch Your Step" 107 — — — — Havana Moon "They All Went to Mexico" (featuring Willie Nelson and Booker T. Jones) — 6 — — — "Havana Moon" — — — — — 2002 "Dirty Dancin'" (The Product G&B featuring Carlos Santana) — — 76 53 — Non-album single 2006 "Illegal" (Shakira featuring Carlos Santana) — 7 11 10 34 Oral Fixation Vol. 2 2007 "No Llores" (Gloria Estefan featuring Carlos Santana, José Feliciano and Sheila E.) 117 — — — — 90 Millas 2014 "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)" — — — — — One Love, One Rhythm 2019 "Mamacita" — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
Notes
A : This track is an instrumental or a non-single, but it did chart.
Guest appearances +List of guest appearances on albums Year Album Footnotes1969Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper1971For Those Who ChantPapa John CreachBark1974Stories to Tell1976EternityGarden of Love Light1978TropicoElectric GuitaristAwakening1980Middle ManMonster1982Looking OutLet Me Know YouI'll Never Stop Loving YouEscenas de Amor1984One Man MissionReal Live1985Gregg RollieWho's Zoomin' Who?1986Dance to the Beat of My DrumThis Is This!1987UptownGringo1988Old Friends New Friends1989Real Life StoryThe HealerThinking of You1991Mystic JazzAmenToumaMr. Lucky1992Solo Para TiTramaine Hawkins: Live1995Everybody's Gettin' SomeChill Out1996FifaMystic Man1997Cuando Tú No Estás2002Revolución de Amor2003SeguimosState of Grace IIThe Preacher's Son2004The Montreux ConcertsTimeless JourneyThe Clarence Greenwood RecordingsLive Trax Vol. 22007Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival2009Time Flies When You're Having Fun2010Living Proof2013Lickety Split2014Formula, Vol. 22015Vivir es hoy2018Mi Luz Mayor
Other appearances 1969: Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper: The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper on "Sonny Boy Williamson" 1978: John McLaughlin: Electric Guitarist on "Friendship" 1979: Narada Michael Walden: Awakening on "Awakening Suite Part 1" and "The Awakening" 1980: Herbie Hancock: Monster on "Saturday Night" 1981: Masayoshi Takanaka: On 2 August 1981, Carlos Santana played with Takanaka during the Super Live Summer Session at the Yokohama Stadium 1984: Bob Dylan: Real Live on "Tombstone Blues" 1984: Jim Capaldi: One Man Mission on "Lost Inside Your Love" and "Nobody Loves You" 1985: Gregg Rolie: Gregg Rolie on "Marianne" 1986: Weather Report: This Is This! on "This Is This" and "Man with the Copper Fingers" 1987: Gregg Rolie: Gringo on "Too Late, Too Late" and "Fire at Night" 1989: John Lee Hooker: Chill Out on "Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)" 1991: John Lee Hooker: Mr Lucky – Santana co-produced with Ry Cooder, Roy Rogers and Mike Kappus. Santana also played on the album 1996: Eric Clapton: Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies on five songs 1998: Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill on "To Zion" 2000: Everlast: Eat at Whitey's on "Babylon Feeling" 2001: Michael Jackson: Invincible on "Whatever Happens" 2001: Dave Matthews Band: Everyday on "Mother Father" 2004: Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival on "Jingo" 2004: Cheb Khaled: "Love to the People" single 2004: Dora the Explorer: "Oye Como Va" single 2005: Buddy Guy: Bring 'Em In on "I Put a Spell on You" 2005: Herbie Hancock: Possibilities on "Safiatou" 2005: Shakira: Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 on "Illegal" 2005: Miles Davis: Cool & Collected on "It's About That Time" (Remix) 2007: Angélique Kidjo: Djin Djin on "Pearls" 2018: Eddie Palmieri: Mi Luz Mayor on "Mi Congo" 2022: FKJ: "Greener" single
See also
Santana (band) discography Santana videography
References
Sources
External links
Unofficial German site