Sacred Fire: Live in South America is an album by Santana, released in 1993. This album is dedicated to the life of Cesar Chavez. The title, "Live in South America", is not correct, as the location of the concert production, Mexico City, is not located on the continent of South America.
There is also a video of this album, by the similar name of Sacred Fire: Live in Mexico, featuring additional songs not featured on the album. Produced by Paul Flattery and directed by Peter Nydrle. As well as the concert, the video features shots of Carlos playing guitar at various historic sites around Mexico City.
The album peaked at 181 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing "Angels All Around Us" (Sanders) – 1:57 "Vive la Vida (Life Is for Living)" (Sefolosha) – 4:18 "Esperando" (Santana, Thompson, Perazzo, Charles) – 5:58 "No One to Depend On" (Carabello, Escovedo, Rolie) – 4:38 "Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen" (Green/Szabo) – 8:53 "Oye Como Va" (Puente) – 5:07 "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana) – 6:49 "Guajira" (Brown, Areas, Reyes) – 6:13 "Make Somebody Happy" (Santana, Ligertwood) – 7:14 "Toussaint l'Overture" (Santana, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Schon, Shrieve) – 6:52 "Soul Sacrifice / Don't Try This at Home" (Santana, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Schon, Shrieve/Perazzo, Rekow) – 7:26 "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (Santana, Coster) – 6:11 "Jin-Go-Lo-Ba" (Olatunji) – 5:43
A bonus disc with 3 additional tracks ("Spirits Dancing in the Flesh", "Wings of Grace", "Get It in Your Soul") were included in a limited edition Japanese re-release.
Personnel
Alex Ligertwood – vocals Vorriece Cooper – vocals, percussion Carlos Santana – guitars, vocals Jorge Santana – guitars, vocals Chester Thompson – organ, keyboards, vocals Myron Dove – bass guitar, vocals Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums Karl Perazzo – percussion, conga, timbales, vocals Raul Rekow – percussion, conga, vocals
Charts Chart (1993) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 142 French Albums (SNEP) Select Santana from the menu, then press OK. 23
Certifications
CD
DVD
References
External links
Santana – Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993) album releases & credits at Discogs.com Santana – Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com Santana – Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993) album review by William Ruhlmann, credits, releases and Billboard charts at AllMusic.com