1981 Santana – Winning (US:#14)
“Winning” is a pop rock single originally written and recorded by Russ Ballard on his 1976 album of the same name. It was subsequently recorded by Latin rock band Santana for the 1981 album, Zebop!. The lead vocal on the Santana version was performed by Alex Ligertwood. It was the sixth track on the album and was released as the third single (backed with “Brightest Star”) and as a promotional music video.
The Santana version reached number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Charts and number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song reached number 12 in South Africa
Album
Zebop! is the 12th studio album by American rock band, Santana. The album had several releases, and various different color cover backgrounds, including pink and red. The album featured “Winning”, one of Santana’s last commercial hits until 1999 release, Supernatural. Tracks 1 Changes (Cat Stevens) 04:28 2 É Papa Ré (Alex Ligertwood; Carlos Santana; David […]
Musicians
| Bass | David Margen |
| Drums | Graham Lear |
| Guitar | Carlos Santana |
| Guitar | Christopher Solberg |
| Keyboards | Alan Pasqua |
| Organ | Richard Baker |
| Piano | Richard Baker |
| Synthesizer | Richard Baker |
| Percussion | Armando Peraza |
| Congas | Raul Rekow |
| Timbales | Orestes Vilato |
| Percussion | Carlos Santana |
| Percussion | Orestes Vilato |
| Percussion | Raul Rekow |
| Background Vocals | Alan Pasqua |
| Background Vocals | Orestes Vilato |
| Background Vocals | Raul Rekow |
| Background Vocals | Carlos Santana |
| Vocals | Alex Ligertwood |
Produced By
Bill Graham
Carlos Santana
Keith Olsen
Songwriters
Glen Ballard
Charts
US:#14
UK:# –