1983 Carlos Santana – Havana Moon
Havana Moon is a 1983 album by Carlos Santana released as a solo project.
It features covers of Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry songs and performances by Booker T & the MGs, Willie Nelson and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and also Carlos’ father Jose singing “Vereda Tropical”, a song Carlos had first heard when his father was serenading his mother following an argument.
Tracks
1 Watch Your Step (Bobby Parker; Phil Belmonte) 04:01
2 Lightnin’ (Carlos Santana; Booker T Jones) 03:51
3 Who Do You Love (Ellas McDaniel) 02:54
4 Mudbone (Carlos Santana) 05:51
5 One With You (Booker T Jones) 05:17
6 Ecuador (Carlos Santana) 01:11
7 Tales Of Kilimanjaro (Carlos Santana; Armando Peraza; Alan Pasqua) 04:50
8 Havana Moon (Chuck Berry) 04:10
9 Daughter Of The Night (Mikael Rickfors; Hasse Huss) 04:19
10 They All Went To Mexico (Greg Brown) 04:50
11 Vereda Tropical (Gonzalo Curiel) 04:58
Biography
Musicians
1 Watch Your Step
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Graham Lear |
| Guitar | Carlos Santana |
| Keyboards | Booker T Jones |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Horns | Emilio Castillo |
| Horns | Stephen Kupka |
| Horns | Mic Gillette |
| Horns | Marc Russo |
| Horns | Greg Adams |
| Percussion | Armando Peraza |
| Percussion | Raul Rekow |
| Percussion | Orestes Vilato |
| Background Vocals | Lanette Stevens |
| Background Vocals | Tramaine Hawkins |
| Background Vocals | Cherline Hall |
| Vocals | Greg Walker |
2 Lightnin’
| Bass | Keith Ferguson |
| Drums | Fran Christina |
| Guitar | Carlos Santana |
| Guitar | Jimmie Vaughan |
| Keyboards | Booker T Jones |
| Harmonica | Kim Wilson |
3 Who Do You Love
| Bass | Keith Ferguson |
| Drums | Fran Christina |
| Guitar | Carlos Santana |
| Guitar | Jimmie Vaughan |
| Harmonica | Kim Wilson |
| Percussion | Raul Rekow |
| Percussion | Orestes Vilato |
| Percussion | Armando Peraza |
| Background Vocals | Orestes Vilato |
| Background Vocals | Emilio Castillo |
| Background Vocals | Carlos Santana |
| Background Vocals | Raul Rekow |
| Vocals | Kim Wilson |
4 Mudbone
| Bass | Keith Ferguson |
| Drums | Fran Christina |
| Guitar | Carlos Santana |
| Guitar | Jimmie Vaughan |
| Keyboards | Booker T Jones |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Harmonica | Kim Wilson |
5 One With You
| Bass | Keith Ferguson |
| Drums | Fran Christina |
| Guitar | Carlos Santana |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Keyboards | Booker T Jones |
| Harmonica | Kim Wilson |
| Bongos | Armando Peraza |
| Congas | Raul Rekow |
| Timbales | Orestes Vilato |
| Vocals | Booker T Jones |
6 Ecuador
| Keyboards | Richard Baker |
| Flute | Orestes Vilato |
| Percussion | Carlos Santana |
| Percussion | Graham Lear |
| Percussion | David Margen |
| Percussion | Alex Ligertwood |
| Percussion | Armando Peraza |
| Percussion | Raul Rekow |
| Vocals | Orestes Vilato |
| Vocals | Carlos Santana |
| Vocals | Armando Peraza |
| Vocals | Raul Rekow |
7 Tales Of Kilimanjaro
| Bass | David Margen |
| Drums | Graham Lear |
| Guitar | Carlos Santana |
| Guitar | Christopher Solberg |
| Keyboards | Alan Pasqua |
| Percussion | Armando Peraza |
| Percussion | Raul Rekow |
| Percussion | Orestes Vilato |
8 Havana Moon
| Bass | Keith Ferguson |
| Drums | Fran Christina |
| Guitar | Carlos Santana |
| Guitar | Jimmie Vaughan |
| Keyboards | Booker T Jones |
| Harmonica | Kim Wilson |
| Percussion | Raul Rekow |
| Percussion | Orestes Vilato |
| Percussion | Armando Peraza |
| Background Vocals | Carlos Santana |
| Background Vocals | Orestes Vilato |
| Background Vocals | Kim Wilson |
| Vocals | Booker T Jones |
9 Daughter Of The Night
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Graham Lear |
| Guitar | Carlos Santana |
| Keyboards | Booker T Jones |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Vocals | Greg Walker |
10 They All Went To Mexico
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Graham Lear |
| Guitar | Carlos Santana |
| Keyboards | Booker T Jones |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Accordion | Flaco Jimenez |
| Trumpet | Mic Gillette |
| Percussion | Raul Rekow |
| Percussion | Orestes Vilato |
| Percussion | Armando Peraza |
| Background Vocals | Carlos Santana |
| Background Vocals | Raul Rekow |
| Background Vocals | Orestes Vilato |
| Vocals | Willie Nelson |
11 Vereda Tropical
| Bass | Luis Gonzalez |
| Trumpet | Jose Salcedo |
| Trumpet | Oscar Chavez |
| Violin | Jose Santana |
| Violin | Raymundo Coronado |
| Violin | Gabriel Arias |
| Violin | Francisco Coronado |
| Vocals | Jose Santana |
Liner Notes
Producer – Barry Beckett, Booker T Jones, Carlos Santana), Jerry Wexler (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Producer – Keith Olsen (Track 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Clare Fischer (Track 11)
Engineer – Jim Gaines
Engineer – Ken Kessie (Track 6)
Engineer – Chris Minto (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jeffrey Norman, Maureen Droney, Wayne Lewis
Mastered By – George Horn
Mixed By – Jim Gaines (Track 6)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Jeffrey Norman (Track 6)
Art Direction – Mick Brigden, Connie Jester
Cover Concept – Carlos Santana
Photography – Roger Ressmeyer
Mastered At Fantasy Studios
Mixed At Record Plant, Sausalito
Recorded At The Automatt
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