Shangó (Santana album)

Shangó is the thirteenth studio album by Santana. The album reached #22 on the Billboard 200 album charts.^[3] The single "Hold On" from the album reached number 15 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 17 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart.^[3] A second single from the album, "Nowhere to Run", peaked at number 66 on the Hot 100 chart and number thirteen on the Mainstream Rock chart and a third single reached number 34 in the Mainstream Rock chart.^[3]

Shangó
Studio album by Santana
Released	August 1982
Studio	The Automatt, San Francisco, California
Genre	Chicano rock reggae rock
Length	44:29
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bill Szymczyk, John Ryan, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie
Santana chronology
Zebop! (1981) Shangó (1982) Beyond Appearances (1985)
Singles from Shangó
"Hold On" Released: August 20, 1982 "Nowhere To Run" Released: 1982 "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" Released: 1982 "Night Hunting Time" Released: 1982

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "The Nile" (Alex Ligertwood, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie) - 4:55
2. "Hold On" (Ian Thomas) - 4:21
3. "Night Hunting Time" (Paul Brady) - 4:42
4. "Nowhere to Run" (Russ Ballard) - 4:04
5. "Nueva York" (Armando Peraza, Ligertwood, Santana, David Margen, Graham Lear, Rolie, Orestes Vilato, Richard Baker, Raul Rekow) - 4:59

Side two

1. "Oxun (Oshūn)" (Santana, Ligertwood, Rolie, Lear, Peraza, Rekow, Vilató) - 4:14
2. "Body Surfing" (Santana, Ligertwood) - 4:24
3. "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" (Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock, Harvey Fuqua) - 3:24
4. "Let Me Inside" (Santana, Chris Solberg) - 3:32
5. "Warrior" (Margen, Baker, Ligertwood, Santana) - 4:21
6. "Shangó" (Rekow, Vilató, Peraza) - 1:44

Personnel

Santana

• Alex Ligertwood – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Devadip Carlos Santana – guitar, vocals, producer
• Richard Baker – keyboards
• Gregg Rolie – organ (5), vocals, producer
• David Margen – bass
• Graham Lear – drums
• Armando Peraza – congas, bongos, vocals
• Raul Rekow – congas, vocals
• Orestes Vilató – timbales, vocals

Technical

• Bill Szymczyk – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer
• John Ryan – arranger, producer
• Jim Gaines – engineer
• Will Herold – engineer
• Ben King – second mixing engineer
• Maureen Droney – assistant engineer
• Ray Etzler – director
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Richard Stutting – art direction, design
• Guido Harari – photography
• Cristobal Gonzáles – yarn painting

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4]	33
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5]	9
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6]	20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7]	26
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[8]	22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	14
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10]	29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11]	13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	12
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	35
US Billboard 200[15]	22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. Shangó at AllMusic
2. Brown, Cabot (October 14, 1982). "Santana: Shango : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
3. "Shangó - Santana | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Santana – Shangó" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6930a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Shangó" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
8. 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.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Shangó" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
10. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
11. "Charts.nz – Santana – Shangó". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Shangó". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Shangó". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
15. "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
16. "American album certifications – Santana – Shango". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Shango review at UltimateSantana.com