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Power of Peace (2017)

Where the lyrics of Power of Peace take you, and where it was really made.

Carlos Santana had long wanted to put Santana and the Isley Brothers on one album, and twelve of the thirteen tracks were written by other songwriters.

Key places

Recorded in Las Vegas (2017)

Recording site Studio at the Palms — The album was recorded at Audio Mix Studios/The Hideout in Las Vegas. The point is placed at city level, not at the exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded in San Rafael (2017)

Recording site Tarpan Studios — The album was also recorded at Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California. The point is placed at city level, not at the exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Power of Peace: 2017 studio album by the Isley Brothers and Santana
• Made by American rhythm and blues group the Isley Brothers and American Latino rock band Santana
• Released 28 July 2017
• Thirteen tracks; twelve were written by songwriters outside the two bands
• Ronald Isley sings lead vocals
• Carlos Santana plays lead guitar and takes production and executive production credits

Background

• Described as a long-time dream of Carlos Santana to unite Santana and the Isley Brothers on one album
• Cindy Blackman Santana, Santana's drummer, is credited as the writer of 'I Remember' and sings its lead vocal
• The album mixes two bands' long histories, with the Isley Brothers' R&B vocals set against Santana's Latin rock guitar

Recording

• Recorded at Audio Mix Studios/The Hideout in Las Vegas and at Tarpan Studios in San Rafael
• Mixing credited to Carlos Santana and Jim Reitzel
• Josh Connolly mixed 'I Remember', 'Total Destruction to Your Mind' and 'Let the Rain Fall on Me'
• Carlos Santana is credited with arrangement, production and executive production

Cover

• Cover art and design credited to Heather Griffin-Vine

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in San Francisco, California, in 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana.
• Named the Santana Blues Band at a January 1967 Fillmore audition; shortened to Santana by the end of 1967.
• Signed with Columbia Records in late 1968.
• The "classic" line-up stabilised in May 1969: Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, David Brown, Michael Shrieve and Jose "Chepito" Areas.

Members

• Carlos Santana is the only consistent member across the band's history.
• Classic line-up: Santana, Gregg Rolie (organ, lead vocals), Michael Carabello and Jose "Chepito" Areas (percussion), Michael Shrieve (drums), David Brown (bass).
• Brown died in 2000; Areas was not invited to the 2014 reunion.
• Classic line-up members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Career

• Breakthrough at the 1969 Woodstock Festival; the debut album Santana peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard 200.
• Abraxas (1970) and Santana III (1971) both reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200.
• Early 1970s experiments with jazz fusion on Caravanserai (1972), Welcome (1973) and Borboletta (1974).
• Amigos (1976) returned the band to commercial success; Moonflower (1977) was its most successful album since Santana III.
• Commercial decline in the 1980s, followed by a seven-year recording hiatus.
• Supernatural (1999) won eight Grammy Awards and sold an estimated 30 million copies worldwide.
• Santana IV (2016) reunited the classic line-up, the first recording together in 45 years.
• Estimated 100 million records sold worldwide.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• AllMusic: 3 out of 5 stars; critic Thom Jurek says the music is loose but everyone brought their chops to the party
• The Arts Desk: Thomas H. Green gives 2 out of 5 stars, finding passable moments but a music that slumps into a bland string of slow songs
• The Independent: Andy Gill gives 3 out of 5 stars, calling the album not entirely successful while noting strong performances on particular tracks
• Louder Sound: Julian Marszalek gives 3 out of 5 stars, describing it as not quite a harvest for the world but no spoilt crops either
• Paste: Douge Heselgrave gives 5.8 out of 10, praising the production and arrangements but calling the album a lot less captivating than it should be
• PopMatters: Tristan Kneschke gives 6 out of 10, noting rough edges but saying the album connects listeners with the expression of love across 20th century songwriting
• Record Collector: Daryl Easlea gives 4 out of 5 stars, saying the album is exactly what it is
• Rolling Stone: Will Hermes gives 3 out of 5 stars, praising Ronald Isley's vocals and Carlos Santana's guitar work
• Spill Magazine: Aaron Badgley gives 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it slickly produced and full of amazing playing

Records

• Record sales, chart positions, certifications and awards are not listed in the source

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• French Wikipedia lists covers of songs by Stevie Wonder, Billie Holiday, Curtis Mayfield, Willie Dixon, Hal David, Burt Bacharach and Marvin Gaye on the album
• 'God Bless the Child' is credited to Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr.
• Cindy Blackman Santana plays drums and sings lead on 'I Remember'
• Ernie Isley plays solo and rhythm guitar and sings backing vocals on 'God Bless the Child'
• Greg Phillinganes adds keyboards and backing vocals on 'Gypsy Woman'
• Andy Vargas raps on 'Higher Ground'

Sources: fr.wikipedia.org

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