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Shaman (2002)

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

Shaman debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 even though its songs were largely sung by guest artists rather than by Santana alone.

Key places

Berkeley's Fantasy Studios (2002)

Recording site Fantasy Studios — Several tracks on the album list Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California as a recording location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Tracks engineered in New York (2002)

Recording site The Hit Factory — Several tracks were engineered at The Hit Factory in New York City, and one track was also mixed there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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A London session (2002)

Recording site Sarm West Studios — One track was engineered at SARM West in London, England, alongside studios in Berkeley and Miami. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Electric Lady session (2002)

Recording site Electric Lady Studios — One track was engineered at Electric Lady Studios in New York City alongside Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Shaman: nineteenth studio album by Santana
• Released October 22, 2002
• Debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200
• The longest studio release by Santana to date
• Follows the album Supernatural with a similar format of guest artists
• Guests include Michelle Branch, Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, Alex Band of the Calling, Dido, Musiq, Seal, Macy Gray and Plácido Domingo
• Some copies carried a hype sticker listing guests such as Dido, P.O.D., Chad Kroeger and Placido Domingo

Background

• Supernatural, the previous album, also featured various rock, hip hop and pop artists
• Spanish opera star Plácido Domingo appears on the album
• The first single was The Game of Love with Michelle Branch
• Why Don't You & I with Chad Kroeger was re-recorded as a single in 2003 with Alex Band of the Calling

Recording

• Engineering credits list Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, The Hit Factory in New York, SARM West in London and several Miami and Los Angeles studios
• Mixing credits list Larrabee Studios North in North Hollywood and Santander Studios in Miami, among others
• Mastering was done at Masterdisk, NYC
• Total playing time is 76:31

Sources: en.wikipedia.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

• Debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 298,973
• The first single, The Game of Love with Michelle Branch, peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number 16 in the UK, and number 21 in Australia
• The re-recorded Why Don't You & I with vocals by Alex Band peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
• Feels Like Fire with Dido and Nothing at All with Musiq failed to chart in most countries

Records

• Billboard 200: debut at number 1
• First-week sales: 298,973
• RIAA: double platinum
• Greece: gold
• Worldwide sales above 5,000,000 copies, according to the French Wikipedia
• The Game of Love won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals in 2003, according to the French Wikipedia
• The Brazilian Wikipedia also lists the album as double platinum with more than 5,000,000 copies sold

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

Trivia

• In 2003 Telefonica Movistar used The Game of Love in its Mexican mobile phone advertising, and buyers of some prepaid or postpaid plans received this album.
• Foo Foo is a cover of Mabouya by Tabou Combo, retitled for the album.
• Some copies carry a hype sticker that reads Also includes collaborations with Dido, P.O.D., Chad Kroeger and Placido Domingo.
• The album runs 76:31 and comes in a standard jewel case with a 12-page folded booklet.
• Some editions were enhanced CDs with a link to exclusive music, studio footage and photos.

Sources: fr.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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