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Santana - The Ultimate Collection (1998) (2000)
First released in 1998, 2000 Columbia retrospective with 39 digitally remastered classics from the '60s through the 90s on two CDs.
Do not let this title confuse you. This is not the three CD Holland import released a couple of years ago. This is a UK CD with slighly different reshuffled tracks on only two CD's. The cover is similar to the US Best of Santana (only in blue) right down to the liner notes, family tree, and album sources for the songs.
Good news: the packaging compliments the domestic single disc. More tracks are included from Santana's prime period (Se A Cabo from Abraxas, Fuente Del Ritmo from Caravanserai (always a plus to have more of this album's tracks), I Love You Much Too Much from Zebop (the best track on that album), and Blues For Salvador. Black Magic Woman has Gypsy Queen (I can't hear it any other way!). That ends the good news. Once again single edits are the criteria. Aqua Marine, Dance Little Sister, Soul Sacrifice, Hold On (which has a longer fade than on the US Best-of, but has its intro cut) are all edited. At least You Know That I Love You is intact (unlike the dutch import of the same name). One would like to see a couple of pointless inclusions removed to make room for full length songs (like How Long, or Para Los Rumberos an odd choice from III).
The liner notes are inaccurate. Dance Little Sister, and Europa are not from Moonflower but from Amigos, Para Los Rumberos is not from Abraxas. Gregg Rolie, and Carlos Santana oversaw the US best-of, they should have oversaw this! I assume the tracks are remastered, but frequently with Sony UK they never have it in writing on the CD. Of the two same name imports, this is a better assembled collection, just be aware of the shortcomings when you buy it..Brian o' Mara
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 359 MB
Genre : Rock
Cover: Front
Tracklist:
CD 1
01. Jin-Go-La-Ba 4.15
02. Evil Ways 3.56
03. Soul Sacrifice 3.13
04. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen 5.19
05. Oye Como Va 4.17
06. Se A Cabo 2.50
07. Samba Pa Ti 4.46
08. Everybody's Everything 3.32
09. No One To Depend On 5.33
10. Guajira 5.44
11. Para Los Rumberos 2.47
12. La Fuente Del Ritmo 4.32
13. Song Of The Wind 6.04
14. Love, Devotion & Surrender 3.37
15. Mirage 4.43
16. Europa 5.06
17. Dance Sister Dance 3.11
18. Carnaval 2.15
19. Let The Children Play 3.29
CD 2
01. Revelations 3.18
02. She's Not There 3.20
03. I'll Be Waiting 3.11
04. Flor D'luna 3.51
05. One Chain 3.31
06. Well All Right 4.10
07. Aqua Marine 3.57
08. All I Ever Wanted 3.36
09. You Know That I Love You 3.56
10. Winning 3.29
11. The Sensitive Kind 3.30
12. I Love You Much Too Much 4.43
13. Hold On 4.35
14. Nowhere To Run 2.53
15. Say It Again 3.28
16. How Long 3.56
17. Veracruz 3.46
18. Gypsy Woman 4.23
19. Havana Moon 4.10
20. Blues For Salvador 5.58
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Post je objavljen 30.12.2008. u 17:25 sati.