Santana's "Welcome"

[crut...@woods.uml.edu]

For anyone who might have this cool release, what were the liner notes on the
Santana album entitled "Welcome?" I have another cheesy reissue cassette and
would like to know about the composers, players, etc. nyone know this one?

Mike C.

[Ronald F. Roberts]

Here's the info, taken from the original LP, since this 2-CD reissue
doesn't provide any personnel info at all. (WELCOME is disc 1 of 2
in this release).

Santana Castle Communications TFO 14/1 (CD)
Title: Welcome/Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! (Disc 1/2)
Recorded: 1973 at unspecified studio(s)
Released: 1988
With: Carlos Santana (leader), acoustic guitar (on 2), electric guitar (on
2), guitar (on 3 & 7-9), lead guitar (on 4 &
5), vocals (on 2), percussion (on 1 & 7), bass
guitar (on 6), kalimba (on 6)
Tom Coster, Yamaha organ (on 1, 2, 4 & 6-8), electric piano (on 3 & 8),
Latin percussion (on 3), Hammond organ (on 4 & 5), marimba
(on 6), acoustic piano (on 6 & 9), strings arrangement (on
7), electric piano solo (on 7)
Richard Kermode, melotron (on 1), Hammond organ (on 1, 3 & 8), electric
piano (on 2, 4-7 & 9), Latin percussion (on 3),
marimba (on 4), shekere (on 4 & 6), acoustic piano (on
5)
Doug Rauch, bass (on 1-5 & 7-9)
Maitreya Michael Shrieve, drums (on 1-8)
Alice Coltrane, arrangements (on 1)
The New Santana Band, arrangements (on 1)
Armando Peraza, percussion (on 1 & 9), congas (on 2, 4 & 6-8), Latin
percussion (on 3), bongos (on 4), cabasa (on 5)
Wendy Haas, vocals (on 2 & 4)
Leon Thomas, vocals (on 2, 4 & 7), whistling (on 5)
Jose Chepito Areas, timbales (on 2, 3, 6 & 7), percussion (on 3 & 9),
congas (on 3 & 5)
Tony Smith, drums (on 2)
Bob Yance, flute (on 4 & 5)
Mel Martin, flute (on 4 & 5)
Joe Farrell, flute solo (on 4)
Doug Rodriguez, rhythm guitar (on 4)
Flora Purim, vocals (on 5)
Jules Broussard, soprano saxophone solo (on 6)
Greg Adams, strings arrangement (on 7), scorer (on 7), conductor (on 7)
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, guitar (on 8)
Contents: 1) Going Home () ( 04:11)
2) Love, Devotion And Surrender () ( 03:36)
3) Samba De Sausalito () ( 03:10)
4) When I Look Into Your Eyes () ( 05:50)
5) Yours Is The Light () ( 05:45)
6) Mother Africa () ( 05:54)
7) Light Of Life () ( 03:51)
8) Flame-Sky () ( 11:30)
9) Welcome () ( 06:29)
Total: ( 50:16)
Purchased: No Date
Comments: This CD made in England. All tracks originally released as Santana
LP "Welcome",
Columbia PC 32445, in 1973.

--
Ron Roberts "I wish [bebop] had been given a name more
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[Matt]

In article <1994May9...@woods.uml.edu> crut...@woods.uml.edu
writes:

Sure. From the liner notes:

GOING HOME
Arranged by Alice Coltrane and The New Santana Band

LOVE, DEVOTION & SURRENDER
Composers - Carlos Santana and Richard Kermode
Lyrics - Carlos Santana

SAMBA DE SAUSALITO
Composer - Jose Chepito Areas

WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES
Composer - Maitreya Michael Shrieve and Tom Coster
Lyrics - Maitreya Michael Shrieve

YOURS IS THE LIGHT
Composer - Richard Kermode
Lyrics - Maitreya Michael Shrieve

MOTHER AFRICA
Composers - Herbie Mann and Carlos Santana

LIGHT OF LIFE
Composers - Carlos Santana, Richard Kermode and Tom Coster

FLAME - SKY
Composers - Doug Rauch, Carlos Santana and Mahavishnu John McLaughlin

Welcome
Composer - John Coltrane

Happy listening!

Peace,

Matt