Santana

Released: October 11, 1972

Songwriter: Michael Shrieve Carlos Santana Gregg Rolie

Producer: Carlos Santana Michael Shrieve

[Verse 1]
Growing darkness never leaves me
Just in time, time to see the Sun
And every shadow disbelieves me
Making mine, mine a longer run. Yeah!

[Middle Eastern influenced guitar solo by Carlos Santana]

[Verse 2]
Clouds will pass and leave their thunder
Just a wanting, wanting to be heard
And all the people, sit and wonder
If the Lord has washed their sins away. Hey, hey..

Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco) is a Mexican and American musician who became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American music. Carlos prefers to only play and leave lead vocals to guest singers. The band’s sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin and African rhythms featuring percussion instruments such as timbales and congas not generally heard in rock music. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2003 Rolling Stone magazine listed Santana at number 20 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He has won ten Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.

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