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Abraxas is the second studio album by Latin rock band Santana. It was released on September 23, 1970, by Columbia Records and became the band's first album to reach number one in the United States. [ 1 ]
Santana signed with Columbia and released their self-titled debut album Santana. This album reached fourth place on the Billboard 200 and earned two-times platinum status by the American national certification. Next, Santana released Abraxas, in September 1970, which topped the Billboard charts and earned five-times platinum. Santana released ...
In October 1969, Graham had Santana perform at the Gold Rush rock music festival and on The Ed Sullivan Show, further increasing the group's nationwide exposure. [ 21 ] [ 23 ] In April 1970, Santana returned to the studio to record its second album, Abraxas . [ 24 ]
Abraxas: Santana Columbia [48] December 5 [49] December 12 [50] December 19 [51] December 26 [52] See also. 1970 in music; List of number-one albums (United States ...
Stacker identified 20 music legends from the '70s who still perform today. All acts included either performed in 2024 or have a show scheduled for 2025. ... 1970's "Abraxas" and 1971's "Santana ...
Santana was founded by eponymous guitarist Carlos Santana in late 1966, the band's first line-up included Sergio "Gus" Rodriguez on bass, Danny Haro on drums, and Michael Carabello on percussion. By February 1967, the band were joined by Tom Fraser on guitar and vocals, who also brought in Gregg Rolie on organ and vocals. [ 3 ]
A typical set list from 1970 (all songs written by the members of Santana unless specified otherwise) was as follows (actual set list taken from the first or second show on April 12): [25] "Se Acabó" (José Areas) "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green) "Gypsy Queen" (Gábor Szabó) "Savor" "Jin-go-lo-ba" (Olatunji) "Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente)
The song achieved worldwide popularity when it was covered by American rock group Santana for their album Abraxas. This version was released as a single in 1971, reaching number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 , number 11 on the Billboard Easy Listening survey, and number 32 on the R&B chart . [ 2 ]