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Santana's 1970 album, Abraxas, reached no. 1 on the charts and hit quadruple platinum in 1986, partially thanks to "Black Magic Woman". "Gypsy Queen" was omitted from the single version contained on 1974's Santana's Greatest Hits album, even though radio stations usually play "Black Magic Woman" and "Gypsy Queen" as one song.
Santana covered "Gypsy Woman" in 1990, from the album Spirits Dancing in the Flesh. It was released as a single and charted on both Adult Contemporary charts of the US and Canada, at numbers 31 and 29 respectively.
Carlos Santana had been interested in Fleetwood Mac's leader and songwriter Peter Green, having seen him perform at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, and decided to cover the band's song "Black Magic Woman". (Both had also been influenced as guitarists by B.B. King.) The band added a cover of Gábor Szabó's instrumental "Gypsy Queen" to the end.
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 ...
"Let There Be Light/Spirits Dancing in the Flesh" (Carlos Santana, Chester D. Thompson) – 7:20 "Gypsy Woman" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:29 "It's a Jungle Out There" (Santana) – 4:32 "Soweto (Africa Libre)" (Santana, Thompson, Alphonso Johnson) – 5:06 "Choose" (Santana, Thompson, Alex Ligertwood) – 4:14 "Peace on Earth...Mother Earth...
More recently in 2011, three Santana songs were offered as downloadable content (DLC) for guitar learning software Rocksmith: "Oye Como Va", "Smooth", and "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen". In the same year, Santana received the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award. [38]
The Ultimate Collection is a 1997 compilation album by Santana. ... "Gypsy Woman" "Right On" "Havana Moon" "Daughter of the Night" "They All Went to Mexico" Disc 3
The Best of Santana is a 1998 album by Santana and a companion album to 2000's The Best of Santana Vol. 2. ... Santana: 3:54: 3. "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen"