| | |  | Santana | Home » » » » Ultimate Santana | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Tracklisting subject to change | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| October 16, 2007 | | Studio:
| Arista | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 47 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Into The Night (featuring Chad Kroeger) - previously unreleased | | 2. | This Boy's Fire(feat. Jennifer Lopez and Baby Bash) - previously unreleased | | 3. | Smooth(w/Rob Thomas) - from Supernatural (released June 1999) | | 4. | Maria Maria(w/Product G&B) - from Supernatural (released June 1999) | | 5. | Oye Como Va- from Abraxas (released Sept. 1970) | | 6. | Black Magic Woman- from Abraxas (released Sept. 1970) | | 7. | Evil Ways- from Santana (released Aug. 1969) | | 8. | Corazon Espinado(w/Maná) - from Supernatural (released June 1999) | | 9. | Europa - from album Amigos (released March 1976) | | 10. | The Game of Love (w/Tina Turner) - previously unreleased | | 11. | Put Your Lights On(w/Everlast) - from Supernatural (released June 1999) | | 12. | Why Don't You & I(w/Alex Band of The Calling) - (single released internationally July 2003) | | 13. | Everybody's Everything- from Santana III (released Sept. 1971) | | 14. | Just Feel Better(w/Steven Tyler) - from All That I Am (released Nov. 2005) | | 15. | Samba Pa Ti- from Abraxas (released Sept. 1970) | | 16. | No One To Depend On - from Santana III (released Sept. 1971) | | 17. | The Game of Love(w/Michelle Branch) -from Shaman (released Oct. 2002) | | 18. | Interplanetary Party- previously unreleased | |
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 So, so, so badAug 15, 2010
This has got to be the worst compilation of Santana's milestone of work. Clearly it was Arista Records attempt to capitolize on Carlos Santana's success during the 90's. After I saw the song list I passed on buying it. One day someone with knowledge will put together a first rate compilation of his "Hits" and his hidden treasure's. I can do it if they would contact me. I've been a fan since growing up with Santana in the 60's in the San Francisco Bay Area. Peace.
Santana sucksAug 14, 2010
Santana sucks and has always sucked. The same annoying solo's played to bongo's it's tired and dead. Now he's playing with chad krogrer...nuff said.
Kind of an odd collectionAug 09, 2010
Imagine what a CD titled Ultimate Michael Jackson that only contains 7 songs from his Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad albums, and the remaining 12 or so songs from his History and Invincible albums. As much as I love Santana, this CD is kind of a strange collection with much of his older songs not included in favor of his newer albums, including two versions of Game of Love. I much preferred the older Santana during his peak in the early 70s with Evil Ways and Oye Como Va, and it does include his absolute most famous older songs such as those and Black Magic Woman, but also leaves much to be desired. His newer songs are good, but some of them are nowhere near the level of expertise and professionalism and soul as his earlier songs. If you are more of a fan of his newer songs, this album might appeal to you, and you do get a few of his old songs, but if you are a fan of Santana's 70s hits, this CD will only disappointed you. I recommend passing this CD up to get a compiliation album of his older material, and then buying his newer albums if you like his new style and updated sound. Of course you still get kind of a jazzy/soulful sound with his newer stuff, but its nowhere near as groundbreaking as his older stuff, and I can't stress that enough. This is still a good album, but it just is a very odd compilation, that includes more of his less desirable stuff, and less of his absolute best.
 UnbelievableJul 19, 2010
For casual fans of Santana as I was this CD of great songs from Santana will blow you away. The musical genius of Santana is on each song of this fantastic CD collection of what is aptly titled ULTIMATE SANTANA.
So So SantanaMay 09, 2010
This would be a three star compilation if not for the Tina Turner version of "Play The Game," which blows the Michelle Branch version out of the water. It also shows up why this "Ultimate Santana" is overall a weak collection. Santana has made some of the most incredible fusion of styles out of the many 60's and 70's guitar gods, but by the 80's and 90's, he was churning out mediocre albums on a regular basis. You'll note that - over than the three big early hits "Black Magic Woman," "Oye Como Va" and "Evil Ways," his Columbia albums are absent from this set.
That is because Clive Davis took a chance on signing Carlos to Arista, then shepherded Santana into a studio with a clutch of guests to record "Supernatural." Carlos rose to the challenge, hooking up with talent that was worthy of his skills (Eric Clapton) and some that made him sound modern to the times (the inescapable "Smooth," with Rob Thomas). It was a flawless album that deservedly brought Santana back to commercial prominence and won a slew of Grammys (ala Bonnie Raitt's "Nick Of Time").
Unfortunately, that made everyone try to re-bake the cake for "Shaman," a much lesser effort that essentially turned Santana into a guest on his own album. Ditto for "All That I Am." Frankly, Chad Kroger of Nickelback doesn't merit the honor of carrying Carlos' guitar cases, yet here he is, singing "Into The Night." And while Santana's music may have inspired hip-hoppers and rappers, that doesn't mean they share his virtuosity. So Baby Bash or The Product G&B tracks? Phooey. Listen to the actual soul that Tina Turner invests in her song, and then listen to Jennifer Lopez. Like Santana, Tina has the goods. many of the rest of these "Ultimate" guests? Not so much.
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