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Track List
01) Adouma
02) Nothing at All
03) The Game of Love
04) You Are My Kind
05) Amoré (Sexo)
06) Foo Foo
07) Victory Is Won
08) Since Supernatural
09) America
10) Sideways
11) Why Don't You & I
12) Feels Like Fire
13) Aye Aye Aye
14) Hoy Es Adios
15) One of These Days
16) Novus
01) Adouma
02) Nothing at All
03) The Game of Love
04) You Are My Kind
05) Amoré (Sexo)
06) Foo Foo
07) Victory Is Won
08) Since Supernatural
09) America
10) Sideways
11) Why Don't You & I
12) Feels Like Fire
13) Aye Aye Aye
14) Hoy Es Adios
15) One of These Days
16) Novus
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4:28
4:14
4:19
3:51
6:28
5:20
4:32
4:35
4:41
4:34
4:39
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4:37
5:51
4:12
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First Released
2002
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Shaman is the eighteenth studio album by Santana. Shaman was released on October 22, 2002 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 298,973. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA and Gold in Greece.
The first single of the album was "The Game of Love", featuring Michelle Branch. "Why Don't You & I", featuring Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, was also re-recorded as a single in 2003, which featured Alex Band of The Calling.
Like the previous album, Supernatural, Shaman featured various famous rock, hip hop, and pop artists.
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In amongst the extensive credits and thank-yous on the sleeve of Shaman is a dedication to Arista boss Clive Davis whom Carlos calls: ''an architect of the highest order'', and well he might. Lost to the mists of time by the late 80s, the Mexican fretmaster owes a lot to the former head of Columbia who both gave him his first break way back in 1968 and, in 1999, masterminded the reincarnation of Santana as another of those artists savvy enough to call on younger 'friends' to give their album a truly cross-generational appeal. Supernatural has now surely sold enough to ensure that Carlos will never have to play with old strings again, but nevertheless here comes Supernatural Part 2. This album is a very safe bet indeed.
So stellar and diverse is the cast this time around that, were it not for the regulation latin flavour to each song and the big C's patent fuzztone wailings you'd think you were listening to a compilation. This is an album designed by committee. Over 16 tracks we get 12 different production teams, along with musicians and writers to match. Reliability takes the place of innovation and comparing this to, say, Lotus or Caravanserai is like comparing baby food to fillets mignon with sauce béarnaise. It becomes so safe as to be almost invisible.
Guests include Musiq, 16 year old Buffy-rocker Michelle Branch (with ''The Game Of Love'': a song by Gregg Alexander- here credited as Alex Ander -exactly like all his others), Seal, Macy Gray and Dido. All do precisely what's expected of them yet fail to really set the pulse fluttering. Macy's entry (''Amore (Sexo)'') tries to muster a little lusty latino sweat but falls short. Too often the material has Santana himself on autopilot and tries too hard to reach out to the Britney generation. ''Feels Like Fire'' is even Dido-lite for goodness sake. In amongst the cod-dance and ersatz salsa one track rises up as the one step too far. ''Novus'' sees Carlos grappling with Placido Domingo, no doubt to reach out to that 'classical chill-out' market that record company executives seem to think we all want. Approach with extreme caution.
In fairness, Santana's guitar work is as fine as its always been, though one has to remind oneself that this is the man who once made albums with real heavyweights like John Mclaughlin and Alice Coltrane. The two self-produced tracks (''Victory Is Won'' and Foo Foo")remind you that when it comes to fiery percussive work-outs he's still the master and ''One Of These Days'' with top Mexican collective Ozomatli is exactly where he should be heading. Carlos himself undoubtedly feels that Shaman reflects the rainbow of musical colours that he feels honoured to be able to blend etc. Yet this is a far cry from the spiritual healing he professes to bring, and one can't help being suspicious of a man whose album sleeve devotes a whole page to the 'Carlos' range of accessories (Women's shoes? Ties?!?). Everyone who bought Supernatural will love it. Anyone waiting for some exemplary latin-fusion...err...the door's over there...
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Shaman is the eighteenth studio album by Santana. Shaman was released on October 22, 2002 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 298,973. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA and Gold in Greece.
The first single of the album was "The Game of Love", featuring Michelle Branch. "Why Don't You & I", featuring Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, was also re-recorded as a single in 2003, which featured Alex Band of The Calling.
Like the previous album, Supernatural, Shaman featured various famous rock, hip hop, and pop artists.
User Album Review
In amongst the extensive credits and thank-yous on the sleeve of Shaman is a dedication to Arista boss Clive Davis whom Carlos calls: ''an architect of the highest order'', and well he might. Lost to the mists of time by the late 80s, the Mexican fretmaster owes a lot to the former head of Columbia who both gave him his first break way back in 1968 and, in 1999, masterminded the reincarnation of Santana as another of those artists savvy enough to call on younger 'friends' to give their album a truly cross-generational appeal. Supernatural has now surely sold enough to ensure that Carlos will never have to play with old strings again, but nevertheless here comes Supernatural Part 2. This album is a very safe bet indeed.
So stellar and diverse is the cast this time around that, were it not for the regulation latin flavour to each song and the big C's patent fuzztone wailings you'd think you were listening to a compilation. This is an album designed by committee. Over 16 tracks we get 12 different production teams, along with musicians and writers to match. Reliability takes the place of innovation and comparing this to, say, Lotus or Caravanserai is like comparing baby food to fillets mignon with sauce béarnaise. It becomes so safe as to be almost invisible.
Guests include Musiq, 16 year old Buffy-rocker Michelle Branch (with ''The Game Of Love'': a song by Gregg Alexander- here credited as Alex Ander -exactly like all his others), Seal, Macy Gray and Dido. All do precisely what's expected of them yet fail to really set the pulse fluttering. Macy's entry (''Amore (Sexo)'') tries to muster a little lusty latino sweat but falls short. Too often the material has Santana himself on autopilot and tries too hard to reach out to the Britney generation. ''Feels Like Fire'' is even Dido-lite for goodness sake. In amongst the cod-dance and ersatz salsa one track rises up as the one step too far. ''Novus'' sees Carlos grappling with Placido Domingo, no doubt to reach out to that 'classical chill-out' market that record company executives seem to think we all want. Approach with extreme caution.
In fairness, Santana's guitar work is as fine as its always been, though one has to remind oneself that this is the man who once made albums with real heavyweights like John Mclaughlin and Alice Coltrane. The two self-produced tracks (''Victory Is Won'' and Foo Foo")remind you that when it comes to fiery percussive work-outs he's still the master and ''One Of These Days'' with top Mexican collective Ozomatli is exactly where he should be heading. Carlos himself undoubtedly feels that Shaman reflects the rainbow of musical colours that he feels honoured to be able to blend etc. Yet this is a far cry from the spiritual healing he professes to bring, and one can't help being suspicious of a man whose album sleeve devotes a whole page to the 'Carlos' range of accessories (Women's shoes? Ties?!?). Everyone who bought Supernatural will love it. Anyone waiting for some exemplary latin-fusion...err...the door's over there...
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