Sacred Fire: Live in South America
Sacred Fire: Live in South America is an album by Santana, released in 1993. This album is dedicated to the life of Cesar Chavez. "Live in South America" is not correct, since Mexico does not belong to South America.
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Released | November 2, 1993 | |||
Recorded | May 22–23, 1993 | |||
Venue | Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico) | |||
Genre | Latin rock, Chicano rock, jazz rock | |||
Length | 77:19 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | |||
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There is also a video of this album, by the similar name of Sacred Fire: Live in Mexico, featuring additional songs not featured on the album. Produced by Paul Flattery and directed by Peter Nydrle. As well as the concert, the video features shots of Carlos playing guitar at various historic sites around Mexico City.[2]
The album peaked at 181 in the Billboard 200.[3]
Track listing
- "Angels All Around Us" (Sanders) – 1:57
- "Vive la Vida (Life Is for Living)" (Sefolosha) – 4:18
- "Esperando" (Santana, Thompson, Perazzo, Charles) – 5:58
- "No One to Depend On" (Carabello, Escovedo, Rolie) – 4:38
- "Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen" (Green/Szabo) – 8:53
- "Oye Como Va" (Puente) – 5:07
- "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana) – 6:49
- "Guajira" (Brown, Areas, Reyes) – 6:13
- "Make Somebody Happy" (Santana, Ligertwood) – 7:14
- "Toussaint l'Overture" (Santana, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Schon, Shrieve) – 6:52
- "Soul Sacrifice / Don't Try This at Home" (Santana, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Schon, Shrieve/Perazzo, Rekow) – 7:26
- "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (Santana, Coster) – 6:11
- "Jin-Go-Lo-Ba" (Olatunji) – 5:43
A bonus disc with 3 additional tracks ("Spirits Dancing in the Flesh", "Wings of Grace", "Get It in Your Soul") were included in a limited edition Japanese re-release.
Personnel
- Alex Ligertwood – vocals
- Vorriece Cooper – vocals, percussion
- Carlos Santana – guitars, vocals
- Jorge Santana – guitars, vocals
- Chester Thompson – organ, keyboards, vocals
- Myron Dove – bass guitar, vocals
- Walfredo Reyes, Jr. – drums
- Karl Perazzo – percussion, conga, timbales, vocals
- Raul Rekow – percussion, conga, vocals
References
- Ruhlmann, William. Sacred Fire: Live in South America at AllMusic
- Santana: Sacred Fire, Live in Mexico (DVD video). Island Def Jam Music Group. 1993. OCLC 47982489. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- "Sacred Fire: Santana Live in South America - Santana | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Santana – Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
- Santana – Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
- Santana – Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993) album review by William Ruhlmann, credits, releases and Billboard charts at AllMusic.com