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Ultimate Santana

SantanaAudio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)

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listen  1. Into The NightSantana Featuring Chad Kroeger 3:44$1.29  Buy MP3 
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listen  3. SmoothSantana Feat. Rob Thomas 4:56$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  4. Maria Maria (Radio Mix)Santana featuring The Product G&B 4:22$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  5. Oye Como VaSantana 4:18$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  6. Black Magic WomanSantana 3:15$1.29  Buy MP3 
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listen  8. Corazon EspinadoSantana featuring Mana 4:35$1.29  Buy MP3 
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listen10. The Game Of LoveSantana featuring Tina Turner 4:22$1.29  Buy MP3 
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listen14. Just Feel BetterSantana featuring Steven Tyler 4:12$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen15. Samba Pa' TiSantana 4:45$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen16. No One To Depend OnSantana 5:33$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen17. The Game Of Love (Main/Radio Mix)Santana Featuring Michelle Branch 4:14$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen18. Interplanetary PartySantana 4:06$0.99  Buy MP3 


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When Carlos Santana was first approached by his friend Clive Davis to discuss the record executive’s idea for a new concept album, the legendary guitarist and bandleader was reticent, as is his nature. After all, these ‘guitar classics’, as the project came to be known, were “the Mona Lisas,” in Carlos’ words, “songs done by the daVincis of our time, ... Read more in Amazon's Santana Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 16, 2007)
  • Original Release Date: 2007
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Arista
  • ASIN: B000UOOT1W
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,768 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2007 collection, the first-ever career-spanning celebration of the artist and his music, from the groundbreaking early years through the continually explosive Arista recordings. Carlos Santana is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and has 14 Grammy awards to his name. This compilation also features new tracks performed with Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, Tina Turner and other surprises! Includes the massive hits 'Smooth', 'Black Magic Woman', 'Evil Ways', 'Oye Como Va' and many others.

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This is the best CD I've ever listened to or owned in all my 50 years of loving music. Meredith L. Peters  |  12 reviewers made a similar statement
The sound quality is very good, too. William  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
I think is one of Santana's best albums ever. toyboy98  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
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78 of 84 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Primarily for Latter-Day Fans October 21, 2007
Format:Audio CD
Imagine if Capitol Records put out an ULTIMATE BEATLES collection, but didn't include anything from A HARD DAY'S NIGHT through SGT PEPPER. That's what ULTIMATE SANTANA feels like. There are six tracks from their classic first three albums: SANTANA (1969), ABRAXAS (1970) and SANTANA III (1971). Then (except for "Europa" from 1976's AMIGOS), none of the remaining tracks date back any further than 1999's SUPERNATURAL. In fact, more than half of the tracks on this collection come from Santana's "comeback" period when the band released three star-studded albums including SUPERNATURAL, SHAMAN (2002) and ALL THAT I AM (2005).

Longtime fans will be better served by 1998's single-disc THE BEST OF SANTANA or 2002's double-disc THE ESSENTIAL SANTANA. This latest collection is principally targeted for Santana's latter-day fans. There are flashes of brilliance with the big name cameos ("Smooth," for example, was a huge hit for a reason--it's a damn good song), but overall they pale in comparison to the band's seminal Seventies' work. If you're interested in Santana's work over the past decade (but don't want to purchase their last three albums), this does a nice job of catching you up.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It is true that this Best Of... disc covers Santana's entire career, and it DOES cover Santana's music on Columbia and Arista, but don't be fooled by those ideas. It is VERY loaded with more recent Santana hits, with a few of his more classic songs thrown in for good measure.

Most of the songs are from the Supernatural era and beyond (1999-), so you are missing a great, great chunk of Santana's 60's - 80's music. For most of Santana's relatively new fans, this is a fine compliation of pop hits. More serious/long-term fans are probably better suited to hold onto their previously bought (one of many) compilation CDs.

The ULTIMATE collection? This is not. Santana needs a substantial double-CD covering everything: the 60's and 70's latin soul jams, the 80's pop stuff (yes, including "Winning"), while still including the Arista years. Wait for it.

All things considered, this is a fine compilation. The mastering is very clean and dynamic--it does sound great. Unfortunately, the track selection just misses the mark...
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good--But Heavy on Recent Stuff October 19, 2007
Format:Audio CD
The new 'greatest' by Santana sounds outstanding--crystal-clear and pulsing with energy and sound. The standards are on here, and they sound great. However, I do not think this collection represents the best of Santana. There is too much of his newer (collaborative) material, and while I enjoy the new songs, they are not as strong as his early music. While this is ultimately a satisfying album, I would not consider it the definitive collection of the Great Carlos Santana's works.

Four stars. Good, not great.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome sounds!
Awesome album, like the variety of performers. Music really moves you
and the guitar sounds are still the best ever.
Published 4 days ago by Linda A. Carmichael
4.0 out of 5 stars I liked the CD.
Although a rehash of previous big sellers, I hope it is not the precursor to a whole new range of Golden Oldies, which tire rapidly from overexposure. Read more
Published 15 days ago by David A. Dotchin
5.0 out of 5 stars Good value
Only wanted a few tracks. But happy overall with my purchase thats why I gave it 5 stars. Definately worth the money I spent.
Published 21 days ago by Glenice J. Regis
5.0 out of 5 stars ultimate santana
i love this cd. if you are a fan of santana this is the one. it does not have his older recordings but it is great.
Published 23 days ago by Edward L. Pelletier
5.0 out of 5 stars CARLOS SANTANA AT HIS ABSOLUTE BEST!!
This is a great collection of some of Santanas best stuff! order this right now, you will have it in your car and can't turn it off!
Published 1 month ago by Bob Freemyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Santana is Ultimate
Brings back memories of the 70's. A great era to have lived through. The songs that was created during this era had deep meaning and it reflected what was happening then.
Published 1 month ago by HI Gerry
3.0 out of 5 stars It's been an OK CD/MP3. And the price was excellent At the time.
I've had most of these songs on different albums or CDs, It's just nice to have them all in one folder on my iPad And cell phone. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mike Tingey
5.0 out of 5 stars Santana, you've said it all.
Great combination of old and new Santana favorites. I've found more new songs with additional artists that I really like. I couldn't be happier that I bought this album.
Published 1 month ago by CB
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Great choices on the cd , from classic oldies to the new genre for Santana tons of great tunes !
Published 1 month ago by GOLDENCHILD
5.0 out of 5 stars It is great!
It is great! I don't have 14 more words to write about this CD. It is rediculous to have to say certain number of words to get out of this!
Published 1 month ago by Linda J. Adams
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