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Santana ?– Caravanserai

Label: CBS ?– S 65299, CBS ?– 65299, CBS ?– KC 31610 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold, Tubepak Cover 
Country: UK Released: 1972 Genre: Rock, Latin Style: Psychedelic Rock

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A1 Eternal Caravan Of Reincarnation Acoustic Bass – Tom Rutley*Drums – Mike Shrieve*Guitar – Neal SchonPercussion – Carlos Santana, James Mingo Lewis*Piano – Wendy HaasSaxophone [Introduction] – Hadley CalimanWritten-By [Author] – Mike Shrieve*, Neal Schon, Tom Rutley* 4:25 A2 Waves Within Bass – Douglas Rauch*Congas – James Mingo Lewis*Drums – Mike Shrieve*Guitar – Douglas Rauch*, Douglas Rodrigues*Lead Guitar – Carlos SantanaOrgan – Gregg RolieTimbales – Jose Chepito Areas*Written-By [Author] – Douglas Rauch*, Gregg Rolie 3:54 A3 Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) Bass – Douglas Rauch*Congas – James Mingo Lewis*Drums – Mike Shrieve*Guitar – Douglas Rauch*, Neal SchonLead Guitar – Carlos SantanaOrgan – Gregg RolieTimbales – Jose Chepito Areas*Written-By [Author] – Carlos Santana, Douglas Rauch*, Gregg Rolie 2:55 A4 Just In Time To See The Sun Bass – Douglas Rauch*Congas – James Mingo Lewis*Drums – Mike Shrieve*Guitar – Neal SchonLead Guitar – Carlos SantanaOrgan – Gregg RolieTimbales – Jose Chepito Areas*Written-By [Author] – Carlos Santana, Mike Shrieve*, Neal Schon 2:13 A5 Song Of The Wind Bass – Douglas Rauch*Congas – James Mingo Lewis*Drums – Mike Shrieve*Guitar – Carlos Santana, Neal SchonOrgan – Gregg RolieWritten-By [Author] – Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon 6:03 A6 All The Love Of The Universe Acoustic Bass – Tom Rutley*Bass – Douglas Rauch*Castanets – Lenny WhiteCongas – James Mingo Lewis*Drums – Mike Shrieve*Guitar – Carlos Santana, Neal SchonOrgan, Piano – Gregg RolieTimbales – Jose Chepito Areas*Vocals – Carlos Santana, James Mingo Lewis*, Rico ReyesWritten-By [Author] – Carlos Santana, Neal Schon 7:39 B1 Future Primitive Bongos – James Mingo Lewis*Congas – Jose Chepito Areas*, James Mingo Lewis*Music By [Additional] – Mike Shrieve*Timbales – Jose Chepito Areas*Written-By [Author] – Jose Chepito Areas*, James Mingo Lewis* 4:20 B2 Stone Flower Acoustic Bass – Tom Rutley*Bongos – Jose Chepito Areas*Congas – James Mingo Lewis*Drums – Mike Shrieve*Guitar – Neal SchonLead Guitar – Carlos SantanaOrgan – Gregg RoliePercussion – Armando Peraza, Carlos Santana, James Mingo Lewis*Piano – Wendy HaasWords By – Carlos Santana, Mike Shrieve*Written-By [Author] – Antonio Carlos Jobim 6:05 B3 La Fuente Del Ritmo Acoustic Bass – Tom Rutley*Bongos – Armando PerazaCongas, Percussion – James Mingo Lewis*Drums – Mike Shrieve*Electric Piano – Tom CosterGuitar – Neal SchonLead Guitar – Carlos SantanaOrgan – Gregg RoliePiano [Acoustic] – James Mingo Lewis*Timbales – Jose Chepito Areas*Written-By [Author] – James Mingo Lewis* 4:30 B4 Every Step Of The Way Acoustic Bass – Tom Rutley*Arranged By [Orchestra] – Tom Harrel*Congas – James Mingo Lewis*Drums – Mike Shrieve*Guitar – Carlos Santana, Neal SchonOrgan – Gregg RolieTimbales – Jose Chepito Areas*Written-By [Author] – Mike Shrieve* 9:06

Companies etc

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Self-Realization Fellowship
• Made By – Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.
• Published By – Petra Music
• Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd.
• Published By – Corcovado Music Corp.

Credits

• Artwork [Album Art] – Joan Chase
• Engineer – Glen Kolotkin, Mike Larner
• Liner Notes [Excerpt From "Metaphysical Meditations"] – Paramahansa Yogananda
• Producer – Carlos Santana, Mike Shrieve*

Notes

Gatefold sleeve. 
Inside cover printed on textured paper. 

? 1972 CBS Inc. 
Tubepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England 

[Excerpt from "Metaphysical Meditations"] Copyright © 1964 Self-Realization Fellowship 

Made in England 

Publishing: 
Petra/Chrysalis Music Ltd. - A1 to B1, B3, B4 
Corcovado Music Corp.(MCPS)/Britico - B2 

Catalog numbers: 
S 65299 - Labels 
65299 - Spine, gatefold 


AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson

Drawing on rock, salsa, and jazz, Santana recorded one imaginative, unpredictable gem after another during the 1970s. But Caravanserai is daring even by Santana's high standards. Carlos Santana was obviously very hip to jazz fusion -- something the innovative guitarist provides a generous dose of on the largely instrumental Caravanserai. Whether its approach is jazz-rock or simply rock, this album is consistently inspired and quite adventurous. Full of heartfelt, introspective guitar solos, it lacks the immediacy of Santana or Abraxas. Like the type of jazz that influenced it, this pearl (which marked the beginning of keyboardist/composer Tom Coster's highly beneficial membership in the band) requires a number of listenings in order to be absorbed and fully appreciated. But make no mistake: this is one of Santana's finest accomplishments.