Soul Sacrifice By Santana
| 'Soul Sacrifice' | |
|---|---|
| Instrumental by Santana | |
| from the album Santana | |
| Released | August 1969 |
| Recorded | May 1969 |
| Studio | Pacific Recording, San Mateo, California |
| Genre | |
| Length | 6:37 |
| Label | Columbia |
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'Soul Sacrifice' is an instrumental composed and recorded by the American rock group Santana. Identified as one of the highlights of the 1969 Woodstock festival and documentary film,[1] 'Soul Sacrifice' features extended guitar passages by Carlos Santana and a percussion section with a solo by drummer Michael Shrieve. It is included as the final track on their 1969 debut album, Santana, and on several live and compilation albums. The studio and Woodstock versions as well as an alternate take are included on the 2004 25th anniversary of Santana.
Background[edit]
Soul Sacrifice, an Album by Santana. Released 17 January 2000 on Charly (catalog no. CDVAL 117-2; CD). Genres: Latin Rock, Blues Rock. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Santana - Soul Sacrifice at Discogs. Complete your Santana collection.
'Soul Sacrifice' was one of Santana's earliest compositions. Carlos Santana recalled the group wrote it when bassist David Brown joined.[2] It has been described as 'a perfect example of the amalgam of old-world guaguanco rhythms and strictly American licks' and includes 'interplay between Santana and [Gregg] Rolie.. hammered home by [Mike] Carabello's and [Jose 'Chepito'] Areas' congas and the sinuous drums and bass of [Mike] Shrieve and Brown'.[2]
Before its release on their album, Santana, then a largely unknown band, performed 'Soul Sacrifice' as their closing number at Woodstock. 'They were the only act to play without a record; it was unparalleled. Santana went from Woodstock to being in global demand almost overnight'.[2] In several interviews, Santana recalled experiencing the effects of psychedelics during the performance, but got it together for the finale.[1] 'By the time we got to 'Soul Sacrifice', I had come back from a pretty intense journey. Ultimately, I felt we had plugged in to a whole lot of hearts at Woodstock'.[3]
The Woodstock soundtrack album reached number one in the Billboard Top LPs album chart;[4] helped by the publicity generated by their Woodstock performance of 'Soul Sacrifice', Santana's debut album reached number four.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ abFornatale, Pete (2010). Back to the Garden: The Story of Woodstock and How It Changed a Generation. Touchstone Books. ISBN978-1-4165-9120-7.
- ^ abcMcCarthy, Jim; Sansoe, Ron (2004). Voices of Latin Rock: People and Events that Created this Sound. Hal Leonard. pp. 31, 59–60. ISBN978-0-634-08061-6.
- ^Shapiro, Marc (2002). Carlos Santana: Back on Top. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 86–87. ISBN978-0-312-28852-5.
- ^Billboard (July 11, 1970). 'Top LPs'. Billboard. 82 (28): 62. ISSN0006-2510.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- ^Billboard (May 9, 1970). 'Top LPs'. Billboard. 82 (19): 95. ISSN0006-2510.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
'Soul Sacrifice' is an instrumental song by Santana, that was released on the Prime Cuts label and appears on their self-titled debut album, Santana. It was played by Santana at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. It was filmed and later released as a part of the iconic Woodstock documentary. The Woodstock performance of the song is often remembered for Michael Shrieve's elaborate drum solo; Shrieve's name has become synonymous with the early days of Santana and their performance at Woodstock. The performance also features Santana playing two long solos that epitomize h.