Festival (Santana album)

Festivál
Studio album by Santana
Released	January 1977
Recorded	1976
Genre	Rock, Latin
Length	45:32
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Santana chronology
Amigos (1976) Festivál (1977) Moonflower (1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]
Rolling Stone	(not rated)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Piero Scaruffi	(5/10)[5]

Festivál is a 1977 album from Santana. It was their eighth studio album. It peaked number twenty seven in the Billboard 200 chart and number twenty nine in the R&B Albums chart.^[6]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Carnaval" (T. Coster, C. Santana) – 2:15
2. "Let the Children Play" (L. Patillo, C. Santana) – 3:28
3. "Jugando" (J. Areasm C. Santana) – 2:12
4. "Give Me Love" (P. Téllez) – 4:29
5. "Verão Vermelho" (N. Buzar) – 5:00
6. "Let the Music Set You Free" (T. Coster, L. Patillo, D. Rubinson, C. Santana) – 3:39

Side two

1. "Revelations" (T. Coster, C. Santana) – 4:37
2. "Reach Up" (T. Coster, L. Patillo, D. Rubinson, C. Santana) – 5:23
3. "The River" (L. Patillo, C. Santana) – 4:53
4. "Try a Little Harder" (L. Patillo) – 5:04
5. "María Caracóles" (Traditional) – 4:32

Personnel

• Oren Waters – vocals, background vocals
• Maxine Willard Waters – vocals, background vocals
• Francisco Zavala – vocals, background vocals
• Carlos Santana – guitar, bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Leon Patillo – keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals, background vocals
• Tom Coster – keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, vocals
• Pablo Tellez – bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Paul Jackson – bass
• Gaylord Birch – drums, percussion, tympani
• José Chepitó Areas – conga, percussion, timbales
• Raul Rekow – conga, percussion, background vocals
• Joel Badie – percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Julia Waters – background vocals

Production:

• Fred Catero – engineer
• David Rubinson – engineer, producer

Certifications

References