Lotus (Santana album)

Lotus
Live album by Santana
Released	May 1974
Recorded	July 3 & 4, 1973 - Japan
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	114:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	Carlos Santana, Richard Kermode, Michael Shrieve, Doug Rauch, Tom Coster, Armando Peraza, Jose Chepito Areas
Santana chronology
Welcome (1973) Lotus (1974) Greatest Hits (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Piero Scaruffi	(7/10)[2]

Lotus is a 1974 live album by Santana. It was originally released as a triple vinyl LP and has seen CD releases as a double CD (track list as below) as well as triple CD (released in Japan in 2006).

Track listing

Side one

1. "Going Home" 3:23 [from Welcome (1973)]
2. "A-1 Funk" (The New Santana Band) 3:13 (1973 new track)
3. "Every Step of the Way" (Shrieve) 11:30 [from Caravanserai (1972)]

Side two

1. "Black Magic Woman" (Green) 3:38 [from Abraxas (1970)]
2. "Gypsy Queen" (Szabó) 3:57 [from Abraxas (1970)]
3. "Oye Como Va" (Puente) 5:47 [from Abraxas (1970)]
4. "Yours Is the Light" (Kermode) 5:30 [from Welcome (1973)]

Side three

1. "Batuka" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Shrieve) 0:55 [from Santana III (1971)]
2. "Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (Airto) 4:13 (1973 new track)
3. "Stone Flower (introduction)" (Jobim) 1:14 [from Caravanserai (1972)]
4. "Waiting" (Santana) 4:14 [from Santana (1969)]
5. "Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (Corea, Young, The New Santana Band) 2:51 (1973 new track)
6. "Free Angela" (Bayete) 4:26 (1973 new track)
7. "Samba de Sausalito" (Areas) 4:02 [from the following Welcome (1973)]

Side four

1. "Mantra" (Coster, Santana, Shrieve) 7:17 (1973 new track)
2. "Kyoto (Drum Solo)" 9:58 (1973 new track)
3. "Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (Corea, Young, The New Santana Band) 1:13 (1973 new track)

Side five

1. "Incident at Neshabur" (Gianquinto, Santana) 15:57 [from Abraxas (1970)]
2. "Se a Cabo" (Areas) 5:39 [from Abraxas (1970)]

Side six

1. "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana) 8:56 [from Abraxas (1970)]
2. "Mr Udo" (The New Santana Band) 3:07 (1973 new track)
3. "Toussaint L'Overture" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve) 7:40 [from Santana III (1971)]

References