Welcome is the fifth studio album by Santana, released in 1973. It followed the jazz-fusion formula that the preceding Caravanserai had inaugurated, but with an expanded and different lineup this time. Gregg Rolie had left the band along with Neal Schon to form Journey, and they were replaced by Tom Coster, Leon Thomas and John McLaughlin, who had collaborated with Carlos Santana on Love Devotion Surrender. Welcome also featured John Coltrane's widow, Alice, as a pianist on the album's opening track, "Going Home" and Flora Purim (the wife of Airto Moreira) on vocals. Because this album was far more experimental than their first four albums, Welcome did not feature any hit singles.
In 2003, the album was re-released with a bonus track, "Mantra", which was part of a jam session between Tom Coster, Carlos Santana, and Mike Shrieve.
Track listing
Side one
Side two
2003 remastered CD edition bonus track
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"Mantra" |
Santana, Shrieve, Coster |
6:10 |
Personnel
Band members
- Carlos Santana – electric guitar (2-5,7-9), acoustic guitar (2), bass guitar (6), kalimba (6), percussion (1,7), vocals (2), producer
- Tom Coster – Yamaha organ (1,4,6,8), Hammond organ (2,4,5), electric piano (3,7), acoustic piano (6,8,9), organ (7), marimba (6), percussion (3), strings arrangements (7), producer
- Richard Kermode – Hammond organ (1,3,8), mellotron (1), electric piano (2,4-7,9), acoustic piano (5), marimba (4), shekere (4,6), percussion (3)
- Douglas Rauch – bass guitar (1-5,7-9)
- Michael Shrieve – drums (1,2,4-8), producer
- José "Chepito" Areas – percussion (3,9), congas (3), timbales (2,3,6,7)
- Armando Peraza – percussion (1,3,9) congas (2,4-8), bongos (4), cabasa (5)
Additional musicians
Production
- Glen Kolotkin - engineer
- Bob Irwin - 2003 CD reissue producer
Certifications
References
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