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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Nuff said . . . . . 
On this day in music history: November 13, 1971 - “Santana” (aka “Santana III”), the third album by Santana hits #1 on the Billboard Top 200 for 5 weeks. Produced by Santana, it is recorded at Columbia Recording Studios in San Francisco, CA from January - July 1971. Following the release of the highly successful and acclaimed “Abraxas”, the third album by the San Francisco, CA rock band is technically released without a title but is referred to by fans as “Santana III”. It is the last to feature the “Woodstock Era” line up, as Gregg Rolie and Neil Schon depart to form Journey. It spins off the singles “Everybody’s Everything” (#12 Pop) and “No One To Depend On” (#36 Pop). “Santana III” is the bands’ last chart topping album until “Supernatural” in 1999. It earns Santana a place in the Guinness World Book Of Records for the longest gap between number one albums, over twenty eight years. In 2006, the album is remastered and reissued on CD as a double CD Legacy Edition  with four additional bonus tracks on the first disc. The second disc consists of live recordings taken from a concert at the Fillmore West Auditorium in San Francisco on July 4, 1971 on the closing night of the original venue. Two track from this set had been previously issued on the triple LP (+ 7" interview disc) live album “Fillmore: The Last Days” in June of 1972. “Santana III” is certified 2x Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

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