Ultimate Santana
Compilation album
ArtistSantana
CoverUltimate_Santana_cd.jpg
ReleasedOctober 16, 2007
Recorded1969–2007
GenreLatin rock
Length76:37
Label
Producer

Ultimate Santana is a compilation by rock band Santana, combining hits from recent albums Supernatural, Shaman and All That I Am with early classics. Amongst the 18 tracks there are three new recordings. This album was made possible when Sony Music Entertainment (parent of Columbia Records) merged with BMG (parent of Arista) to form Sony BMG (Sony later bought BMG's share, subsequently reforming SME).

On November 3, 2007, the album debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 56,000 copies in its first week.[1]

Track listings

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ultimate Santana.[2]

Personnel

  • Vocals – Everlast, Jennifer Lopez, Alex Band, Mana, Michelle Branch, Rob Thomas, Steven Tyler, Baby Bash, The Product G&B, Tina Turner, Greg Walker
  • Carlos Santana – lead, acoustic and electric guitar, lead & back vocals
  • Chad Kroeger – guitar + vocals
  • Everlast - rhythm guitar and vocals
  • Neal Schon – guitar
  • Rick Nowels - acoustic guitar
  • Rusty Anerson - additional electric guitar
  • Karl Perazzo – electric guitar, bass guitar
  • David Brown – bass guitar
  • Rodney Rietveld - bass guitar
  • David Morgan - bass guitar
  • Chester D. Thompson – Hammond B3 organ, piano
  • David Delgado – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
  • Gregg Rolie – keyboards
  • Rodney Holmes - drums
  • Graham Lear - drums
  • Michael Carabello – congas
  • Raul Rekow - congas, percussions
  • Karl Perazzo - percussions
  • Carlo Steele - percussions
  • Pete Escovedo - percussions
  • Luis Conte - additional percussions
  • Joseph Chepitos Areas - timbales
  • Jeremy Cohan - violin
  • Daniel Seidenberg, Hari Balakrisnan - viola
  • Joseph Herbert - cello
  • Jeff Cressman, Marty Wehner - trombone
  • Bill Ortiz, Julius Melendez - trumpet

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007–2008)Peak
position
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[3]31

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]70
Chart (2008)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]94
US Billboard 200[8]155

References

  1. ^ Katie Hasty, "Springsteen Returns To No. 1 In Slow Sales Week", Billboard.com, October 24, 2007.
  2. ^ Ultimate Santana (CD liner notes). Arista. 2007. 886971550221.
  3. ^ "Santana – Ultimate Santana (Album)" (ASP). Mexican Charts. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  4. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2007". Ultratop. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2008". Ultratop. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2021.