Corazón (Santana album)

Corazón
Studio album by Santana
Released May 6, 2014
Recorded Recorded at Odds On Studios at Las Vegas
The Bank at Burbank (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12 only)
Cia. dos Técnicos Studio at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Spanish-language vocals of "Saidera")
ART House Studio at Miami (Spanish-language vocals of "Amor Correspondido")
Crescent Moon Studios at Miami ("Beijo de Longe")
Art Dealer Chic Studios at Los Angeles ("Indy")
Tarpan Studios at San Rafael (tracks 10 and 11 only)
Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood ("Iron Lion Zyon" only)
Mixed at Mirrorball Studios, North Hollywood, except "Beijo de Longe", mixed at Crescent Moon Studios; "Indy", mixed at Larrabee Studios, Universal City; and "I See Your Face", mixed at Odds On Studios
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City
Genre Latin rock
Label RCA/Sony Latin Iberia
Producer Lester Mendez
Santana chronology
Shape Shifter
(2012)		 Corazón
(2014)		 Corazón – Live from Mexico: Live It To Believe It
(2014)

Corazón is the twenty-second studio album (thirty-seventh album overall) by Santana, released on May 6, 2014.[1]

Produced by Lester Mendez,[2] the album features collaborations with various singers like Gloria Estefan, Ziggy Marley and Cindy Blackman.[3]

"La Flaca" featuring Juanes, the first single from the album was released in November 2013. The album was certified double platinum in the Latin by the RIAA for shipping over 120,000 copies in the United States;[4] furthermore, it has sold over 95,000 copies in the country according to Nielsen SoundScan.[5]

Track listing

Standard edition

No. TitleMusicOriginal artist Length
1. "Saideira (Spanish version)" (featuring Samuel Rosa)Samuel Rosa, Rodrigo F. LeãoSkank 3:55
2. "La Flaca" (featuring Juanes)Pau DonésJarabe de Palo 4:11
3. "Mal Bicho" (featuring Los Fabulosos Cadillacs)Flavio Oscar CianciaruloLos Fabulosos Cadillacs 3:38
4. "Oye 2014" (featuring Pitbull, remastered version of Santana's cover of "Oye Como Va", released in their 1970 album Abraxas)Ernesto "Tito" Puente, Niles Hollowell-Dhar, Amando Christian PerezTito Puente 3:24
5. "Iron Lion Zion" (featuring Ziggy Marley & ChocQuibTown)Bob MarleyBob Marley 4:32
6. "Una Noche en Nápoles" (featuring Lila Downs, Niña Pastori & Soledad)Thomas Mack Lauderdale, China F. ForbesPink Martini 4:30
7. "Besos de Lejos" (featuring Gloria Estefan)Teofilo Chantre, Gerard MendesBoy Gé Mendes 4:17
8. "Margarita" (featuring Romeo Santos)Romeo Santos  4:01
9. "Indy" (featuring Miguel)Miguel Pimentel  3:26
10. "Feel It Coming Back" (featuring Diego Torres)Rafael Esparza-Ruiz, Yoel Henríquez  4:10
11. "Yo Soy La Luz" (featuring Wayne Shorter & Cindy Blackman)Carlos Santana  4:06
12. "I See Your Face"  Bola SeteBola Sete 1:19

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Latin American edition

Personnel[9]

Musicians

Additional vocalists
  • Vicentico – vocals on "Mal Bicho"
  • Larissa R. Nascimento – background vocals on "Beijo de Longe"
  • Javany Javier & Ximena Muñoz – vocal performance on "Oye 2014"
  • Tommy Anthony, Tony Lindsay and Andy Vargas – vocals on "Yo Soy La Luz"
Guitars and bass
  • Tommy Anthony – rhythm guitar on all tracks except 3, 8, 9
  • Tim Pierce – rhythm guitar on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5
  • Samuel Rosa – rhythm guitar on "Saidera"
  • Miguel – rhythm guitar on "Indy"
  • Emily Stefan – additional guitars on "Beijo de Longe"
  • Benny Rietveld – bass on all tracks except 3, 8, 9
  • Flavio Cianciarulo – bass and rhythm guitar on "Mal Bicho"
Keyboards
  • David K. Mathews – keyboards on all tracks except 8 and 9
  • Zac Rae – keyboards on all tracks except 6 and 8-11
  • Mario Siperman – keyboards on "La Flaca"
  • Lester Mendez – keyboard programming on "I See Your Face"
Percussion
  • Dennis Chambers – drums on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 12
  • Fernando Ricciardi – drums on "Mal Bicho"
  • Cindy Blackman-Santana – drums on "Yo Soy La Luz" and "I See Your Face"
  • Josh Connolly – drum programming on "Mal Bicho"
  • Karl Perazzo – timbales on all tracks except 8, 9, 11; percussion on tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12
  • Raul Rekow – congas on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 12
  • Paoli Mijias – congas on tracks 3, 4, 7, 10, 11
  • Laercio da Costa – additional percussion on "Beijo de Longe"
Brass
  • Jeff Cressman – trombone on "Saidera" and "Yo Soy La Luz"
  • David Stout – trombone and horn arrangement on "Iron Lion Zion"
  • Bill Ortiz – trumpet on "Saidera" and "Yo Soy La Luz"
  • Daniel Lozano – trumpet on "Mal Bicho"
  • Harry Kim – trumpet on "Iron Lion Zion"
  • Sergio Rotman – tenor saxophone on "Mal Bicho"
  • Dave Pozzi – tenor saxophone on "Iron Lion Zion"
  • Wayne Shorter – saxophone on "Yo Soy La Luz"
Other instruments
  • Pedro Alfonso – violin on "Beijo de Longe"

Technical staff

  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Clive Davis, Carlos Santana, Afo Verde, Michael Vrionis and Tom Corson – executive producers
  • Alex Gallardo and Fernando Cabral de Mello – A&R
  • La Fábrica de Pepinos de Boa Mistura – album artwork & psychedelia
  • Shawn "Tubby" Holiday – A&R on tracks 8 and 9
Producing
Mixing
  • Tony Maserati
  • Manny Marroquin ("Indy")
  • Justin Hergett – mix engineering on tracks 1, 7, 9
  • James Krausse – mix engineering on tracks 2, 3, 12
  • Matt Wiggers – mix engineering on tracks 4 and 5
  • Chris Galland and Delbert Bowers – assistant mixers on "Indy"
Engineering
  • Bill Malina – recording engineer
  • Jim Reitzel – guitar engineer on all tracks except 7-10; recording engineer on tracks 6, 8, 9, 10, 11; mixer and mixing engineer for tracks 10 and 11
  • Josh Connolly – assistant engineer at Odd On Studios
  • Dave Diffin – assistant engineer at Odd on studios on tracks 1 and 3
  • Scott Moore – assistant engineer at Ocean Way Recording on "Iron Lion Zyon"
"Beijo de Longe"/"Besos de Lejos"
  • Emilio Estefan – producer
  • Javier Conde Alonso – arranger
  • Eric Schilling – mixer
  • Tuco Barini – recording engineer (percussion in Brazil)
  • Dave Poler – vocal engineering
  • Izzy Maccio and Jimmy Sanchez – assistant engineers
  • Ron Taylor and Danny Ponce – additional engineering
  • Kurt Berge – technical support
  • José Maldonado – production manager

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Independent[12]
So So Gay[13]
New York Daily News[14]
Ultimate Guitar Archive(6/10)[15]

The album received mixed to positive reviews by critics. Rolling Stone's Will Hermes considered the album a Latin pop version of Supernatural and that its music "remains an unmistakable, undeniable sound".[11] Thom Jurek from AllMusic felt "Santana actually sounds hungry again" and stated that "while some of these cuts are forgettable, his inventive engagement with Latin pop here is not only successful, but satisfying".[10] Billboard's Leila Cobo considered the album to be guitar-driven despite of the many vocalists.[16] Overall, she praised the album, but pointed a few songs that she considered not to have worked, such as "Feel It Coming Back", in which she felt that Diego Torres struggled with the language; and "Indy", in which Miguel's improvisations "lack structure and tend to meander".[16] Jeremy Williams-Chalmers from So So Gay felt the album might "be the record that finally knocks Supernatural off its throne as Santana's definitive release" and considered it to be "everything a Santana record needs to be", while joining Cobo on criticizing Torres' English skills.[13] The Independent's Nick Coleman said the album "contains a brightly recorded, punchy collection of 'Latin' beats and melodies, plus some rock, featuring a handful of distinguished guests and the familiar overflying drone of Carlos's own guitar obbligati" and that it "is certain to be a hit in its target territories".[12]

Relix's Bill Murphy considered Carlos Santana's guitar playing in the album to be the "best he's done in decades" and felt that "where too many cooks may have overwhelmed Supernatural, Corazón simmers with spicy variety".[17] Jon Pareles, writing for The New York Times, considered the songs to be radio-aimed and described the contrast between Santana's guitar and the guest singers vocals as follows: "The way Mr. Santana answers the lyrics and grapples for the foreground until verse and chorus gave way to full-fledged guitar solos is the audio equivalent of photobombing the lead vocal. Luckily, Mr. Santana's guitar can be as impassioned as any singer's voice."[18] However, he considered some tracks (such as "Oye 2014" and "Yo Soy La Luz") to be "awkward moments".[18]

Writing for New York Daily News, Jim Farber was not so impressed by the album. He criticized it being promoted as a Latin pop album while having half of its lyrics in English.[14] He also saw negatively the artists chosen for this album: "Santana's glistening leads compete with, rather than complement, these artists. [...] Latin alternative music features so many artists who would have paired better with Santana's style. [...] Wrangling artists like those would have made this album a true first".[14] Ultimate Guitar Archive's team felt Santana himself had little space in some of the songs and considered the album to be "a compilation of well formulated, radio-friendly Latino pop which often times ends up sounding somewhat bizarre".[15] They also labeled the lyrics as "repetitive" and concluded by saying: "The outcome which appears on [...] Corazon falls short of any preset expectations. [...] Considering the album's pop-driven outcome it leaves the listener puzzled as to where Santana was hoping to proceed with this effort".[15]

The album was universally panned by audiences on Metacritic, as evidenced by the score of 0.8 out of 10, based on 19 ratings. It is currently holding the lowest user metascore on Metacritic.[19]

Accolades

The album was nominated for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2014.[20]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 101
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 42
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[24] 12
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[25] 36
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 12
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[28] 11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[29] 13
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[30] 10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[31] 39
UK Albums (OCC)[32] 58
US Billboard 200[33] 9
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[34] 1
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[35] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Rock Albums[36] 65

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[4] 2× Platinum (Latin) 95,000[5]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Swanson, Dave (3 March 2014). "Santana Reveals Cover Art, Release Date for New Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Carlos Santana presents cover of "Corazon" album that will debut in May". GlobalPost. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Carlos Santana Unveils His 'Corazon' Album Cover, Collaborations (PHOTO)". The Huffington Post. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "American album certifications – Santana – Corazon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
  5. 1 2 "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/coraz%C3%B3n-mw0002618166
  7. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Corazon-Deluxe-Edition-Amazon-Exclusive/dp/B00JAOK4N0
  8. ↑ Corazón at iTunes
  9. ↑ (2014). "Corazón liner notes". In Corazón [CD booklet]. New York: RCA/Sony.
  10. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Corazón - Santana | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  11. 1 2 Hermes, Will (6 May 2014). "Corazo". Rolling Stone. Warner Media. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  12. 1 2 Coleman, Nick (11 May 2014). "Album reviews: Black Keys, Foxes, Michael Jackson, Santana". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  13. 1 2 Williams-Chalmers, Jeremy (11 May 2014). "Album Review: Santana – Corazón". So So Gay. SSG Media Ltd. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 Farber, Jim (6 May 2014). "'Corazón,' 'Everyday Robots': Album reviews". New York Daily News. Daily News, L.P. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 "Corazon Review". Ultimate Guitar Archive. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  16. 1 2 Cobo, Leila (6 May 2014). "Santana Indulges His Experimental Side on 'Corazón': Album Review". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  17. ↑ Murphy, Bill (6 May 2014). "Santana: Corazón". Relix. Relix Media Group. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  18. 1 2 Pareles, Jon (5 May 2014). "Pan-Latin Rhythms, Percussive to Sultry". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "Read Users Reviews of Corazón by Santana on Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Nominados - 15a Entrega Anual del Latin Grammy". Latin Grammy Awards official website (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Santana – Corazón" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Santana – Corazón" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Santana – Corazón" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Santana – Corazón". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Corazón" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Santana: Corazón" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2014. 22. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Artisti - Classifica settimanale WK 19 (dal 05-05-2014 al 11-05-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  30. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  31. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Santana – Corazón". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  32. ↑ "Santana | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  33. ↑ "Santana – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Santana. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Santana – Chart history" Billboard Top Latin Albums for Santana. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  35. ↑ "Santana – Chart history" Billboard Latin Pop Albums for Santana. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  36. ↑ "2014 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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