Lotus (Santana album)
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Nov. 1975 (Europe)
June 1991 (U.S.)
Osaka, Japan
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| Released | May 1974 (Japan) Nov. 1975 (Europe) June 1991 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | July 3 and 4, 1973 | |||
| Venue | Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan,[1][2] Osaka, Japan | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 121:08 (original LP) 118:51 (1991 2CD reissue) 156:18 (2017 3CD reissue) | |||
| Label | CBS/Sony | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Lotus (Japanese: ロータスの伝説) is a 1974 live album by the Latin rock band Santana, recorded at the Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan in July 1973, during their Caravanserai Tour. The Welcome album recording sessions were completed shortly before this concert, and that album was later released in November 1973. Lotus was originally released as a triple vinyl LP in Japan only.[4] This version of the album was later released internationally.
In 2017 a limited-edition version was released as Lotus: Complete Edition. This release is a 3 disc set hybrid Super Audio CD with seven previously unreleased bonus tracks. This was also a Japan only release.
The 1973 live recordings were mixed in 4-channel quadraphonic sound and released in the CBS Stereo Quadraphonic (SQ) matrix system. The SQ encoding makes it possible to format all 4 channels into a 2 channel stereo version, which is compatible with conventional stereo playback equipment. Some releases of this mix have been marked as "Quadraphonic" or "SQ" and some are not. However, all known releases of Lotus prior to 2017 use the same SQ encoded 2 channel recordings. The 4 channels can still be heard on modern equipment provided that the listener has a proper SQ decoder and 4 channel playback system.
Release history
The complete 3-LP set was not released in Europe until November 1975. The first U.S. release was in June 1991 as a 2-CD set and 2 cassette tape set. It was re-issued again in 2006 on vinyl in the Netherlands and on CD in Japan as a 3-CD set. It was also re-issued in the US in 2013 as a 3-LP set. This version was also released in 2016 in the United States by Audio Fidelity as a 2-Super Audio CD set.
2017 "Complete" Edition
In 2017, Lotus: Complete Edition was released in Japan as a 3 disc set hybrid Super Audio CD including seven bonus tracks inserted between the original tracks. In addition to 4.0 surround sound audio there are stereo SACD tracks as well as a stereo CD layer which can be played on conventional CD players.
Album Cover Design
The album’s elaborate packaging was designed by Japanese artist Tadanori Yokoo and is noted for holding the record for the most facings on a gatefold vinyl LP- a total of 22 panels. Released by CBS/Sony to commemorate Santana’s Tour of Japan in 1973, the live recording captures the concert held on 3 July 1973 at the Kosei Nenkin Kaikan in Osaka, Japan. All 22 illustrated panels were created by Yokoo, and the production of the packaging reportedly cost approximately £30,000 to manufacture.[5]
Track listing
Vinyl
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Meditation" (from Love Devotion Surrender) | John McLaughlin | 1:40 |
| 2. | "Going Home" (from Welcome) | Alice Coltrane, Carlos Santana, Tom Coster, Richard Kermode, Doug Rauch, Michael Shrieve, José Areas, Armando Peraza | 2:53 |
| 3. | "A-1 Funk" (new track) | Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Every Step of the Way" (from Caravanserai) | Shrieve | 11:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Black Magic Woman" (from Abraxas) | Peter Green | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Gypsy Queen" (from Abraxas) | Gábor Szabó | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Oye Como Va" (from Abraxas) | Tito Puente | 5:47 |
| 8. | "Yours Is the Light" (from Welcome) | Kermode | 5:30 |
| 9. | "Batukada" (new track) | Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 0:55 |
| 10. | "Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (new track) | Airto Moreira | 4:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Stone Flower (Introduction)" (from Caravanserai) | Antônio Carlos Jobim | 1:14 |
| 12. | "Waiting" (from Santana) | Santana, Rollie, Brown, Shrieve, Carabello, Areas | 4:14 |
| 13. | "Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (new track) | Joaquim Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza, Chick Corea | 2:51 |
| 14. | "Free Angela" (new track) | Todd Cochran | 4:26 |
| 15. | "Samba de Sausalito" (from Welcome) | Areas | 4:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Mantra" (from Welcome) | Coster, Santana, Shrieve | 7:17 |
| 17. | "Kyoto (Drum Solo)" (new track) | Shrieve | 9:58 |
| 18. | "Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (new track) | Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 1:13 |
| 19. | "Se a Cabo" (from Abraxas) | Areas | 5:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20. | "Samba Pa Ti" (from Abraxas) | Santana | 8:56 |
| 21. | "Savor" (from Santana) | Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve | 3:06 |
| 22. | "Toussaint L'Overture" (from Santana III) | Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve | 7:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23. | "Incident at Neshabur" (from Abraxas) | Santana, Alberto Gianquinto | 17:15 |
| Total length: | 121:08 | ||
1991 CD reissue
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Going Home" (from Welcome) | Coltrane, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 3:33 |
| 2. | "A-1 Funk" (new track) | Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Every Step of the Way" (from Caravanserai) | Shrieve | 11:30 |
| 4. | "Black Magic Woman" (from Abraxas) | Green | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Gypsy Queen" (from Abraxas) | Szabó | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Oye Como Va" (from Abraxas) | Puente | 5:47 |
| 7. | "Yours Is the Light" (from Welcome) | Kermode | 5:30 |
| 8. | "Batuka" (from Santana III) | Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Shrieve | 0:55 |
| 9. | "Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (new track) | Moreira | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Stone Flower (Introduction)" (from Caravanserai) | Jobim, Santana, Shrieve | 1:14 |
| 11. | "Waiting" (from Santana) | Santana | 4:14 |
| 12. | "Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (new track) | Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 2:51 |
| 13. | "Free Angela" (new track) | Cochran | 4:26 |
| 14. | "Samba de Sausalito" (from Welcome) | Areas | 4:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Mantra" (new track) | Coster, Santana, Shrieve | 7:17 |
| 16. | "Kyoto (Drum Solo)" (new track) | Shrieve | 9:58 |
| 17. | "Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (new track) | Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 1:13 |
| 18. | "Incident at Neshabur" (from Abraxas) | Gianquinto, Santana | 15:57 |
| 19. | "Se a Cabo" (from Abraxas) | Areas | 5:39 |
| 20. | "Samba Pa Ti" (from Abraxas) | Santana | 8:56 |
| 21. | "Mr. Udo" (re-titled from "Savor") | Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 3:07 |
| 22. | "Toussaint L'Overture" (from Santana III) | Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve | 7:40 |
Japanese 3-CD
The same track listing as the original vinyl release (two sides per CD), except "Mr. Udo" in place of "Savor".
2017 Japanese 3-SACD
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Meditation" | 1:39 | |
| 2. | "Going Home" (from Welcome) | Anton Dvorák; arranged by Coltrane, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 2:53 |
| 3. | "A-1 Funk" (new track) | Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Every Step of the Way" (from Caravanserai) | Shrieve | 11:30 |
| 5. | "Black Magic Woman" (from Abraxas) | Green | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Gypsy Queen" (from Abraxas) | Szabó | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Oye Como Va" (from Abraxas) | Puente | 5:47 |
| 8. | "Japan" (previously unreleased bonus track) | Hayashi, Matsuhima; arranged by Santana, Kermode, Shrieve, Rauch, Coster, Peraza, Areas | 4:49 |
| 9. | "Bambele" (previously unreleased bonus track) | Areas, Peraza | 4:52 |
| 10. | "Um Um Um" (previously unreleased bonus track) | Leon Thomas | 6:51 |
| 11. | "Yours Is the Light" (from Welcome) | Kermode | 5:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Batuka" (from Santana III) | Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Shrieve | 0:55 |
| 13. | "Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (new track) | Moreira | 4:13 |
| 14. | "Stone Flower (Introduction)" (from Caravanserai) | Jobim, Santana, Shrieve | 1:14 |
| 15. | "Waiting" (from Santana) | Santana | 4:14 |
| 16. | "Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (new track) | Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 2:51 |
| 17. | "Free Angela" (new track) | Cochran | 4:26 |
| 18. | "Samba de Sausalito" (from Welcome) | Areas | 4:02 |
| 19. | "Mantra" (from Welcome) | Coster, Santana, Shrieve | 7:17 |
| 20. | "Kyoto (Drum Solo)" (new track) | Shrieve | 9:58 |
| 21. | "Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (new track) | Corea, Young, Santana, Kermode, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 2:51 |
| 22. | "Light of Life" (previously unreleased bonus track) | Santana, Kermode, Coster | 3:29 |
| 23. | "Se a Cabo" (from Abraxas) | Areas | 5:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24. | "Samba Pa Ti" (from Abraxas) | Santana | 8:56 |
| 25. | "Mr. Udo" (new track) | Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza | 3:07 |
| 26. | "The Creator Has a Master Plan" (previously unreleased bonus track) | Thomas, Pharoah Sanders | 9:02 |
| 27. | "Savor" (previously unreleased bonus tracks) | Santana, Brown, Rolie, Shrieve, Areas, Carabello | 4:15 |
| 28. | "Conga Solo" (previously unreleased bonus tracks) | Peraza | 2:45 |
| 29. | "Toussaint L'Overture" (from Santana III) | Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve | 7:40 |
| 30. | "Incident at Neshabur" (from Abraxas) | Gianquinto, Santana | 16:22 |
Personnel
- Carlos Santana – guitar, Latin percussion, Echoplex
- Leon Thomas – maracas, vocals
- Tom Coster – Hammond organ, electric piano, Yamaha organ
- Richard Kermode – Hammond organ, electric piano
- Doug Rauch – bass
- Armando Peraza – congas, bongos, Latin percussion
- José "Chepito" Areas – timbales, congas, Latin percussion
- Michael Shrieve – drums, Latin percussion
