Santana's Greatest Hits
1974 greatest hits album by Santana
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Santana's Greatest Hits is a 1974 compilation album by Santana. It offers highlights from the group's first three albums. It is the band's best-selling compilation album, selling over 7 million copies in the United States.
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| Released | July 1974 | |||
| Recorded | May 1969 – July 1971 | |||
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| Length | 34:31 | |||
| Label | Columbia/CBS | |||
| Producer | Santana | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Three of the tracks are the edited single versions, as annotated below.
Track listing
- "Evil Ways" (Single version) (Clarence "Sonny" Henry) (from Santana, 1969) - 3:00
- "Jin-go-lo-ba" (Babatunde Olatunji) from Santana - 2:44
- "Hope You're Feeling Better" (Gregg Rolie) (from Abraxas, 1970) - 4:11
- "Samba Pa Ti" (Carlos Santana) (from Abraxas) - 4:47
- "Persuasion" (Single version) (Santana, Rolie, José Areas, David Brown, Michael Shrieve, Michael Carabello) (from Santana) - 2:34
- "Black Magic Woman" (Single version) (Peter Green) (from Abraxas) - 3:17
- "Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente) (from Abraxas) - 4:19
- "Everything's Coming Our Way" (Santana) (from Santana III, 1971) - 3:16
- "Se a Cabó" (Areas) (from Abraxas) - 2:51
- "Everybody's Everything" (Santana, Tyrone Moss, Brown) (from Santana III) - 3:31
The Mexican edition of this album (Los Grandes Exitos de Santana - CBS CLS-5453) has the following variations:
- "Sin Depender de Nadie" ("No One to Depend On") as the fifth track on side one (replacing "Persuasion")
- "Sacrificio del Alma" ("Soul Sacrifice") as the third track on side two (replacing "Everything's Coming Our Way")
In addition, the last two tracks on side two are reversed.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[15] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[16] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[17] | Gold | 170,000[18] |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe | — | 1,000,000[18] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
