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Shangó is the thirteenth studio album by Santana. The album reached #22 on the Billboard 200 album charts.[3] The single "Hold On" from the album reached number 15 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 17 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart.[3] A second single from the album, "Nowhere to Run", peaked at number 66 on the Hot 100 chart and number thirteen on the Mainstream Rock chart and a third single reached number 34 in the Mainstream Rock chart.[3]

Shangó
Studio album by Santana
Released	August 1982
Studio	The Automatt, San Francisco, California
Genre	Rock, chicano rock, reggae rock
Length	44:29
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bill Szymczyk, John Ryan, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie
Santana chronology
Zebop! (1981) Shangó (1982) Beyond Appearances (1985)
Singles from Shangó
"Hold On" Released: August 20, 1982 "Nowhere To Run" Released: 1982 "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" Released: 1982 "Night Hunting Time" Released: 1982

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Track listing

Side One

1. "The Nile" (Alex Ligertwood, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie)-4:55
2. "Hold On" (Ian Thomas)-4:21
3. "Night Hunting Time" (Paul Brady)-4:42
4. "Nowhere to Run" (Russ Ballard)-4:04
5. "Nueva York" (Armando Peraza, Ligertwood, Santana, David Margen, Graham Lear, Rolie, Orestes Vilato, Richard Baker, Raul Rekow)-4:59

Side two

1. "Oxun (Oshūn)" (Santana, Ligertwood, Rolie, Lear, Peraza, Rekow, Vilató) - 4:14
2. "Body Surfing" (Santana, Ligertwood) - 4:24
3. "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" (Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock, Harvey Fuqua) - 3:24
4. "Let Me Inside" (Santana, Chris Solberg) - 3:32
5. "Warrior" (Margen, Baker, Ligertwood, Santana) - 4:21
6. "Shangó" (Rekow, Vilató, Peraza) - 1:44

Personnel

Santana

• Alex Ligertwood – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Devadip Carlos Santana – guitar, vocals, producer
• Richard Baker – keyboards
• Gregg Rolie – organ (5), vocals, producer
• David Margen – bass
• Graham Lear – drums
• Armando Peraza – congas, bongos, vocals
• Raul Rekow – congas, vocals
• Orestes Vilató – timbales, vocals

Technical

• Bill Szymczyk – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer
• John Ryan – arranger, producer
• Jim Gaines – engineer
• Will Herold – engineer
• Ben King – second mixing engineer
• Maureen Droney – assistant engineer
• Ray Etzler – director
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Richard Stutting – art direction, design
• Guido Harari – photography
• Cristobal Gonzáles - Yarn painting

Chart performance

Album

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US[3]	AUS[4]	AUT[5]	FRA[6]	NLD[7]	NLZ[8]	NOR[9]	SWE[10]	SWI[11]	UK[12]
1982	Released: August 1982 Label: Columbia Records Format: LP, CD	22	—	9	—	26	13	3	12	—	35
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		US The Billboard Hot 100[3]	US Adult Contemporary[3]	US Mainstream Rock[3]	NL	NZL	BE
1982	"Hold On"	15	34	17	22[13]	31[14]	19
	"Night Hunting Time"	—	—	34	—	—	—
	"Nowhere To Run"	66	—	13	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

References

External links

• Shango review at UltimateSantana.com
• Shango review & credits at AllMusic.com

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