Santana - The Ultimate Collection [2 CD, 1998/FLAC]

 There are a couple of Santana best-of compilations out there, and even a few mastersound gold-plated CDs, but this collection is as good a place as any for a newcomer to explore. It contains the band's three essential charters--"Black Magic Woman," "Evil Ways," and "Oye Como Va"--along with some lesser hits. Santana broke barriers, making ethnic-influenced music palatable to the mainstream, but this set doesn't sound like a history lesson. Few bands have ever made better music for driving on a hot summer day, and this CD is ideal for blasting out the windows of your car on a crowded thoroughfare.

Disc 1

01. Jin-Go-La-Ba 4:15

02. Evil Ways 3:56

03. Soul Sacrifice 3:13

04. Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 5:19

05. Oye Como Va 4:17

06. Se A Cabo 2:50

07. Samba Pa Ti 4:46

08. Everybody's Everything 3:32

09. No One To Depend On 5:33

10. Guajira 5:44

11. Para Los Rumberos 2:47

12. La Fuente Del Ritmo 4:32

13. Song Of The Wind 6:04

14. Love, Devotion & Surrender 3:37

15. Mirage 4:43

16. Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 5:06

17. Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) 3:11

18. Carnaval 2:15

19. Let The Children Play 3:29

Disc 2

01. Revelations 3:18

02. She's Not There 3:20

03. I'll Be Waiting 3:11

04. Flor D'Luna (Moonflower) 3:51

05. One Chain (Don't Make No Prison) 3:31

06. Well All Right 4:10

07. Aqua Marine 3:57

08. All I Ever Wanted 3:36

09. You Know That I Love You 3:56

10. Winning 3:29

11. The Sensitive Kind 3:30

12. I Love You Much Too Much 4:43

13. Hold On 4:35

14. Nowhere To Run 2:53

15. Say It Again 3:28

16. How Long 3:56

17. Veracruz 3:46

18. Gypsy Woman 4:23

19. Havana Moon 4:10

20. Blues For Salvador 5:58