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The Swing of Delight is a 1980 double album by Carlos Santana.[2] It was released under his temporary Sanskrit name Devadip Carlos Santana, given to him by Sri Chinmoy.[3] It peaked at #65 on the charts.[4]
Track listing
Side one
- "Swapan Tari" (Sri Chinmoy) – 6:46
- "Love Theme from "Spartacus"" (Alex North) – 6:50
Side two
- "Phuler Matan" (Chinmoy) – 5:52
- "Song for My Brother" (Carlos Santana) – 6:56
Side three
- "Jharna Kala" (Chinmoy) – 7:11
- "Gardenia" (Santana) – 7:08
Side four
- "La Llave" (Santana) – 3:40
- "Golden Hours" (Santana) – 6:36
- "Sher Khan, the Tiger" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:45
Personnel
Musicians
- Devadip Carlos Santana – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, percussion, vocals
- Wayne Shorter – soprano sax (tracks: 2, 6, 9), tenor sax (tracks: 3, 9)
- Premik Russell Tubbs – soprano sax (tracks: 1, 3), tenor sax (tracks: 4, 5)
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner Clavinet, synthesizers (Clavitar, Prophet 5, Yamaha CS-80, Oberheim 8 Voice, brass, strings)
- Ron Carter – acoustic bass (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
- David Margen – bass (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8,)
- Harvey Mason – drums (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 9)
- Graham Lear – drums (tracks: 5, 8)
- Tony Williams – drums (tracks: 1, 3, 6)
- Armando Peraza – congas, bongos, percussion
- Raul Rekow – congas, percussion, vocals
- Orestes Vilató – timbales, percussion, vocals
Technical personnel
- Engineer [assistant] – Bob Kovach
- Engineer [digital] – Jeff Mestler, Paul Stubblebine
- Engineer [guitar for Devadip Carlos Santana] – Steve Cain
- Engineer [keyboard for Herbie Hancock] – Bryan Bell
- Engineer [original mixing], producer – David Rubinson
- Engineer [recording] – Leslie Ann Jones
- Reissue producer – Moto Uehara
- Remastered by – Kouji Suzuki
- Design [concept] – Devadip Carlos Santana
- Artwork [front cover art] – Sri Chinmoy
- Artwork [inside art] – Tadanori Yokoo
- Photography by – Roger Ressmeyer
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William (2011). "The Swing of Delight - Carlos Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Carlos Santana - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
- ^ Bielen, Kenneth (January 20, 2016). The Lyrics of Civility: Biblical Images & Popular Music Lyrics in American Culture. Routledge. ISBN 9781317713500 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Devadip Carlos Santana Chart History". Billboard.