Seven months in the making, and appearing two-and-a-half years after Santana's last album, Beyond Appearances was produced by Val (Bette Davis Eyes) Garay in a hot 1980s style, replete with prominent synthesizers and drum machines.
In the interim, the band had undergone changes, with Alphonso Johnson replacing David Margen on bass, Chester D.
Thompson and David Sancious replacing Richard Baker on keyboards, Chester Cortez Thompson replacing Graham Lear on drums, and singer Greg Walker rejoining.
Garay co-wrote "Say It Again" (#46), Santana's final Hot 100 entry until "Smooth" in 1999 (a remake of Curtis Mayfield's "I'm The One Who Loves You" hit #102), but this latest pop interpretation of the Santana sound did not endear it to fans, and, at a peak of Number 50, Beyond Appearances was the lowest charting Santana album yet.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking OutAlphonso Johnson, Alex Ligertwood, David Sancious, Greg Walker | Santana | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | Written in SandMitchell Froom, Jeanie Stahl | Santana | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | BrotherhoodDavid Sancious, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Santana | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | SpiritAlphonso Johnson, Alex Ligertwood, Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana, Orestes Vilató, Greg Walker | Santana | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | Right NowAlex Ligertwood, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson, Orestes Vilató, Greg Walker | Santana | Play | 06:01 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | Who Loves YouCarlos Santana, Chester Thompson, Orestes Vilató | Santana | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | I'm the One Who Loves YouCurtis Mayfield | Santana | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Say It AgainVal Garay, Steve Goldstein, Anthony Lapeau | Santana | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Two Points of ViewAlex Ligertwood, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson, Greg Walker | Santana | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 10 | How LongRobbie Patton | Santana | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Touchdown RaidersCarlos Santana | Santana | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 44 mins | 102 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 300 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Adelstein | Drums, Synthesizer |
| 2 | Richard Bosworth | Engineer |
| 3 | Mitchell Froom | Composer, Synthesizer |
| 4 | Val Garay | Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 5 | Bryan Garofalo | Bass |
| 6 | F. Bob Getter | Bass |
| 7 | Steve Goldstein | Composer, Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 8 | Craig Hull | Guitar |
| 9 | Alphonso Johnson | Bass, Composer |
| 10 | Craig Krampf | Drums |
| 11 | Anthony Lapeau | Composer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Alex Ligertwood | Composer, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals |
| 13 | Curtis Mayfield | Composer |
| 14 | Robbie Patton | Composer |
| 15 | Armando Peraza | Bongos, Percussion, Vocals |
| 16 | Raul Rekow | Chekere, Composer, Percussion |
| 17 | David Sancious | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 18 | Santana | Primary Artist |
| 19 | Carlos Santana | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Vocals |
| 20 | Jeanie Stahl | Composer |
| 21 | Chester Thompson | Bass, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 22 | Orestes Vilató | Bells, Composer, Percussion, Timpani |
| 23 | Greg Walker | Composer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | John Woodhead | Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |