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Freedom marked several reunions in the Santana band, which was now a nonet.
In addition to Carlos, the band consisted of percussionists Armando Pereza, Orestes Vilato, and Raul Rekow; returning drummer Graham Lear; bassist Alphonso Johnson; returning keyboardist Tom Coster, keyboardist Chester Thompson, and, on lead vocals, Buddy Miles, who had made a duet album with Santana 15 years before.
Credited as an "additional musician" was keyboard player Greg Rolie, an original member.
The music also marked a return from the hyper-pop sound of Val Garay on Beyond Appearances to a more traditional Santana Latin rock style.
Thus, Freedom was a literal return to form, but, unfortunately, not to the quality of early Santana albums.
And the group's commercial decline continued, with the LP getting to only Number 95.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VeracruzJ. Cohen, Buddy Miles, Gregg Rolie, Carlos Santana, C. Thompson | Santana | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | She Can't Let GoJeffrey Cohen, Tom Coster, Alphonso Johnson, Cory Lerios, Buddy Miles, Carlos Santana | Santana | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Once It's GotchaJeffrey Cohen, Tom Coster, Alphonso Johnson, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Santana | Play | 05:45 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 4 | Love Is YouCarlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Santana | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Songs of FreedomTom Coster, Buddy Miles, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Santana | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Deeper, Dig DeeperSterling Crew, Buddy Miles, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Santana | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | PraiseSterling Crew, Buddy Miles, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Santana | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | MandelaArmando Peraza | Santana | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | Before We GoJim Capaldi, Carlos Santana | Santana | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Victim of CircumstanceSterling Crew, Buddy Miles, Gary Rashid, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Santana | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 282 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitty Beethoven | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Bryan Bell | Emulator, Programming, Synthesizer |
| 3 | Dennis Callahan | Photography |
| 4 | Jim Capaldi | Composer |
| 5 | Dana Jon Chapelle | Engineer |
| 6 | J. Cohen | Composer |
| 7 | Jeffrey Cohen | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 8 | Tom Coster | Composer, Group Member, Keyboards |
| 9 | Sterling Crew | Composer, Producer |
| 10 | Maureen Droney | Engineer |
| 11 | Ken Fredette | Reissue Design |
| 12 | Ken Friedman | Photography |
| 13 | Jim Gaines | Engineer, Mixing |
| 14 | Marty Gessler | Art Direction, Artwork, Graphic Design, Illustrations |
| 15 | Buddy Guy | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 16 | Stuart Hirotsu | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 17 | Alphonso Johnson | Bass, Composer, Group Member |
| 18 | Michael Caton Jones | Coordination |
| 19 | Steve Kahn | Production Coordination |
| 20 | Mark Keller | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Graham Lear | Drums, Group Member |
| 22 | Cory Lerios | Composer, Synthesizer |
| 23 | Wayne Lewis | Assistant Engineer |
| 24 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 25 | Gordon Lyon | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 26 | Buddy Miles | Composer, Vocals |
| 27 | Bob Missbach | Engineer |
| 28 | Armando Peraza | Bongos, Composer, Congas, Group Member, Percussion |
| 29 | Gary Rashid | Composer |
| 30 | Raul Rekow | Congas, Group Member, Percussion, Vocals |
| 31 | Gregg Rolie | Arranger, Composer, Synthesizer |
| 32 | Pamela Rose | Vocals (Background) |
| 33 | Santana | Arranger, Guitar (Synthesizer), Primary Artist |
| 34 | Carlos Santana | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Guitar (Synthesizer), Producer, Vocals |
| 35 | Jim Scott | Engineer |
| 36 | Sterling | Drum Machine, Synthesizer |
| 37 | Annie Stocking | Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | C. Thompson | Composer |
| 39 | Chester Thompson | Associate Producer, Composer, Group Member, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals |
| 40 | Jeanie Tracy | Vocals (Background) |
| 41 | Orestes Vilató | Group Member, Percussion, Timbales |
| 42 | Junior Wells | Guest Artist, Harp, Vocals |
| 43 | Jim Weyeneth | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 44 | Roosevelt T. Williams | Assistant Engineer |
| 45 | Ross Williams | Engineer |
| 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). |