Following a 1989 20th anniversary reunion tour to promote Viva Santana!, Carlos Santana reorganized the band as a sextet consisting of himself, singer/guitarist Alex Ligertwood, singer/keyboardist Chester Thompson, bass player Benny Rietveld, drummer Walfredo Reyes and percussionist Armando Peraza.
This unit, with such guest stars as Vernon Reid (of Living Colour), Wayne Shorter, and Bobby Womack, recorded Spirits Dancing In The Flesh, Santana's 15th and final studio album for Columbia Records.
It was an unusually eclectic collection, featuring songs by Curtis Mayfield ("Gypsy Woman"), The Isley Brothers ("Who's That Lady"), and Olatunji ("Jin-Go-Lo-Ba"), as well as interpolations of John Coltrane's "Peace On Earth" and Jimi Hendrix's "Third Stone From The Sun" into Santana's "Mother Earth." (The Olatunji song is the original version of the tune adapted as "Jingo" that became Santana's first hit in 1969.) For all those influences, it was more of a straightforward, guitar-heavy rock album than usual.
Coming more than three years after Santana's last new album, Freedom, it sold to the band's core audience only, reaching #85.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gypsy WomanCurtis Mayfield | Santana | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | It's a Jungle out ThereCarlos Santana | Santana | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Soweto (Africa Libre)Alphonso Johnson, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Santana | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | ChooseAlex Ligertwood, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Santana | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Peace on Earth...Mother Earth...Third Stone From the SunJohn Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana | Santana | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Who's That LadyErnie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Chris Jasper | Santana | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Jin-Go-Lo-BaBabatunde Olatunji | Santana | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | Let There Be Light - Spririts Dancing In The Flesh | Santana | Play | 07:24 | 16 MB | 44 MB |
| 9 | Goodess And Mercy | Santana | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 278 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Adair | Chant |
| 2 | Francisco Aguabella | Congas |
| 3 | Sergio Albonico | Executive Producer |
| 4 | Chris Becker | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Devon Bernardoni | Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing |
| 6 | Lovetta Brown | Choir/Chorus |
| 7 | Kevin Chisholm | Chant |
| 8 | John Coltrane | Composer |
| 9 | David Crockett | Chant |
| 10 | Kevin Dorsey | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Paul Ericksen | Engineer, Mixing |
| 12 | Arne Frager | Mixing |
| 13 | Lori Fumar | Assistant Engineer |
| 14 | Jim Gaines | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 15 | Jim Gilstrap | Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Edwin Harper | Choir/Chorus, Director |
| 17 | Tramaine Hawkins | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 18 | Jimi Hendrix | Composer |
| 19 | Sandi Hunter | Choir/Chorus |
| 20 | Rashan Hylton | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Phillip Ingram | Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Ernie Isley | Composer |
| 23 | Marvin Isley | Composer |
| 24 | O'Kelly Isley | Composer |
| 25 | Ronald Isley | Composer |
| 26 | Chris Jasper | Composer |
| 27 | Alphonso Johnson | Bass, Composer, Guest Artist |
| 28 | Keith Jones | Bass |
| 29 | Marjo Keller | Choir/Chorus |
| 30 | Stephen King | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 31 | Bernie Kirsh | Engineer |
| 32 | Bruce Kuhlman | Chant |
| 33 | David Leonard | Mixing |
| 34 | Alex Ligertwood | Chant, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 35 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 36 | Curtis Mayfield | Composer |
| 37 | Hugh "Sweetfoot" Maynard | Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | Babatunde Olatunji | Composer |
| 39 | Armando Peraza | Bongos, Congas, Percussion |
| 40 | Walter Redmond | Choir/Chorus, Vocals |
| 41 | Vernon Reid | Guest Artist, Guitar, Producer |
| 42 | Raul Rekow | Congas, Vocals |
| 43 | Walfredo Reyes | Drums, Percussion, Timbales |
| 44 | Benny Rietveld | Bass |
| 45 | Paolo Rustichelli | Composer, Keyboards, Piano, Producer |
| 46 | Santana | Primary Artist |
| 47 | Carlos Santana | Chant, Composer, Guitar, Narrator, Percussion, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals (Background) |
| 48 | Wayne Shorter | Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) |
| 49 | Chester Thompson | Chant, Composer, Horn, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond) |
| 50 | Diego Uchitel | Photography |
| 51 | Bob Venosa | Design |
| 52 | Orestes Vilató | Timbales, Vocals |
| 53 | Oren Waters | Vocals (Background) |
| 54 | Darryl Williams | Choir/Chorus |
| 55 | Peter Wolf | Arranger, Producer |
| 56 | Bobby Womack | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 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). |