Zebop!
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| Released | April 29, 1981 | |||
| Studios | The Automatt, San Francisco, California | |||
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| Length | 47:12 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producers | Carlos Santana, Bill Graham, Keith Olsen | |||
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Zebop! is the 12th studio album by the American rock band Santana. The album had several releases, and various different color cover backgrounds, including pink and red. The album featured "Winning"; along with the following album Shangó, both the album and single were one of Santana's last top 40 hits until 1999 with the band’s release of Supernatural.
Critical reception
Billboard said that there was "nothing new or revolutionary" on Zebop!, which carried the band's "usual professional treatment." Cashbox wrote that Zebop! "stands as a voyage into that hypnotic Latino style of yesteryear". They believed that some of the material harkened back to Santana's Abraxas era, concluding that it "illustrate[s] that the salsa style rock that Santana pioneered is still as infectious as ever." Record World thought that the album carried "imaginative interpretations of great songs", citing "Changes" and "Winning" as examples.
Track listing
Side one
- "Changes" (Cat Stevens) – 4:27
- "É Papa Ré" (Carlos Santana, Richard Baker, David Margen, Orestes Vilató, Alex Ligertwood) – 4:32
- "Primera Invasion" (Lear, Margen, Alan Pasqua, Santana) – 2:08
- "Searchin'" (Ligertwood, Santana, Chris Solberg) – 3:54
- "Over and Over" (Rick Meyers) – 4:46
- "Winning" (Russ Ballard) – 3:28
Side two
- "Tales of Kilimanjaro" (Pasqua, Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow, Santana) – 3:24
- "The Sensitive Kind" (J.J. Cale) – 3:32
- "American Gypsy" (Ligertwood, Peraza, Santana, D. Margen, G. Lear, O. Vilató, R. Rekow, R. Baker) – 3:39
- "I Love You Much Too Much" (Alexander Olshanetsky, Don Raye, Chaim Tauber) – 4:43
- "Brightest Star" (Ligertwood, Santana) – 4:49
- "Hannibal" (Ligertwood, Pasqua, Rekow, Santana) – 3:41
Personnel
- Alex Ligertwood – vocals, background vocals
- Carlos Santana – guitar, percussion, producer, vocals, background vocals
- Richard Baker – keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizer
- David Margen – bass
- Graham Lear – drums
- Armando Peraza – bongos, percussion, vocals
- Raul Rekow – congas, percussion, background vocals
- Orestes Vilató – percussion, timbales, background vocals
Special thanks:
- Alan Pasqua – keyboards, vocals, background vocals (tracks 3, 4 & 6)
- Chris Solberg – guitar, keyboards, vocals, background vocals (tracks 3, 4 & 6)
- Technical
- Bill Graham – producer
- Keith Olsen – engineer, producer
- Fred Catero – associate producer, engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP) | Gold | 100,000* |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Music videos
Six videos were shot from this album on video with multiple cameras in a mock concert setting on what was then the A&M Stage at A&M Records, on La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, California (now owned by the Jim Henson Company). They were directed by Bruce Gowers and produced by Paul Flattery. The Director of Photography was Jerry Watson. The tracks shot were:
- "Changes"
- "E Papa Ré"
- "Searchin'"
- "Over and Over"
- "Winning" (Russ Ballard) – 3:28
- "I Love You Much Too Much"
References
- ↑ "Zebop! - Santana | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Top Album Picks" (PDF). Billboard. April 4, 1981. p. 88. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. April 4, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. April 11, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Santana – Zebop!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 35, Issue 3 (1981-06-27)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Zebop!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ↑ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2012. Select Santana from the menu, then press OK.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Zebop!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved June 6, 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Santana".
- ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – Santana – Zebop!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Zebop!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Zebop!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 19/4/1981 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- 1 2 "Santana Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ↑ "French album certifications – Santana – Zebop!" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Santana – Zebop!". Recording Industry Association of America.
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