Beyond Appearances

1985 studio album by Santana

Beyond Appearances

Studio album by

Santana

Released| February 1985
Recorded| March 28 – November 1, 1984
Studio|

* Record One (Los Angeles)
* Plant Studios (Sausalito, California)

Genre| Rock
Length| 44:39
Label| Columbia
Producer| Val Garay
Santana chronology
| Shangó
(1982)  | Beyond Appearances
(1985)  | Freedom
(1987)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Rolling Stone| (unfavorable)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [3]

Beyond Appearances is the fourteenth studio album by Santana, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music).

The album took seven months to make, and involved a mostly different line-up from the previous one, Shangó (released in 1982): apart from Carlos Santana, singer Alex Ligertwood and percussionists Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow and Orestes Vilató were still with the band. This was singer Greg Walker's first album with Santana since Inner Secrets \- he had left in 1979, and returned in 1983. As a result, the band had two vocalists at the time. It also was bassist Alphonso Johnson's first of two albums with the group, having joined in 1984; and the only one to feature Chester C. Thompson on drums and David Sancious on keyboards. It also was the first with Chester D. Thompson on keyboards; he would remain with the band until the 2000s.

Musically, it was firmly in the style of the 1980s, making much use of synthesizers and drum machines.

Beyond Appearances performed relatively poorly, reaching only fifty on the Billboard album chart; one of its tracks, "Say It Again", reached number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart (though it performed better on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, reaching number fifteen).[4]

## Track listing

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### Original vinyl release side one

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1. "Breaking Out" (Alphonso Johnson, Alex Ligertwood) – 4:30
2. "Written in Sand" (Mitchell Froom, Jerry Stahl) – 3:49
3. "How Long" (Robbie Patton) – 4:00
4. "Brotherhood" (David Sancious, Carlos Santana, Chester D. Thompson) – 2:26
5. "Spirit" (Johnson, Ligertwood, Raul Rekow) – 5:04

### Original vinyl release side two

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1. "Say It Again" (Val Garay, Steve Goldstein, Anthony La Peau) – 3:27
2. "Who Loves You" (Santana, Thompson, Orestes Vilato) – 4:06
3. "I'm the One Who Loves You" (Curtis Mayfield) – 3:17
4. "Touchdown Raiders" (Santana) – 3:08
5. "Right Now" (Ligertwood, Santana) – 5:58

### CD release

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1. "Breaking Out" (Johnson, Ligertwood) – 4:30
2. "Written in Sand" (Mitchell Froom, Jerry Stahl) – 3:49
3. "Brotherhood" (Sancious, Santana, Thompson) – 2:26
4. "Spirit" (Johnson, Ligertwood, Rekow) – 5:04
5. "Right Now" (Ligertwood, Santana) – 5:58
6. "Who Loves You" (Santana, Thompson, Vilato) – 4:06
7. "I'm the One Who Loves You" (Mayfield) – 3:17
8. "Say It Again" (Garay, Goldstein, La Peau) – 3:27
9. "Two Points of View" (Ligertwood, Santana) – 4:54
10. "How Long" (Patton) – 4:00
11. "Touchdown Raiders" (Santana) – 3:08

## Personnel

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* Carlos Santana – guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, vocals
* Alphonso Johnson – bass
* Chester D. Thompson – synthesizer, bass, keyboards, organ
* David Sancious – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar
* Chester Cortez Thompson – drums, bass pedals
* Greg Walker – lead and background vocals
* Alex Ligertwood – rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals, harmony
* Bryan Garofalo – bass
* Steve Goldstein – synthesizer, Fairlight CMI, keyboards
* Craig Krampf – drums, DMX drum machine
* Armando Peraza – bongos, percussion, shakers, congas
* Orestes Vilato – bells, timbales, percussion, cymbals, woodblocks, vocals
* Mitchell Froom – string synthesizer
* Raul Rekow – chekere, congas, shakers, vocals
* David Adelstein – synthesizer, DMX drum machine, synthesizer bass
* John Woodhead – guitar
* Anthony LaPeau – background vocals
* Craig Hull – guitar
* F. Bob Getter – string bass

## Credits

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* "How Long" arrangement: Robbie Patton, David Adelstein
* "Say It Again" associate producer: Steve Goldstein
* Mitchell Froom appears courtesy of Slash Records
* Recorded by Val Garay & Richard Bosworth at Record One, Los Angeles
* Assisted by Duane Seykora
* Mixed by Val Garay at Record One
* Additional recording: Plant Studios, Sausalito
* Assistant engineer: Wayne Lewis, Glen Holguin
* "Right Now" mixed by Jim Gaines
* All information gathered from back cover of vinyl release.

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1985)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] | 57
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 24
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 89
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 44
European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)[9] | 20
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[10] | 24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 20
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] | 37
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 9
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 58
US Billboard 200[17] | 50

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1985)  | Position

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US AOR (Radio & Records)[18] | 84

## References

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1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Beyond Appearances at AllMusic
2. ^ Considine, J.D. (June 20, 1985). "Santana: Beyond Appearances : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
3. ^ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
4. ^ "Beyond Appearances - Santana | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Santana – Beyond Appearances" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0514". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Beyond Appearances" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
9. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 2, no. 14\. April 1, 1985. p. 9. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Beyond Appearances" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
12. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
13. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Beyond Appearances". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Beyond Appearances". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Santana – Beyond Appearances". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
17. ^ "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
18. ^ "AOR Tracks: Top 85 of '85" (PDF). Radio & Records. December 13, 1985. p. 82. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

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Studio albums|

* Santana (1969)
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* Santana III (1971)
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* Welcome (1973)
* Borboletta (1974)
* Amigos (1976)
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* Santana IV (2016)
* Power of Peace (2017)
* Africa Speaks (2019)
* Blessings and Miracles (2021)

Live albums|

* Lotus (1974)
* Moonflower (1977)
* Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993)
* Live at the Fillmore 1968 (1997)
* The Very Best of Santana – Live in 1968 (2007)
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Compilations|

* Santana's Greatest Hits (1974)
* The Very Best of Santana (1981)
* Viva Santana! (1988)
* The Best of Santana (1991)
* The Definitive Collection (1992)
* Dance of the Rainbow Serpent (1995)
* The Ultimate Collection (1997)
* Best Instrumentals Vol. 2 (1999)
* The Best of Santana Vol. 2 (2000)
* The Essential Santana (2002)
* Ceremony: Remixes & Rarities (2003)
* Love Songs (2004)
* Ultimate Santana (2007)
* Multi-Dimensional Warrior (2008)

Extended plays|

* In Search of Mona Lisa (2019)

Singles|

* "Jin-go-lo-ba" (1969)
* "Evil Ways" (1969)
* "Black Magic Woman" (1970)
* "Oye Como Va" (1971)
* "No One to Depend On" (1972)
* "Samba Pa Ti" (1973)
* "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (1976)
* "She's Not There" (1977)
* "You Know That I Love You" (1979)
* "Winning" (1981)
* "I Love You Much Too Much" (1981)
* "Hold On" (1982)
* "Gypsy Woman" (1990)
* "Smooth" (1999)
* "Put Your Lights On" (1999)
* "Maria Maria" (1999)
* "Corazón Espinado" (2000)
* "The Game of Love" (2002)
* "Nothing at All" (2003)
* "Feels Like Fire" (2003)
* "Sideways" (2003)
* "Why Don't You & I" (2003)
* "I'm Feeling You" (2005)
* "Just Feel Better" (2005)
* "Cry Baby Cry" (2005)
* "No Llores"
* "Into the Night" (2005)
* "This Boy's Fire" (2008)
* "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (2010)
* "Photograph" (2010)
* "Fortunate Son" (2010)
* "Under the Bridge" (2010)
* "Dance the Night Away" (2010)
* "Sunshine of Your Love" (2011)

Other songs|

* "Soul Sacrifice" (1969)

Live
performances|

* 1960s–1970s
* Caravanserai Tour
* Welcome Tour
* 1980s
* Bob Dylan/Santana European Tour 1984
* Spirits Dancing in the Flesh Tour
* A 25–Year Celebration Tour
* Never Ending Tour 1993
* Supernatural Tour
* All Is One Tour
* Shaman Tour
* Latin American Tour 2005
* Embrace Your Light Tour
* The Voice, The Guitar, The Songs Tour
* Supernatural Now Tour
* Miraculous 2020 World Tour
* Miraculous Supernatural Tour

Carlos Santana
solo albums|

| Studio|

* Love Devotion Surrender
* Illuminations
* Oneness: Silver Dreams Golden Realities
* The Swing of Delight
* Havana Moon
* Blues for Salvador
* Santana Brothers

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Live|

* Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live!
* Carlos Santana Live
* Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1988

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* Band members
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* Awards and nominations
* Carlos Santana discography

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