Festival (Santana album)

Festivál is the eighth studio album by Santana, released in January 1977. It peaked number twenty seven in the Billboard 200 chart and number twenty nine in the R&B Albums chart.^[5]

Festivál
Studio album by Santana
Released	January 1977
Recorded	1976
Genre	Jazz fusion chicano rock latin rock
Length	45:32
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Santana chronology
Amigos (1976) Festivál (1977) Moonflower (1977)
Singles from Festivál
"Let the Children Play" Released: 1977 "Jugando" Released: 1977 "Verão Vermelho" Released: 1977

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+^[2]
Rolling Stone	(lukewarm)^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Carnaval" (Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 2:15
2. "Let the Children Play" (Leon Patillo, Santana) – 3:28
3. "Jugando" (José Areas, Santana) – 2:12
4. "Give Me Love" (Pablo Téllez) – 4:29
5. "Verão Vermelho" (Nonato Buzar) – 5:00
6. "Let the Music Set You Free" (Coster, Patillo, David Rubinson, Santana) – 3:39

Side two

1. "Revelations" (Coster, Santana) – 4:37
2. "Reach Up" (Coster, Paul Jackson, Patillo, Santana) – 5:23
3. "The River" (Patillo, Santana) – 4:53
4. "Try a Little Harder" (Patillo) – 5:04
5. "María Caracóles" (Pello el Afrokán - credited "P. African") – 4:32

Personnel

• Oren Waters – vocals, background vocals
• Maxine Willard Waters – vocals, background vocals
• Francisco Zavala – vocals, background vocals
• Carlos Santana – guitar, bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Leon Patillo – keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals, background vocals
• Tom Coster – keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, vocals
• Pablo Téllez – bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Paul Jackson – bass
• Gaylord Birch – drums, percussion, tympani
• José "Chepitó" Areas – conga, percussion, timbales
• Raul Rekow – conga, percussion, background vocals
• Joel Badie – percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Julia Waters – background vocals

Production:

• Fred Catero – engineer
• David Rubinson – engineer, producer

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[6]	25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	9
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[8]	11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	15
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)^[11]	3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[12]	8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[13]	37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	37
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	27
US Billboard 200^[16]	27

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[17]	Gold	100,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[18]	Silver	60,000^^
United States (RIAA)^[19]	Gold	500,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Festival - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Rozek, Michael (11 March 1981). "Santana: Festival : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
4. . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
5. "Festival - Santana | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Santana – Festival" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
8. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5178a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Festival" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Festival" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
11. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Santana".
12. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
13. "Charts.nz – Santana – Festival". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Festival". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
15. "Santana | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
16. "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
17. "French album certifications – Santana – Festival Santana" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK. 
18. "British album certifications – Santana – Festival". British Phonographic Industry.
19. "American album certifications – Santana – Festival". Recording Industry Association of America.