August 26, 2010

Pre-order Carlos's New Album Right Now - Regular and Deluxe Edition Available!

The longest-running, most successful partnership in the history of rock takes flight anew as Carlos Santana collaborates with the legendary Clive Davis on the brand new album Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time.

Working from the collective encyclopedic knowledge of rock possessed by the album?s producers, Carlos, Clive Davis, Howard Benson and Matt Serletic, a list of guitar-centric titles was devised and a Who's Who of guest vocalists were invited to perform on every track alongside Carlos and his full-time band.

Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time will be released on September 21, but you can pre-order your copy right now through our Store.

Two versions are available for sale, the standard CD and a deluxe edition with two bonus tracks and a DVD featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the studio, interviews with the album's guest vocalists and producers, and an extensive one-on-one interview with Carlos Santana and Clive Davis.

"To create these songs," says Carlos, "it took an incredible amount of trust - from Howard Benson and Matt Serletic, and all these incredible singers, all these incredible musicians, they had to trust me, and I trusted Clive, so it's a chain reaction of love, because that's the highest form of love that there is on this planet: Trust."

Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time

1. "Whole Lotta Love" featuring Chris Cornell (Led Zeppelin)
2. "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" featuring Scott Weiland (The Rolling Stones)
3. "Sunshine Of Your Love" featuring Rob Thomas (Cream)
4. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" featuring india.arie and Yo-Yo Ma (The Beatles)
5. "Dance the Night Away" featuring Pat Monahan (Van Halen)
6. "Back In Black" featuring Nas (AC/DC)
7. "Riders On the Storm" featuring Chester Bennington and Ray Manzarek (The Doors)
8. "Smoke On the Water" featuring Jacoby Shaddix (Deep Purple)
9. "Photograph" featuring Chris Daughtry (Def Leppard)
10. "Bang A Gong" featuring Gavin Rossdale (T. Rex)
11. "Little Wing" featuring Joe Cocker (Jimi Hendrix)
12. "I Ain't Superstitious" featuring Jonny Lang (Howlin' Wolf, Jeff Beck Group)
13. "Fortunate Son" featuring Scott Stapp (Credence Clearwater Revival) *Deluxe Edition Only*
14. "Under the Bridge" featuring Andy Vargas (Red Hot Chili Peppers) *Deluxe Edition Only*

Guitar Gently Weeps featuring India Arie and Yo Yo Ma First Single for upcoming record Guitar Heaven! PRE-ORDER TODAY!
8/10/2010

(August 10, 2010 – New York, NY) The longest-running, most successful partnership in the history of rock takes flight anew, as legendary Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees Carlos Santana and Clive Davis, Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment, collaborate on the brand new concept album, GUITAR HEAVEN: THE GREATEST GUITAR CLASSICS OF ALL TIME, arriving in stores September 21st on Arista Records. The album was co-produced by Howard Benson, Matt Serletic, Carlos Santana and Clive Davis.

Working from their collective encyclopedic knowledge of rock, Carlos Santana and Clive Davis devised a list of guitar-centric titles – and then invited a Who’s Who of guest vocalists to perform on every track. Singers range from Chris Cornell (on Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love”), Pat Monahan (on Van Halen’s “Dance the Night Away”), Chester Bennington and Ray Manzarek (on The Doors’ “Riders on the Storm”), Rob Thomas (on Cream’s “Sunshine Of Your Love), Scott Weiland (on the Rolling Stones’ “Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’”), Chris Daughtry (on Def Leppard’s “Photograph”), Gavin Rossdale (on T. Rex’s “Bang A Gong”) to rapper Nas (on AC/DC’s “Back In Black”), veteran Joe Cocker (on Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing”), and more.

A very special dedication to George Harrison comes together on GUITAR HEAVEN…, with “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” on the album’s first single featuring singer india.arie and master cellist Yo-Yo Ma. “Listening to the song,” Olivia Harrison told Carlos, “it made me jump for joy and cry at the same time.” (Please see below for complete and deluxe edition track listing.)

Along with these stars, Carlos offers “supreme validation and compliment” to his full-time band for their work on GUITAR HEAVEN…, their first entire full-length studio album recording together. Band members who join him on the album include Dennis Chambers (drums), Benny Rietveld (bass), Karl Perrazo (timbales), Tommy Anthony (rhythm guitar), Freddie Ravel (keyboards), Andy Vargas (background vocals), and Raul Rekow (Congas). Bill Ortiz (trumpet) and Jeff Cressman (trombone) also appear on the record.

“To create these songs,” said Carlos, “it took an incredible amount of trust – from Howard Benson and Matt Serletic, and from, and all these incredible singers, all these incredible musicians, they had to trust me, and I trusted Clive, so it’s a chain reaction of love, because that’s the highest form of love that there is on this planet: Trust.”

“The cuts are special and the guest stars are special,” said Clive Davis. “But what is unique and why this album stands for more than just the individual songs or titles, is that they were indeed chosen because they’re guitar classics. And they celebrate the guitar because of the performance of Carlos Santana.”

FIRST SINGLE: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" featuring India Arie and Yo-Yo Ma

the cover makes it look like one of them £2.99 k-tel releases that are sold in stores that don't normally sell cds, like gas stations and drug stores

I got that email from the fan club today, too.

Then I went over to Amazon and pre-ordered it cheaper, with free shipping!

I saw Santana in July and he told the audience it was on its way.

He played "Sunshine of Your Love" during the encore.

chocolate1 said:

I got that email from the fan club today, too.

Then I went over to Amazon and pre-ordered it cheaper, with free shipping!

I saw Santana in July and he told the audience it was on its way.

He played "Sunshine of Your Love" during the encore.

gonna go to amazon and pre-order it too

SoulAlive said:

FIRST SINGLE: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" featuring India Arie and Yo-Yo Ma

a travesty

what is this shit muzak

they ought to be ashamed of themselves for ruining a classic like that:-x

[Edited 8/27/10 11:56am]

Awesome news. Thanks for sharing. I will definitely buy this cd even if it's not exactly what I wanted from him. He's just too good not to buy it.

SoulAlive said:

FIRST SINGLE: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" featuring India Arie and Yo-Yo Ma

WACK

SoulAlive said:

FIRST SINGLE: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" featuring India Arie and Yo-Yo Ma

This is why Beatles songs should not be touched. This is a terrible version.

[Edited 8/30/10 14:29pm]

unique said:

the cover makes it look like one of them £2.99 k-tel releases that are sold in stores that don't normally sell cds, like gas stations and drug stores

rmartin70 said:

SoulAlive said:

FIRST SINGLE: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" featuring India Arie and Yo-Yo Ma

This is why Beatle songs should not be touched. This is a terrible version.

apart from Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends

I like that Beatles cover It's beautifully done.India Arie sounds great on it.

THAT'S the cover?

bboy87 said:

THAT'S the cover?

SoulAlive said:

bboy87 said:

THAT'S the cover?

not really feeling it....

bboy87 said:

SoulAlive said:

not really feeling it....

it looks cheap (lol) but I'm excited about this project after hearing the first single.

the cool thing about new Santana CDs is,everytime he releases a new CD,his website sells it in a bundle pack with a cool new T-shirt.I just pre-ordered mine

[Edited 9/13/10 4:39am]

SoulAlive said:

the cool thing about new Santana CDs is,everytime he releases a new CD,his website sells it in a bundle pack with a cool new T-shirt.I just pre-ordered mine

[Edited 9/13/10 4:39am]

Cool, I wish Prince would do that. I would even join a website and pay for it.

Not feeling the cover either and hearing that he's doing covers is a travesty knowing he can always cook up something new in the kitchen. What is up with artists once they reach legendary status and they just get...complacent?

I like it

But I too was anticipating new materials from him,,,then again, its Santana, he can virtually do whatever the hell he wants in my book

I'm not crazy about covers album and when I first heard about this project,I wasn't terribly excited.But then I heard some clips of various songs,as well as the entire first single and I was really impressed.Some excellent tunes were selected for this project and Carlos is playing with his usual passion and skill.I can't wait to receive the CD next week.

unique said:

the cover makes it look like one of them £2.99 k-tel releases that are sold in stores that don't normally sell cds, like gas stations and drug stores

agreed, it's awful, incredibly cheap and cheesy looking.

Carlos and India Arie---from the "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" video shoot....

Album Release party on 8/25/10---looks like Clive Davis is pulling out all the stops.

Nightcrawler said:

SoulAlive said:

the cool thing about new Santana CDs is,everytime he releases a new CD,his website sells it in a bundle pack with a cool new T-shirt.I just pre-ordered mine

Cool, I wish Prince would do that. I would even join a website and pay for it.

I think I have about a dozen different Santana T-shirts He's got some of the most amazing tour merchandise,T-shirts,hats,etc.I love collecting that stuff.

India Arie joins Santana in Las Vegas on 8/26/2010 to perform the new single "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

Timmy84 said:

Not feeling the cover either and hearing that he's doing covers is a travesty knowing he can always cook up something new in the kitchen. What is up with artists once they reach legendary status and they just get...complacent?

Well,you gotta look at the person who is really behind this project: Clive Davis Clive rejuvenated the careers of Barry Manilow and Rod Stewart by having them record covers albums.It was only a matter of time before he tried the same thing with Carlos,lol.

Empress said:

Awesome news. Thanks for sharing. I will definitely buy this cd even if it's not exactly what I wanted from him. He's just too good not to buy it.

Seriously,his guitar playing is always amazing to hear,even if the material isn't always on point.