Welcome

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Welcome is Santana's fifth studio album, released in 1973. It follows the jazz fusion of Caravanserai, but with a different line-up: Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon left to start Journey and were replaced by Tom Coster, Richard Kermode and Leon Thomas. Guests include John McLaughlin, Alice Coltrane on piano in Going Home and Flora Purim on vocals.

The album is far more experimental than the first four and produced no hit single. Robert Palmer wrote in Rolling Stone that the rhythm section sounds relaxed and at its best. Thom Jurek of AllMusic called it a jazz record with rock elements, ahead of its time and one of the band's most enduring recordings.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Going Home4:12Apple Music ↗
2. 2Love, Devotion & Surrender3:39Apple Music ↗
3. 3Samba de Sausalito3:11Apple Music ↗
4. 4When I Look into Your Eyes5:53Apple Music ↗
5. 5Yours Is the Light5:47Apple Music ↗
6. 6Mother Africa5:56Apple Music ↗
7. 7Light of Life3:53Apple Music ↗
8. 8Flame-Sky11:34Apple Music ↗
9. 9Welcome6:34Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗