In Search of Mona Lisa
In Search of Mona Lisa | ||||
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EP by Santana | ||||
Released | January 25, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
Genre | Latin rock | |||
Length | 27:09 | |||
Label | Concord | |||
Producer | Santana | |||
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In Search of Mona Lisa is an EP by Santana released on January 25, 2019, on Concord Records.[1]
A music video for the EP's first single, "Do You Remember Me", was released on January 24, 2019.[2]
Santana has announced plans to release a new full-length album, produced by Rick Rubin, scheduled for mid-2019, with the EP serving as a preamble.[3]
Origins
The album takes its title from a deeply personal experience that Carlos Santana had when he visited the Louvre in Paris for the first time and saw Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, Mona Lisa. The artist explains to Rolling Stone that although he had been playing concerts in Paris since the early Seventies, he had never visited the Louvre until 2016.[3] And once he did, he noticed a line like "you'd see for Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Rihanna or Adele... I was like, 'Damn, Mona Lisa's really popular worldwide to this day.'"[3]
Described as "dramatic", as well as "spellbinding and transportive",[4] the album stems from recollections of a dream that Carlos Santana had months after his experience seeing the iconic work of art.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Do You Remember Me" | Carlos Santana | 9:50 |
2. | "In Search of Mona Lisa" | Jeffrey Cohen / Santana / Narada Michael Walden | 5:11 |
3. | "Lovers From Another Time" | Santana / Consuelo Velázquez / Walden | 4:46 |
4. | "Do You Remember Me" (edit version) | Santana | 3:30 |
5. | "In Search of Mona Lisa" (edit version) | Cohen / Santana / Walden | 3:52 |
Personnel
- Carlos Santana – guitar
- Cindy Blackman Santana – drums (1, 3)
- Tommy Anthony – guitar (1)
- Benny Rietveld – bass guitar (1)
- Ray Greene – vocals (1)
- Andy Vargas – vocals (1)
- David K. Matthews – keyboards (1)
- Karl Perazzo – congas, percussion and timbales (1)
- Narada Michael Walden – bass (2), drums (2, 3), keyboards (2, 3), vocals (3)
- Jim Reitzel – guitar (2)
- Cornell C.C Carter – vocals (2)
- Ron Carter – bass (3)
- Justus Dobrin – keyboard programming (3)
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Santana – In Search of Mona Lisa: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Maxwell, Jackson (January 24, 2019). "Santana Premiere "Do You Remember Me" Music Video". guitarworld. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ a b c Grow, Kory (January 15, 2019). "Carlos Santana on the Power of 'The Mona Lisa,' Today's New Hippies". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Carlos Santana Delivers New EP, "In Search of Mona Lisa", Due January 25". ARTISTdirect. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
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- Carlos Santana
- Andy Vargas
- Benny Rietveld
- David K Mathews
- Karl Perazzo
- Paoli Mejías
- Ray Greene
- Tommy Anthony
- Cindy Blackman Santana
- Tony Lindsay
- David Brown
- Francisco Aguabella
- Coke Escovedo
- Tom Coster
- Doug Rauch
- Marcus Malone
- Leon Thomas
- Leon Patillo
- Richard Kermode
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
- Armando Peraza
- Gaylord Birch
- Graham Lear
- Alex Ligertwood
- Alan Pasqua
- Orestes Vilató
- David Sancious
- Chester Thompson
- Alphonso Johnson
- Buddy Miles
- Walfredo Reyes Jr.
- Curtis Salgado
- Horacio "El Negro" Hernández
- Dennis Chambers
- Santana (1969)
- Abraxas (1970)
- Santana III (1971)
- Caravanserai (1972)
- Welcome (1973)
- Borboletta (1974)
- Amigos (1976)
- Festival (1977)
- Moonflower (1977)
- Inner Secrets (1978)
- Marathon (1979)
- Zebop! (1981)
- Shangó (1982)
- Beyond Appearances (1985)
- Freedom (1987)
- Spirits Dancing in the Flesh (1990)
- Milagro (1992)
- Supernatural (1999)
- Shaman (2002)
- All That I Am (2005)
- Guitar Heaven (2010)
- Shape Shifter (2012)
- Corazón (2014)
- Santana IV (2016)
- Power of Peace (2017)
- Africa Speaks (2019)
- Blessings and Miracles (2021)
- 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)
- The Woodstock Experience (2009)
- 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)
- In Search of Mona Lisa (2019)
- "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)
- "Soul Sacrifice" (1969)
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
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