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Flashy, mid-80's neon pop is the predominant flavor on the promising BEYOND APPEARANCES. Santana enlists the touch of contemporary producer Val Garay for the band's enduring offering of red-hot guitar and a universalist message. Highlights of the lineup include the debut of longtime keyboardist Chester "CT" Thompson and bass sage Alphonso Johnson of Weather Report fame.
"Breaking Out" is an upbeat, get-up-and-go fever, with Alex Ligertwood sharing vocal duties with the newly returning Greg Walker. Here and throughout, Carlos pierces through the pop romp with his searing blues-rock fills. Mitchell Froom lends pen and string synthesizer to the ruminative, Sting-esque "Written In Sand." The brief jaunt "Brotherhood" could hardly be more simply direct with its message, as Carlos steps up to the mic to vehemently declare, "No more politics or denominationsàNo more war, violence or pain." The high-flying guitar riffage of the instrumental "Touchdown Raiders" caps the set on a pleasantly roughcast note.
Recorded at Record One, Los Angeles, California; Plant Studios, Sausalito, California and Studio 55, Los Angeles, California from March 28 to November 1, 1984.
Santana: Carlos Santana (vocals, guitar); Alex Ligertwood (vocals, guitar); Greg Walker (vocals); David Sancious (guitar, keyboards); John Woodhead (guitar); Chester C. Thompson (keyboards, bass, drums); Steve Goldstein, David Adelstein (synthesizer, programming); F. Bob Getter (acoustic bass); Bryan Garafalo, Alphonso Johnson (bass); Armando Peraza, Orestes Vilato, Raul Rekow (percussion).
Beyond Appearances Music | List Price | $6.99 (You save $1.04) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Rock En Espanol, Hard Rock | | Label | Sony Music Special Products | | Orig Year | 1985 | | All Time Sales Rank |  67454  | | CD Universe Part number | 7446993 | | Catalog number | 709497 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 24, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Val Garay | | Engineer | Val Garay; Richard Bosworth | | Recording Time | 44 minutes | | Personnel | Carlos Santana - vocals, guitar
Chester Thompson - keyboards, bass, drums
David Sancious - guitar, keyboards
Armando Peraza
Raul Rekow - percussion
Alphonso Johnson - bass
Greg Walker - vocals
Orestes Vilato
Alex Ligertwood - vocals, guitar
Steve Goldstein
David Adelstein - synthesizer, programming
Bryan Garafalo
John Woodhead - guitar
F. Bob Getter - acoustic bass
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