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Santana: Carlos Santana (guitar, background vocals); Bill Ortiz (trumpet); Jeff Cressman (trombone); Chester Thompson (organ); Benny Rietveld (bass guitar); Dennis Chambers (drums); Karl Perazzo (congas, timbales, percussion, background vocals); Raul Rekow (congas, background vocals). Additional personnel: Henry Garza (vocals, guitar); JoJo Garza (vocals, bass guitar); Joss Stone, Mary J. Blige, Michelle Branch, Andy Vargas, Anthony Hamilton, Steven Tyler, Bo Bice (vocals); Sean Paul, will.i.am, Big Boi (rap vocals); Gabriel Abularach (guitar, keyboards, bass guitar); George Pajon, Kirk Hammett, Tim Pierce (guitar); Robert Randolph (pedal steel guitar); David Stout (trombone); Moussa Diouf (piano, bass instrument); Preston Fullwood (organ); Dante Ross (keyboards); Kenny Aronoff, Jeff Rothschild (drums); Jessica Harp (background vocals). Carlos Santana delivers his third straight star-studded pop album in a row with 2005's All That I Am. Like 2002's Shaman, this follows the blueprint that producer/record mogul Clive Davis laid down on 1999's Supernatural, which means that apart from a cut or two, Santana functions as a supporting musician to a parade of guest stars singing pop songs. Here, Santana and Davis try to make lightning strike again, having Michelle Branch, who sang "The Game of Love" on Shaman, sing the sound-alike "I'm Feeling You," which she also had a hand in writing, and the result isn't bad. The biggest names here are Mary J. Blige, Big Boi, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, and the ubiquitous will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas -- and the production is clean and safe, while the songs are professional but predictable. Since none of the songs are bad and since the guest spots are neither embarrassing nor flashy, All That I Am never offends, and Santana has some nice playing scattered throughout the album -- his signature, rich, super-saturated tone is certainly the most commanding, memorable thing here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine The third time around is not a charm for Carlos Santana, who delivers his third straight star-studded, middle-of-the-road pop album in a row with 2005's All That I Am. Like 2002's Shaman, this follows the blueprint that producer/record mogul Clive Davis laid down on 1999's Supernatural, which means that apart from a cut or two, Santana functions as a supporting musician to a parade of guest stars singing pop songs on his own album. On Supernatural this worked not just because it was a relatively fresh concept that revitalized Santana, but because the guest stars were well chosen and the material was sharp, commercial, and memorable. Shaman was more uneven but it did have one great single in "The Game of Love," a song penned by professional songwriters and sung by Michelle Branch -- it didn't sound much like Santana, but it did make for excellent listening on adult contemporary radio. Here, Santana and Davis try to make lightning strike again, having Branch sing the "Game of Love" sound-alike "I'm Feeling You," which she also had a hand in writing. It's not bad, but it sounds like a third-generation photocopy, which is the problem with All That I Am in general: all the ideas and sounds are familiar, but not executed nearly as well as they were the first two times around. The stars don't shine as bright -- the biggest names here are Mary J. Blige, Big Boi, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, and the ubiquitous and obsequious will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas, all artists who never seem to turn down a chance to provide a cameo -- and the production is clean and safe, while the songs are professional, predictable, and pedestrian. Since none of the songs are bad and since the guest spots are neither embarrassing nor flashy, All That I Am never offends, but it never entertains, either: it simply exists. Sure, Santana has some nice playing scattered throughout the album -- his signature, rich, super-saturated tone is certainly the most commanding, memorable thing here -- but he never sounds engaged with t All That I Am Music | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, International CDs, Pop, Rock En Espanol, Rock, Enhanced CD | | Label | Arista | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank | 4142  | | CD Universe Part number | 6857020 | | Catalog number | 59773 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 01, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Carlos Santana; Clive Davis | | Personnel | Carlos Santana - guitar, background vocals Chester Thompson - organ Dennis Chambers - drums Raul Rekow - congas, background vocals Karl Perazzo - congas, timbales, percussion, background vocals Benny Rietveld - bass guitar Jeff Cressman - trombone Bill Ortiz - trumpet
Also: Kenny Aronoff, Mary J. Blige, Tim Pierce, Steven Tyler, Kirk Hammett, Anthony Hamilton, Will.I.Am, Joss Stone, Robert Randolph, Big Boi, Sean Paul, Jeff Rothschild, Michelle Branch, Michelle Branch, Henry Garza, Jojo Garza, George Pajon, Jr., David Stout, Andy Vargas, Dante Ross, Bo Bice, Jessica Harp, Gabriel Abularach, Moussa Diouf, Preston Fulwood, Black Eyed Peas, Los Lonely Boys, Uncle Kracker, Wes Scantlin |
Santana All That I Am Songs All That I Am Music Review Average Rating: (3.2 out of 5 stars)    List All Reviews ECLECTIC GREAT SOUND, PERSONALLY LIKE IT "EL FUEGO" GREAT SONG" THAT IMPULSE TO DANCING!!. ONE MORE TIME CARLOS WORK WHIT VAIOUS ARTISTS, ITS A MIX OF RYTHIMS THAT NEVER FALLS Submitted by dacabaps (MEXICO CITY, MX, MEXICO)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
I love it and the serve from CD Universe was excellent. Same as above. Submitted by gibby04s (Brighton, Mi. USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
GOOD PURCHASE SANTANA KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. I, IN PARTICULAR, LOVE THE SONGS WITH THE 'SPANISH FLAVOR' AND THE SONG WITH BO BICE. KEEP ON MAKING THOSE GREAT ALBUMS, CARLOS. Submitted by DLANZAPLUM2 (LONG ISLAND, NY)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Good but bad Great CD! Poor marketing from Sony because it will NOT copy to my Ipod or to the hard disk sound server in my media room. I buy all my music, I do not get copies from friends or download from illegal sites. When I download a song I pay Itunes for it. So I will be darned if I ever buy a Sony CD again. Even with royalties, production, distribution, and marketing costs considered, the price of a CD today is way over what it should be. It was a cheap shoot from Sony to encode this CD to prevent legal buyers from copying it to an Ipod or hard disk. Submitted by albonilla (Madison, AL)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
swell Real Santana!!!
Superb!! Submitted by cotufajlp (Miami, Florida)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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