Zebop! is the 12th studio album by the American rock band Santana. The album had several releases, and various different color cover backgrounds, including pink and red. The album featured "Winning"; both the album and single were one of Santana's last top 40 hits until 1999 with their release of Supernatural.

Zebop!
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 29, 1981 (1981-04-29)
StudioThe Automatt, San Francisco, California
Genre
Length47:12
LabelColumbia
ProducerCarlos Santana, Bill Graham, Keith Olsen
Santana chronology
Marathon
(1979)
Zebop!
(1981)
Shangó
(1982)
Singles from Zebop!
  1. "Changes"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Searchin'"
    Released: 1981
  3. "Winning"
    Released: 1981
  4. "The Sensitive Kind"
    Released: 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "Changes" (Cat Stevens) – 4:27
  2. "E Papa Ré" (Carlos Santana, Richard Baker, David Margen, Orestes Vilató, Alex Ligertwood) – 4:32
  3. "Primera Invasión" (Lear, Margen, Alan Pasqua, Santana) – 2:08
  4. "Searchin'" (Ligertwood, Santana, Chris Solberg) – 3:54
  5. "Over and Over" (Rick Meyers) – 4:46
  6. "Winning" (Russ Ballard) – 3:28

Side two

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  1. "Tales of Kilimanjaro" (Pasqua, Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow, Santana) – 3:24
  2. "The Sensitive Kind" (J.J. Cale) – 3:32
  3. "American Gypsy" (Ligertwood, Peraza, Santana, D. Margen, G. Lear, O. Vilató, R. Rekow, R. Baker) – 3:39
  4. "I Love You Much Too Much" (Alexander Olshanetsky, Don Raye, Chaim Tauber) – 4:43
  5. "Brightest Star" (Ligertwood, Santana) – 4:49
  6. "Hannibal" (Ligertwood, Pasqua, Rekow, Santana) – 3:41

Personnel

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Technical

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[18] Gold 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Music videos

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Six videos were shot from this album on video with multiple cameras in a mock concert setting on what was then the A&M Stage at A&M Records, on La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, California (now owned by the Jim Henson Company). They were directed by Bruce Gowers and produced by Paul Flattery. The Director of Photography was Jerry Watson. The tracks shot were:

  1. "Changes"
  2. "E Papa Ré"
  3. "Searchin'"
  4. "Over and Over"
  5. "Winning" (Russ Ballard) – 3:28
  6. "I Love You Much Too Much"

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r17344
  2. ^ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Santana – Zebop!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0355". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Zebop!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2012. Select Santana from the menu, then press OK.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Zebop!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved June 6, 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Santana".
  11. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Santana – Zebop!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Zebop!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Zebop!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  16. ^ "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  17. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  18. ^ "French album certifications – Santana – Zebop!" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK. 
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Santana – Zebop!". Recording Industry Association of America.