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Caravanserai (album)

Caravanserai is the fourth studio album by American rock band Santana, released on October 11, 1972. The album marked a period of transition for Santana as it was the band's last to feature several key early members, while shifting in a more instrumental, progressive jazz fusion direction. It sold in fewer quantities than the band's previous chart-topping albums, stalling at No. 8 on the Billboard LPs chart, but has been critically acclaimed.

Caravanserai

October 11, 1972 (1972-10-11)

February 21 – May 5, 1972

Columbia Studios, San Francisco, California

51:33

– lead guitar (2-4, 8, 9), guitar (5, 6, 10), vocals (4, 6, 8), percussion (1, 8)

Carlos Santana

– guitar (1, 3–6, 8–10)

Neal Schon

– organ (2-6, 8, 10), electric piano (6), vocals (4), piano

Gregg Rolie

– bass (2-6), guitar (2-3)

Douglas Rauch

Douglas Rodrigues – guitar (2)

– piano (1, 8)

Wendy Haas

Tom Rutley – acoustic bass (1, 6, 8–10)

– drums (1-6, 8–10), percussion, vocals (8)

Michael Shrieve

– percussion, congas (7), timbales (2-4, 6–7, 9–10), bongos (8)

José "Chepito" Areas

– percussion (1, 8–9), congas (2-10), bongos (7), vocals (6), acoustic piano (9)

James Mingo Lewis

– percussion (8), bongos (9)

Armando Peraza

– saxophone intro (1), flute (10)

Hadley Caliman

Rico Reyes – vocals (6)

Lenny White – castanets (6)

– electric piano (9)

Tom Coster

– orchestra arrangement (10)

Tom Harrell