GUITAR HEAVEN: THE GREATEST GUITAR CLASSICS OF ALL TIME FIRST ALBUM SINCE 2005′S
ALL THAT I AM

Carlos Santana

The longest-running, most successful partnership in the history of rock takes flight anew, as legendary Rock And
Roll Hall of Fame inductees Carlos
Santana and Clive Davis, Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment, collaborate on the
brand new concept album, Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time, arriving in
stores September 21 on Arista Records. The album was co-produced by Carlos Santana and Clive Davis with tracks
produced by Matt Serletic and Howard Benson.

Working from their collective encyclopedic knowledge of rock, Carlos Santana and Clive Davis devised a list of guitar-
centric titles – and then invited a Who’s Who of guest vocalists to perform on every track. Singers range from Chris Cornell (on Led Zeppelin’s “Whole
Lotta Love”), Pat Monahan (on Van
Halen’s “Dance the Night Away”), Chester
Bennington and Ray Manzarek
(on The Doors’ “Riders on the Storm”), Rob
Thomas (on Cream’s “Sunshine Of Your Love), Scott Weiland (on the Rolling Stones’ “Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’”), Chris Daughtry (on Def Leppard’s
“Photograph”), Gavin Rossdale (on T.
Rex’s “Bang A Gong”) to rapper Nas
(on AC/DC’s “Back In Black”), veteran Joe
Cocker (on Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing”), and more.

A very special dedication to George Harrison comes together on Guitar Heaven…, with “While My Guitar
Gently Weeps,” featuring singer india.arie and master cellist Yo Yo Ma. “Listening to the song,” Olivia Harrison told Carlos, “it made me jump for joy and
cry at the same time.” (Please see below for a working track listing.)

Along with these stars, Carlos offers “supreme validation and compliment” to his full-time band for their work on
Guitar HeavenÂ…, their first entire full-length studio album recording together. Band members who join him
on the album include Dennis Chambers (drums), Benny Rietveld (bass), Karl Perrazo
(timbales), Tommy Anthony (rhythm guitar), Freddie Ravel (keyboards), Andy Vargas
(background vocals), and Raul Rekow (Congas). Bill Ortiz (trumpet) and Jeff Cressman
(trombone) also appear on the record.

Tracklisting:

“Whole Lotta Love” featuring Chris Cornell (Led Zeppelin)

“Sunshine Of Your Love” featuring Rob Thomas (Cream)

“Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’” featuring Scott Weiland (The Rolling Stones)

“Dance the Night Away” featuring Pat Monahan (Van Halen)

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” featuring india.arie and Yo-Yo Ma (The Beatles)

“Bang A Gong” featuring Gavin Rossdale (T. Rex)

“Smoke On the Water” featuring Jacoby Shaddix (Deep Purple)

“Photograph” featuring Chris Daughtry (Def Leppard)

“Back In Black” featuring Nas (AC/DC)

“Little Wing” featuring Joe Cocker (Jimi Hendrix)

“Riders On the Storm” featuring Chester Bennington and Ray Manzarek (The Doors)

“I Ain’t Superstitious” featuring Jonny Lang (Howlin’ Wolf, Jeff Beck Group)

“Fortunate Son” featuring Scott Stapp (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

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