Blues for Salvador

Blues for Salvador
Studio album by Carlos Santana
Released	October 1987
Studio	Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, California)
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	45:09
Label	CBS
Producer	Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana chronology
Freedom (1987) Blues for Salvador (1987) Viva Santana! (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
New Musical Express	6/10

Blues for Salvador is a 1987 album by Carlos Santana, dedicated to his son Salvador. The record was released by Carlos Santana as a solo project, not with the Santana band. It won the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, his first Grammy ever.

Track listing

1. "Bailando/Aquatic Park" (Carlos Santana, Chester D. Thompson, Orestes Vilató) – 5:46
2. "Bella" (Sterling Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 4:31
3. "I'm Gone" (Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 3:08
4. "'Trane" (Santana) – 3:11
5. "Deeper, Dig Deeper" (Crew, Buddy Miles, Santana, Thompson) – 6:09
6. "Mingus" (Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 1:26
7. "Now That You Know" (Santana) – 10:29
8. "Hannibal" (Alex Ligertwood, Alan Pasqua, Raul Rekow) – 4:28
9. "Blues for Salvador" (Santana, Thompson) – 5:57

Personnel

• Greg Walker – vocals
• Alex Ligertwood – percussion, vocals
• Carlos Santana – guitar
• Chris Solberg – guitar, vocals
• Chester D. Thompson – keyboards
• Sterling Crew – keyboards, synthesizer
• Orestes Vilató – flute, percussion, timbales, backing vocals
• Alphonso Johnson – bass
• Graham Lear – percussion, drums
• Tony Williams – drums
• Buddy Miles – backing vocals
• Armando Peraza – percussion, bongos, vocals
• Raul Rekow – percussion, conga, vocals, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	95
US Billboard 200	195