Abraxas (album)

Abraxas
Fantastic realist painting by Mati Klarwein depicting a winged, tattooed angel Gabriel astride a conga drum, pointing to a Hebrew Aleph symbol, with a dark-skinned and naked "Mary" surrounded by images of fertility
Album cover from Annunciation by Mati Klarwein
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1970 (1970-09-23)
RecordedApril 17 – May 2, 1970
Studio
Genre
Length37:36
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
LabelColumbia
Producer
Santana chronology
Santana
(1969)
Abraxas
(1970)
Santana III
(1971)
Singles from Abraxas
  1. "Black Magic Woman"
    Released: 1970
  2. "Oye Cómo Va"
    Released: 1971
  3. "Hope You're Feeling Better"
    Released: 1971
  4. "Samba Pa Ti"
    Released: 1973

Abraxas is the second studio album by Latin rock band Santana. It was released on September 23, 1970, by Columbia Records and became the band's first album to reach number one in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ Brill, Mark. ""Abraxas"—Santana (1970)" (PDF). Library of Congress. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2023.