Lotus (Santana album)

Lotus
Live album by Santana
Released	May 1974 (Japan) Nov. 1975 (Europe) June 1991 (U.S.)
Recorded	July 3 and 4, 1973
Venue	Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan,[1][2] Osaka, Japan
Genre	Latin rock jazz fusion funk rock rhythm and blues
Length	121:08 (original LP) 118:51 (1991 2CD reissue) 156:18 (2017 3CD reissue)
Label	CBS/Sony
Producer	Carlos Santana Richard Kermode Michael Shrieve Doug Rauch Tom Coster Armando Peraza José Areas
Santana chronology
Welcome (1973) Lotus (1974) Greatest Hits (1974)

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Lotus (Japanese: ロータスの伝説) is a 1974 live album by the Latin rock band Santana, recorded at the Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan in July 1973, during their Caravanserai Tour. The Welcome album recording sessions were completed shortly before this concert, and that album was later released in November 1973. Lotus was originally released as a triple vinyl LP in Japan only.^[4] This version of the album was later released internationally.

In 2017 a limited edition version was released as Lotus: Complete Edition. This release is a 3 disc set hybrid Super Audio CD with seven previously unreleased bonus tracks. This was also a Japan only release.