Shaman (album)

Shaman
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Genre
Length76:33
LabelArista
ProducerAndres Munera, Fernando Tobon, Jose Gaviria, Kike Santander, Andy Vargas, Tony Lindsay, Cory Rooney, Dan Shea, Alex Ander, Rick Nowels, Dallas Austin, Lester Mendez, Carlos Santana, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Howard Benson, P.O.D., Clarence Greenwood, Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Michael Shrieve, Jeeve, Klaus Derendorf, JB Eckl, KC Porter, Walter Afanasieff[1]
Santana chronology
The Essential Santana
(2002)
Shaman
(2002)
All That I Am
(2005)
Singles from Shaman
  1. "The Game of Love"
    Released: September 23, 2002
  2. "Nothing at All"
    Released: March 2003
  3. "Why Don't You & I"
    Released: June 16, 2003
  4. "Feels Like Fire"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Entertainment.ie[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Shaman is the nineteenth studio album by Santana. Shaman was released on October 22, 2002, and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 298,973. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA[7] and Gold in Greece.[8]

The first single of the album was "The Game of Love", featuring Michelle Branch. "Why Don't You & I", featuring Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, was also re-recorded as a single in 2003, which featured Alex Band of the Calling.

Like the previous album, Supernatural, Shaman features various famous rock, hip hop, and pop artists, as well as Spanish opera star, Plácido Domingo.

The album is Santana's longest studio release to date.

  1. ^ "Shaman – Shaman (2002, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Shaman Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ "Entertainment.ie review". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Browne, David (October 25, 2002). "Shaman". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Pareles, John (October 8, 2002). "Santana: Shaman : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Santana – Shaman". Recording Industry Association of America.
  8. ^ "Ελληνικό Chart –" (in Greek). IFPI Greece.