Coke (album)
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Coke is the first album by the former Santana
& Azteca
band member Coke Escovedo
. Released in 1975, Produced by Patrick Gleeson
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Santana (band)
Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
& Azteca
Azteca (Band)
Azteca was an American Latin rock/jazz fusion group formed in 1972, started by Coke Escovedo and his brother Pete Escovedo, who had just finished stints with Latin rock pioneering band Santana...
band member Coke Escovedo
Coke Escovedo
Coke Escovedo was an American percussionist born April 30, 1941 in Los Angeles, California. Coke Escovedo first rose to prominence in 1969 as a member of Santana. Coke would be a featured on Santana's) Santana III album. In early 1972 Coke formed Azteca along with his brother Pete Escovedo...
. Released in 1975, Produced by Patrick Gleeson
Patrick Gleeson
Patrick Gleeson is a musician, synthesizer pioneer, composer and producer, from California, USA.Gleeson began experimenting with electronic music in the mid-'60s at the San Francisco Tape Music Center using a Buchla synth and other devices....
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Track listing
- No One to Depend On
- Why Can't We Be Lovers
- Rebirth
- Easy Come Easy Go
- Love Letters
- Hall's Delight
- If I Ever Lose This Heaven
- What Are You Under
- Make It Sweet
- Life Is A Tortured Love Affair
Personnel
- Coke EscovedoCoke EscovedoCoke Escovedo was an American percussionist born April 30, 1941 in Los Angeles, California. Coke Escovedo first rose to prominence in 1969 as a member of Santana. Coke would be a featured on Santana's) Santana III album. In early 1972 Coke formed Azteca along with his brother Pete Escovedo...
- Percussion - Harvey MasonHarvey MasonHarvey William Mason is an American jazz drummer. He has worked with many jazz and fusion artists such as Bob James, The Brecker Brothers, Lee Ritenour, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and almost all the Mizell Brothers productions with Donald Byrd, Johnny Hammond, Bobbi Humphrey and Gary Bartz...
, Pete Risso - Drums - Mark Philipps - Bass
- Joe Rubino - Guitar
- Frank Mercurio - Keyboards
- Vince Denim - Saxophone
- Forrest Buchtel, Mike Kirkhouse, Ron Smith, Vince Denim - Horns
- Joanna Hervig, Miriam Dye, Nathan Rubin, Roy Malan, Teresa Adams - Strings
- Calvin Tillery, Linda Tillery - Lead Vocals
- Julia Tillman, Maxine Willard - Backing Vocals
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | U.S. Album Chart Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
195 |
| 1975 | Top R&B/Black Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
44 |