Santana's Greatest Hits

Santana's Greatest Hits is a 1974 compilation album by Santana. It offers highlights from the group's first three albums. It is the band's best-selling compilation album, selling over 7 million copies in the United States.

Three of the tracks are the edited single versions, as annotated below.

Track listing

1. "Evil Ways" <small>(Single version) (Clarence "Sonny" Henry) (from Santana, 1969)</small> - 3:00
2. "Jin-go-lo-ba" <small>(Babatunde Olatunji) from Santana</small> - 2:44
3. "Hope You're Feeling Better" <small>(Gregg Rolie) (from Abraxas, 1970)</small> - 4:11
4. "Samba Pa Ti" <small>(Carlos Santana) (from Abraxas)</small> - 4:47
5. "Persuasion" <small>(Single version) (Santana, Rolie, José Areas, David Brown, Michael Shrieve, Michael Carabello) (from Santana)</small> - 2:34
6. "Black Magic Woman" <small>(Single version) (Peter Green) (from Abraxas)</small> - 3:17
7. "Oye Como Va" <small>(Tito Puente) (from Abraxas) -</small> 4:19
8. "Everything's Coming Our Way" <small>(Santana) (from Santana III, 1971)</small> - 3:16
9. "Se a Cabó" <small>(Areas) (from Abraxas)</small> - 2:51
10. "Everybody's Everything" <small>(Santana, Tyrone Moss, Brown) (from Santana III)</small> - 3:31

The Mexican edition of this album (Los Grandes Exitos de Santana - CBS CLS-5453) has the following variations:

1. "Sin Depender de Nadie" ("No One to Depend On") as the fifth track on side one (replacing "Persuasion")
2. "Sacrificio del Alma" ("Soul Sacrifice") as the third track on side two (replacing "Everything's Coming Our Way")

In addition, the last two tracks on side two are reversed.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References