Borboletta

Borboletta
Borboletta
Studio album by Santana
Released	October 1974
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	49:52
Label	CBS
Producer	Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve, Tom Coster
Santana chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+^[2]
Džuboks	(mixed)^[3]
Rolling Stone	(not rated)^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]

Borboletta is the sixth studio album by the American Latin rock band Santana. It is one of their jazz-funk-fusion oriented albums, along with Caravanserai (1972), and Welcome (1973). Non-band albums by Carlos Santana in this style also include Love Devotion Surrender (1973) with John McLaughlin and Illuminations (1974) with Alice Coltrane, Jack DeJohnette and Jules Broussard. The guitarist leaves much room to percussion, saxophone and keyboards to set moods ("Spring Manifestations"), as well as lengthy solos by himself ("Promise of a Fisherman") and vocals ("Give and Take", a funky guitar-led song). The record was released in a metallic blue sleeve displaying a butterfly, an allusion to the album Butterfly Dreams (1973) by Brazilian musician Flora Purim and her husband Airto Moreira, whose contributions deeply influenced the sound of Borboletta. In Portuguese, borboleta means "butterfly".

Original bassist David Brown returned to replace Doug Rauch and vocalist/keyboardist Leon Patillo joined. After the album's completion, drummer Michael Shrieve left, to be replaced by Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, who had guested on parts of the album.

Track listing[]

Side one[]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Spring Manifestations (Sound Effects)"	instrumental — percussion & sound effects	Airto Moreira, Flora Purim	1:05
2.	"Canto de los Flores"	instrumental	Tom Coster	3:45
3.	"Life Is Anew"	Carlos Santana	Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve	4:30
4.	"Give and Take"	Carlos Santana	Carlos Santana, Tom Coster, Michael Shrieve	5:46
5.	"One with the Sun"	Earlyrin Martini	Jerry Martini	4:20
6.	"Aspirations"	instrumental	Tom Coster, Carlos Santana	5:12

Side two[]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
7.	"Practice What You Preach"	Carlos Santana	Carlos Santana	4:28
8.	"Mirage"	Leon Patillo	Leon Patillo	4:43
9.	"Here and Now"	instrumental	Armando Peraza, Carlos Santana	3:01
10.	"Flor de Canela"	instrumental	Carlos Santana, Doug Rauch	2:20
11.	"Promise of a Fisherman"	instrumental	Dorival Caymmi	8:05
12.	"Borboletta"	instrumental	Airto Moreira	2:50

Personnel[]

Leon Patillo – vocals (3,4,5,7,8), piano (8), electric piano (3,5), organ (4)
Flora Purim – vocals (1,11)
Jules Broussard – soprano and tenor saxophones (4,6,9,11)
Carlos Santana – guitar (3-5,7-11) percussion (2,9), congas (7), gong (8), vocals (11), producer
Tom Coster – piano (4,9), Hammond organ (7,10,11), electric piano Fender Rhodes (2,9-11), organ (3,5,6,8), Moog synthesizer (4,8), producer
Stanley Clarke – bass guitar (6,9-11)
David Brown – bass guitar (2,4,5,7,8)
Michael Shrieve – drums (2-5,7,8), producer
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (6,9)
Airto Moreira – drums (10,11), percussion (12), sound effects (1), triangle (11), vocals (12)
Armando Peraza – percussion, congas (2,4,5,6,8,11), bongos (3,6,11), soprano saxophone (10)
José Areas – timbales (4), congas (2,3)
Michael Carpenter – echoplex (2)

Airto Moreira and Flora Purim appear courtesy of CTI Records

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Borboletta - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ "Santana - Borboletta". Džuboks (in Serbian). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine (6 (second series)): 23.
^ Palmer, Bob (20 December 1978). "Santana: Borboletta : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
^ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^ "British album certifications – Santana – Borboletta". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Borboletta in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American album certifications – Santana – Borboletta". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Borboletta - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[dzuboks-3] "Santana - Borboletta". Džuboks (in Serbian). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine (6 (second series)): 23.

[4] Palmer, Bob (20 December 1978). "Santana: Borboletta : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 August 2011.

[5] "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

[United_KingdomSantanaBorbolettaalbumCertRef-6] "British album certifications – Santana – Borboletta". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Borboletta in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesSantanaBorbolettaalbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Santana – Borboletta". Recording Industry Association of America.

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