STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - SANTANA - CARAVANSERAI

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl again. Today we remember bassist Doug Rauch, known for his work with Carly Simon, David Bowie, Papa John Creach, and Santana, on this, the 41st anniversary of his death. Doug passed away in 1979, age 28, as a result of a heroin overdose. With him in mind, we spotlight the fourth studio album by Santana, Caravanserai. Caravanserai was released  October 11, 1972 on the Columbia label and produced by Carlos Santana and  Michael Shrieve. The LP reached #8 on the Billboard 200, and #6 on the R&B album charts. It has been certified Platinum in the US.  Caravanserai was the first of three jazz fusion albums. The second two, being Welcome (1973) and Borboletta (1974). 

1. "Eternal Caravan of Reincarnation" (instrumental) 4:28
2. "Waves Within" (instrumental)  3:54
3. "Look Up (To See What's Coming Down)" (instrumental)  3:00
4. "Just in Time to See the Sun"  2:18
5. "Song of the Wind" (instrumental)  6:04
6. "All the Love of the Universe"  7:40

Side two

7. "Future Primitive" (instrumental)  4:12
8. "Stone Flower"  6:15
9. "La Fuente del Ritmo" (instrumental)  4:34
10. "Every Step of the Way" (instrumental)  9:05

Personnel
Carlos Santana – lead guitar (2-4, 8, 9), guitar (5, 6, 10), vocals (4, 6, 8), percussion (1, 8)

Neal Schon – guitar (1,3-6,8-10)
Gregg Rolie – organ (2-6,8,10), electric piano (6), vocals (4), piano

Douglas Rauch – bass (2-6), guitar (2-3)

Douglas Rodrigues – guitar (2)
Wendy Haas – piano (1,8)
Tom Rutley – acoustic bass (1,6,8-10)

Michael Shrieve – drums (1-6,8-10), percussion, vocals (8)
José "Chepito" Areas – percussion, congas (7), timbales (2-4,6-7,9-10), bongos (8)

James Mingo Lewis – percussion (1,8-9), congas (2-10), bongos (7), vocals (6), acoustic piano (9)
Armando Peraza – percussion (8), bongos (9)

Hadley Caliman – saxophone intro (1), flute (10)
Rico Reyes – vocals (6)
Lenny White – castanets (6)
Tom Coster – electric piano (9)
Tom Harrell – orchestra arrangement (10)

Produced by Carlos Santana & Mike Shrieve
Recorded & engineered by Glen Kolotkin & Mike Larner
Recorded at Columbia Studios, San Francisco, California March, April, & May 1972
April 6, recorded All the Love of the Universe