Beyond Appearances


Beyond Appearances is the fourteenth studio album by Santana, released in 1985.
The album took seven months to make, and involved a completely different line-up from Santana's previous album. It was firmly in the style of the 1980s, making much use of synthesizers and drum machines. Beyond Appearances performed relatively poorly, reaching only fifty on the Billboard album chart; one of its tracks, "Say It Again", reached number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
The album is notable for the presence of both drummer Chester Thompson and his namesake, keyboards player Chester D. Thompson on the same record with the same band.

Track listing

Original vinyl release side one

  1. "Breaking Out" – 4:30
  2. "Written in Sand" – 3:49
  3. "How Long" – 4:00
  4. "Brotherhood" – 2:26
  5. "Spirit" – 5:04

    Original vinyl release side two

  6. "Say It Again" – 3:27
  7. "Who Loves You" – 4:06
  8. "I'm the One Who Loves You" – 3:17
  9. "Touchdown Raiders" – 3:08
  10. "Right Now" – 5:58

    CD release

  11. "Breaking Out" – 4:30
  12. "Written in Sand" – 3:49
  13. "Brotherhood" – 2:26
  14. "Spirit" – 5:04
  15. "Right Now" – 5:58
  16. "Who Loves You" – 4:06
  17. "I'm the One Who Loves You" – 3:17
  18. "Say It Again" – 3:27
  19. "Two Points of View" – 4:54
  20. "How Long" – 4:00
  21. "Touchdown Raiders" – 3:08

    Personnel