Special Version from the Epic Lp: “Primitive Love”Ĭredits Emilio Estefan, Jr. In Billboard magazine’s year-end chart in 1986, “Conga” finished at #40. The song was a minor hit in the United Kingdom, while the attention was based more on the single “Bad Boy”. The song reached the Top Ten in various countries, including the United States and the Netherlands. “Conga” became a worldwide success and is recognized as the signature song of the band and Gloria Estefan. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and winning the Grand Prize at the 15th annual “Tokyo Music Festival” in Japan.

The single was released worldwide in 1985 and became a smash success around the world, providing the band worldwide mainstream popularity, reaching #10 on the U.S. “Conga” is the first single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love. You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. **24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days! Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)ĭown Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2 Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning MachineĪrtwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair

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The song was taken from the band’s fourteenth studio album “Beyond Appearances”. “Say It Again”, also reached #15 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Of Santana’s 15 Top 40 songs, Walker would sing lead on two of them as he made his mark with “Stormy” and “She’s Not There” – both of which charted in the ’70s and were remakes of ’60s songs. Top 40 peaking at #46 in 1985, and in Carlos Santana’s arsenal of lead singers, the vocals on “Say It Again” fell to the soulful Greg Walker.

“Say It Again” is a 1985 single by American band Santana formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana.

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