Love, Devotion and Surrender

[SaintForeverBlue]

It blew me away, this album, when I heard it in the mid 70s.

Sat there stunned that I had heard a masterpiece.

When I started playing it at parties I was suddenly the cool guy.

:=)

[larry3202]

I still have the LP not scratches what so ever

[69MC97gc]

You should have put the  arm on the second track---

[randomsource]

Ah, you noticed!!!

It was just an experiment, because I had previously recorded the audio. Plus, I thought it look more dramatic if the arm was being queued to the beginning of the album.

[deepislandboy]

It really dissapoints me that Santana doesn't put out great music like this anymore.

[UselessLass]

I used to have the album "Welcome"

[Still2Come]

kocham kocham kocham

[MosheNL]

As in coitus interuptus we now have LP interuptus.What happened to one of my favourite songs in the last 34 years since it came out?

[titusho2]

I was 23 then...and this a fantastic, misty, shower of musical genuincy! Magic flowing out of every beat and her vioce is just so heavenly, I love "WELCOME" I always carry it on my vacations to the caribbean its jet set! Now thats music folks!.

[RitmoNo1]

FANATASTIC ALBUM ......My favourite track from my favourite Sanatana Album. I remember my brother playing this for the first time in 1973 on our old STEREOGRAM. I've got it on vinyl and CD - Not a bad track on it!

[judsons]

Love is mighty, the truth I feel when I look in my father's eyes. Devotion is mightier, the truth I discover when I sit at my father's feet. Surrender is mightiest, the truth I realize when I live in the breath of my fathers will.

[judsons]

Love is sweet, I have felt this truth in my mother's spontaneous love for me. Devotion is sweeter, I have discovered this truth in my mother's pure devotion towards the perfection of my life. Surrender is sweetest, I have realized this truth in my mother's constant surrender towards the fulfillment of my joy.

[oregonbobv]

love Devotion and surrender was Santana's apogee. all of his albums never afterward never really cut the cake. Remember michael shrieve had alot of input . Flame Sky with john mcglauglin really kicks!!!!

[hanonyg]

One of my all time fav cuts of this album. I wish it was complete!!!

[kajunshaman]

I have to say Caravanserai was as good as this one, if not better, but still both were masterpieces, I wish Carlos, before he retires, goes back to experimenting with music of this level

[randomsource]

I totally agree. That's why on my road CD I have the best cuts from both albums on it. To me, Caravanserai was a fresh departure from Santana 3 which was no slouch either, and Welcome extended that theme and took it to a different plane with fresh vocals.

[DreamingOfBaba]

My favorite Santana LP of all time!! You have great musical taste!!

[kajunshaman]

I have to say Caravanserai was as good as this one, if not better, but still both were masterpieces, I wish Carlos, before he retires, goes back to experimenting with music of this level

[fwqhgads]

Nice cartridge.

[randomsource]

thanks, got it about 12 years ago. it can track as low as 1/2 gram and has an upper frequency response of around 34 kHz. In fact, it can successfully play those experimental Quad discs that RCA developed back in the mid 70's.

[fwqhgads]

Indeed.

I've got an old Grado Cart myself, but not quite as nice as your Joseph Grado one. Still, excellent frequency response and amazing tracking weight.

[BALCACER]

Best female ever, I do say !love ya !

[Cch092775]

I don't know how you could record "Love, Devotion & Surrender" and leave out the climactic solo of Leon Thomas. It's like having "Love", "Devotion" but no "Surrender"

[randomsource]

This short clip was just a tribute to vinly and Santana. go to my multiply site for the entire piece.

[RayPaganJr]

Man, I had all of Santana's vinyl up to Swing of Delight. I moved from my parents house in Jersey where I kept the albums, including Beatles, Stones, Yes, etc. Years later, assuming my mom had them safe for me, she told me my cousin had come and taken them all away cuz she thought I didn't want them. Needless to say my cousin got a beat down so bad, he ended up in the hospital. I couldn't press charges for him stealing. My loss.

[rfierefai]

i got that vinyl album. got it from my dad.

[TVybe]

aw maaaaaan...where'd all the years go?

I was just a teen when i bought this superb album...

Thanks for posting this.

[puca2]

please i need this cd, were shooping tk for your information. sm from guatemala

[randomsource]

Try amazon and search for Santana and then for the Welcome Album. I saw it today.

[dalvarez247]

I enjoyed that song and album. It was one of my first guitar songs I learned to play. Beautiful simple melody. That is when Carlos was playing his beloved Yamaha guitar with the nice inlays on the body. I loved how that guitar sounded! Those old Yamaha humbucking pickups sounded fantastic. I wish he still used it. Thanks for the video..

[LockOnNow]

Indee "Welcome" is a great record i would call it a milestone in Santana's music next to LDS,and Borboletta.The track you hear is "Love Devotion and Surrender" you can also hear Carlos Santana singing on this track.

About the guitar sorry i have to correct you it's not the YAMAHA it's rather a Gibson LP or the white Gibson SG Carlos got to play the YAMAHA in 1976.Listen also to: "Yours is the Light" on the same record great Guitar Solo too.

[dalvarez247]

Thanks for your comment. I did some research on what axe Carlos was playing for this song. Your right, it was not the Yamaha. I would have to say it was the Les Paul because of the sound. I just saw some pictures from 1972 or 1974 with Carlos playing a dark Gibson LP and Leon Thomas together. I still love his old Yamaha.

[jimimurti]

one of my favourite albums ever....lock on now

[BALCACER]

Randomsource: Hip hip hurray !You rock!

[BALCACER]

Who is the girl? She´s fantastic !

[randomsource]

Wendy Haas  handled the female vocal ranges. Leon Thomas took care of the male vocal ranges.

[dalung]

in fact if u listen carefully just the first verse is actually sung by carlos himself. the later male voice is the leon thomas. but this vid ends before leon's bit so here at the beginning you hear carlos sing. listen closely and u'll recognize it's his voice.

[biberwurz]

Giga nice , thanks

[C3ntrum5ilver]

that's not the first track now is it?

[randomsource]

No the first track is actually by the late great Alice Coltrane who a featured guest on this album.

[bvirgo25]

The way it was! VINYL!

[edlucinda84]

Old School!!!