Santana – Zebop!

Title: Santana – Zebop!
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1981,  Pop Rock, San Francisco, CA, 9/29
Catalog #: 37158
Condition: G+ (TC) – Shows Wear but Sounds Good | Members: Carlos Santana, Alex Ligertwood, Richard Baker, David Margen, Graham Lear, Orestes Vilató | Producer: Keith Olsen, Carlos Santana

Cultural Facts:

1. MTV-Era Santana: Zebop! arrived as Santana was adapting its Latin-rock identity to the tighter, more radio-friendly sound of the early 1980s.
2. Alex Ligertwood Era: Vocalist Alex Ligertwood became one of Santana’s defining singers of this period, helping move the band toward a more polished rock sound.
3. Strong Chart Return: The album became one of Santana’s biggest commercial successes of the 1980s and included “Winning,” a Russ Ballard song that became a major rock-radio hit.