The Swing of Delight

The Swing of Delight is a 1980 double album by Carlos Santana.[2] It was released under his temporary Sanskrit name Devadip Carlos Santana, given to him by Sri Chinmoy.[3] It peaked at #65 on the charts.[4]

The Swing of Delight
Studio album by Devadip Carlos Santana
Released	August 1980
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:59
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Devadip Carlos Santana chronology
Marathon (1979) The Swing of Delight (1980) Zebop! (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Swapan Tari" (Sri Chinmoy) – 6:46
2. "Love Theme from "Spartacus"" (Alex North) – 6:50

Side two

1. "Phuler Matan" (Chinmoy) – 5:52
2. "Song for My Brother" (Carlos Santana) – 6:56

Side three

1. "Jharna Kala" (Chinmoy) – 7:11
2. "Gardenia" (Santana) – 7:08

Side four

1. "La Llave" (Santana) – 3:40
2. "Golden Hours" (Santana) – 6:36
3. "Sher Khan, the Tiger" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:45

Personnel

Musicians

• Devadip Carlos Santana – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, percussion, vocals
• Wayne Shorter – soprano sax (tracks: 2, 6, 9), tenor sax (tracks: 3, 9)
• Premik Russell Tubbs – soprano sax (tracks: 1, 3), tenor sax (tracks: 4, 5)
• Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner Clavinet, synthesizers (Clavitar, Prophet 5, Yamaha CS-80, Oberheim 8 Voice, brass, strings)
• Ron Carter – acoustic bass (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
• David Margen – bass (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8,)
• Harvey Mason – drums (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 9)
• Graham Lear – drums (tracks: 5, 8)
• Tony Williams – drums (tracks: 1, 3, 6)
• Armando Peraza – congas, bongos, percussion
• Raul Rekow – congas, percussion, vocals
• Orestes Vilató – timbales, percussion, vocals

Technical personnel

• Engineer [assistant] – Bob Kovach
• Engineer [digital] – Jeff Mestler, Paul Stubblebine
• Engineer [guitar for Devadip Carlos Santana] – Steve Cain
• Engineer [keyboard for Herbie Hancock] – Bryan Bell
• Engineer [original mixing], producer – David Rubinson
• Engineer [recording] – Leslie Ann Jones
• Reissue producer – Moto Uehara
• Remastered by – Kouji Suzuki
• Design [concept] – Devadip Carlos Santana
• Artwork [front cover art] – Sri Chinmoy
• Artwork [inside art] – Tadanori Yokoo
• Photography by – Roger Ressmeyer

References

1. Ruhlmann, William (2011). "The Swing of Delight - Carlos Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
2. "Carlos Santana - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
3. Bielen, Kenneth (January 20, 2016). The Lyrics of Civility: Biblical Images & Popular Music Lyrics in American Culture. Routledge. ISBN 9781317713500 – via Google Books.
4. "Devadip Carlos Santana Chart History". Billboard.