Blues for Salvador

Blues for Salvador is a 1987 album by Carlos Santana, dedicated to his son Salvador. The record was released by Carlos Santana as a solo project, not with the Santana band. It won the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, his first Grammy ever.

Blues for Salvador
Studio album by Carlos Santana
Released	October 1987
Studio	Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, California)
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	45:09
Label	CBS
Producer	Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana chronology
Freedom (1987) Blues for Salvador (1987) Viva Santana! (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
New Musical Express	6/10

Track listing

1. "Bailando/Aquatic Park" (Carlos Santana, Chester D. Thompson, Orestes Vilató) – 5:46
2. "Bella" (Sterling Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 4:31
3. "I'm Gone" (Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 3:08
4. "'Trane" (Santana) – 3:11
5. "Deeper, Dig Deeper" (Crew, Buddy Miles, Santana, Thompson) – 6:09
6. "Mingus" (Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 1:26
7. "Now That You Know" (Santana) – 10:29
8. "Hannibal" (Alex Ligertwood, Alan Pasqua, Raul Rekow) – 4:28
9. "Blues for Salvador" (Santana, Thompson) – 5:57

Personnel

• Greg Walker – vocals
• Alex Ligertwood – percussion, vocals
• Carlos Santana – guitar
• Chris Solberg – guitar, vocals
• Chester D. Thompson – keyboards
• Sterling Crew – keyboards, synthesizer
• Orestes Vilató – flute, percussion, timbales, backing vocals
• Alphonso Johnson – bass
• Graham Lear – percussion, drums
• Tony Williams – drums
• Buddy Miles – backing vocals
• Armando Peraza – percussion, bongos, vocals
• Raul Rekow – percussion, conga, vocals, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	95
US Billboard 200	195