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Zebop! is the 12th studio album by the American rock band Santana. The album had several releases, and various different color cover backgrounds, including pink and red. The album featured "Winning"; both the album and single were one of Santana's last top 40 hits until 1999 with their release of Supernatural.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Changes" (Cat Stevens) – 4:27
  2. "É Papa Ré" (Carlos Santana, Richard Baker, David Margen, Orestes Vilató, Alex Ligertwood) – 4:32
  3. "Primera Invasion" (Lear, Margen, Alan Pasqua, Santana) – 2:08
  4. "Searchin'" (Ligertwood, Santana, Chris Solberg) – 3:54
  5. "Over and Over" (Rick Meyers) – 4:46
  6. "Winning" (Russ Ballard) – 3:28

Side two

  1. "Tales of Kilimanjaro" (Pasqua, Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow, Santana) – 3:24
  2. "The Sensitive Kind" (J.J. Cale) – 3:32
  3. "American Gypsy" (Ligertwood, Peraza, Santana, D. Margen, G. Lear, O. Vilató, R. Rekow, R. Baker) – 3:39
  4. "I Love You Much Too Much" (Alexander Olshanetsky, Don Raye, Chaim Tauber) – 4:43
  5. "Brightest Star" (Ligertwood, Santana) – 4:49
  6. "Hannibal" (Ligertwood, Pasqua, Rekow, Santana) – 3:41

Personnel

Special thanks:

  • Alan Pasqua – keyboards, vocals, background vocals (tracks 3, 4 & 6)
  • Chris Solberg – guitar, keyboards, vocals, background vocals (tracks 3, 4 & 6)

Technical

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak position
Weekly charts Chart (1981) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 14 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 12 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 16 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 20 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 12 French Albums (SNEP) 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 21 Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) 25 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 49 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 23 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 9 UK Albums (OCC) 33 US Billboard Top LPs & Tape 9 US Soul LPs (Billboard) 36Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position US Billboard 200 32
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)14
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)12
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)20
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)12
French Albums (SNEP)2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)21
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)25
Japanese Albums (Oricon)49
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)9
UK Albums (OCC)33
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape9
US Soul LPs (Billboard)36
Chart (1981)Position
US Billboard 20032

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)Gold100,000*
United States (RIAA)Platinum1,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Music videos

Six videos were shot from this album on video with multiple cameras in a mock concert setting on what was then the A&M Stage at A&M Records, on La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, California (now owned by the Jim Henson Company). They were directed by Bruce Gowers and produced by Paul Flattery. The Director of Photography was Jerry Watson. The tracks shot were:

  1. "Changes"
  2. "E Papa Ré"
  3. "Searchin'"
  4. "Over and Over"
  5. "Winning" (Russ Ballard) – 3:28
  6. "I Love You Much Too Much"