DEF LEPPARD's 'Photograph' Added To List Of Covers For New SANTANA Album
June 24, 2010, 13 years ago
Billboard.com has issued the following report from Gary Graff:
CARLOS SANTANA was initially intimidated by Sony Music Chief Creative Officer Clive Davis' pitch for his next album - another Supernatural-style all-star collaboration, but this time on a collection of iconic rock songs by the likes of THE BEATLES, THE ROLLING STONES, LED ZEPPELIN, AC/DC and others.
"I was like, 'No, I don't know if I want to do this one, Clive. This one's a little challenging,' " the guitarist and bandleader recalls to Billboard.com. "And he would stay on the phone for at least 45 minutes to an hour, three times in one year, and I was like, 'Oh, lord...' But then I started realizing that someone with that intense passion of commitment couldn't be wrong, so I had to trust him. And it was incredible."The album - Santana's first since All That I Am in 2005 - is due out in September and is not yet titled. The track list is being finalized as well, but during sessions Santana reunited with 'Smooth' partner ROB THOMAS on CREAM's 'Sunshine of Your Love' and worked with JOE COCKER on JIMI HENDRIX' 'Little Wing', SCOTT WEILAND on the Rolling Stones' 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking', CHRIS DAUGHTRY on DEF LEPPARD's 'Photograph', SOUNDGARDEN's CHRIS CORNELL on Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love', PAPA ROACH`s Jacoby Shaddix on DEEP PURPLE's 'Smoke On The Water' and NAS, who lays down rhymes on AC/DC's 'Back in Black'. Santana chose half of the songs while Davis picked the other half.
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