The second of our review of the history of Santana, the band and the musician, covering the late Seventies and the bulk of the Eighties. A certain amount of generic Eighties sound inevitably crept in, but Carlos’ guitar was always distinctive.
Preshow
| Title | Artists | Album | Year |
| Fried Neckbones (Live from Woodstock) | Santana | Santana (1998 30th Anniv. Expanded Ed.) | 1969 |
| Se A Cabo (Live) | Santana | Abraxas (1998 30th Anniv. Expanded Ed.) | 1970 |
| Black Magic Woman, Gypsy Queen (Live) | Santana | Abraxas (1998 30th Anniv. Expanded Ed.) | 1970 |
| Santana – Jungle Strut – Live at the Fillmore | Santana | Santana III [30th Anniversary Expanded 1998 Remaster] | 1971 |
| Toussaint L’Overture (Live) | Santana | Abraxas (1998 30th Anniv. Expanded Ed.) | 1970 |
| Santana – Gumbo – Live at the Fillmore | Santana | Santana III [30th Anniversary Expanded 1998 Remaster] | 1971 |
Main Show
| Let the Children Play | Santana | Festival | 1977 |
| Revelations | Santana | Festival | 1977 |
| Reach Up | Santana | Festival | 1977 |
| She’s Not There | Santana | Moonflower | 1977 |
| I’ll Be Waiting | Santana | Moonflower | 1977 |
| Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) | Santana | Moonflower | 1977 |
| Dealer/Spanish Rose | Santana | Inner Secrets | 1978 |
| Stormy | Santana | Inner Secrets | 1978 |
| Well All Right | Santana | Inner Secrets | 1978 |
| Aqua Marine | Santana | Marathon | 1979 |
| You Know that I Love You | Santana | Marathon | 1979 |
| All I Ever Wanted | Santana | Marathon | 1979 |
| Winning | Santana | Zebop! | 1981 |
| The Sensitive Kind | Santana | Zebop! | 1981 |
| Changes | Santana | Zebop! | 1981 |
| Hold On | Santana | Shango | 1982 |
| Nowhere To Run | Santana | Shango | 1982 |
| Say It Again | Santana | Beyond Appearances | 1985 |
| How Long | Santana | Beyond Appearances | 1985 |
| Veracruz | Santana | Freedom | 1987 |
| Just Let The Music Speak | Santana | Viva Santana! [Disc 1] | 1988 |
| Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues | Santana | Viva Santana! [Disc 1] | 1988 |
Postshow
| Brotherhood | Santana | Viva Santana! [Disc 2] | 1988 |
| Open Inventation | Santana | Viva Santana! [Disc 2] | 1988 |
| Bambara | Santana | Viva Santana! [Disc 1] | 1988 |
| Angel Negro | Santana | Viva Santana! [Disc 1] | 1988 |
| Bamble | Santana | Viva Santana! [Disc 2] | 1988 |
| Daughter Of The Night | Santana | Viva Santana! [Disc 2] | 1988 |
| Persuasion | Santana | Viva Santana! [Disc 2] | 1988 |