Ultimate Guitar Legends

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1Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile)
assistant engineer:
Susan Foot (recording engineer)
engineer:
Fred Catero and David Rubinson
producer:
David Rubinson and David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
bass guitar:
David Brown (US bassist for Santana/Allman Brothers/31st of February) (on 1975-12-16)
congas:
Armando Peraza (percussionist) (on 1975-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler (on 1975-12-16) and Michael Shrieve (drummer) (on 1975-12-16)
guitar:
Carlos Santana (on 1975-12-16)
keyboard:
Tom Coster (on 1975-12-16)
percussion:
Jose Chepito Áreas (on 1975-12-16) and Armando Peraza (percussionist) (on 1975-12-16)
piano:
Leon Patillo (on 1975-12-16)
saxophone:
Jules Broussard (on 1975-12-16)
vocals:
Leon Patillo (on 1975-12-16) and Carlos Santana (on 1975-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-12-16)
recording of:
Europa (Earth’s Cry, Heaven’s Smile) (on 1975-12-16)
composer:
Tom Coster and Carlos Santana
publisher:
Light Music (US publishing label), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
Santana4.15:07
2For the Love of God
producer:
Steve Vai
bass:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
guitar and keyboard:
Steve Vai
arranger:
Steve Vai
recorded at:
The Mothership in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 80)
recording of:
For the Love of God
composer:
Steve Vai
publisher:
Sy Vy Music
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Steve Vai46:05
3New York on My Mind
recording of:
New York on My Mind
composer:
John McLaughlin (guitarist)
John McLaughlin5:46
4In Trance
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1975)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Lenners (Belgian drummer) (in 1975)
guest keyboard:
Achim Kirschning (in 1975)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Uli Jon Roth (in 1975)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975), Uli Jon Roth (in 1975) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1975)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1975)
recording of:
In Trance (in 1975)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
Scorpions44:37
5Slow Burn
engineer:
Tony Visconti
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (from 2001-11 until 2001-12)
alto saxophone:
Stan Harrison (American saxophonist) (from 2001-10 until 2002-01-31)
baritone saxophone:
Steve Elson (American saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist & duduk player) (from 2001-10 until 2002-01-31)
bass and background vocals:
Tony Visconti (from 2001-10 until 2002-01-31)
drums (drum set):
Sterling Campbell (from 2001-10 until 2002-01-31)
keyboard and lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 2001-10 until 2002-01-31)
piano:
Kristeen Young (American Singer and Musician) (from 2001-10 until 2002-01-31)
tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone) (from 2001-10 until 2002-01-31)
vocals:
Kristeen Young (American Singer and Musician) (from 2001-10 until 2002-01-31)
recorded at:
Pete Townshend’s Home Studio (1969 onwards) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-11 until 2001-12: guitar) and Looking Glass Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 2001-10 until 2002-01-31)
recording of:
Slow Burn (from 2001-10 until 2002-01-31)
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
David Bowie3.64:41
6No Time
assistant recording engineer:
Ed Schnabl and Russ Vestuto
recording engineer:
Brian Christian
producer:
Jack Richardson
arranger:
The Guess Who (Canadian rock band)
recorded at:
RCA's Mid-America Recording Center (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 70)
recording of:
No Time (from 1969-08 until 1969-11)
writer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Burton Cummings
The Guess Who4.43:49
7Runaway
recording of:
Runaway
composer:
Nicholas Dewey
Jefferson Starship5:23
8That Lady, Parts 1 & 2
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1973)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 17), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 30), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 346) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 349)
recording of:
That Lady
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
publisher:
Bovina Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc. and EMI Songs Ltd.
version of:
Who’s That Lady
The Isley Brothers45:36
9Fire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976)
recording of:
Fire (Mother's Finest song)
writer:
Sanford Daniels, Michael Keck, Joyce Kennedy (American singer), Gary "Mo" Moore (of Mother's Finest), Glenn Murdock and Jerry Seay
publisher:
Tisra Til Music
Mother’s Finest4:09
10Walk This Way
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
guest guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
guest vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1986) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1986)
recording of:
Walk This Way
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Music of Stage Three, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
Run‐D.M.C. feat. Aerosmith3.653:39
11Race With the Devil on Spanish Highway
recording engineer:
Dave Palmer (Recording engineer at Electric Lady Studios, New York; Drummer with The Amboy Dukes)
producer:
Al Di Meola
bass guitar:
Anthony Jackson (US bassist)
congas:
James Mingo Lewis (percussionist, worked with Santana)
electric guitar and timbales:
Al Di Meola
membranophone:
Lenny White
Minimoog, electric piano and piano:
Barry Miles
arranger:
Al Di Meola
recording of:
Race With Devil on Spanish Highway
composer:
A. Di Meola
publisher:
Di Meola Music Company
Al Di Meola6:17
12Green Grass & High Tides
recording of:
Green Grass and High Tides
writer:
Hughie Thomasson
The Outlaws3.659:47
13La Grange (live)
G39:00

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part of:Ultimate (Sony Music series) (order: 1)