Oneness: Silver Dreams Golden Reality [Import]

Track Listings

1. Chosen Hour

2. Arise Awake

3. Light Versus Darkness

4. Jim Jeannie

5. Transformation Day

6. Victory

7. Silver Dreams Golden Smiles

8. Cry of the Wilderness

9. Guru's Song

10. Oneness

11. Life Is Just a Passing Parade

12. Golden Dawn

13. Free as the Morning Sun

14. I Am Free - Sri Chinmoy

15. Song for Devadip

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
1997 reissue of his 1979 instrumental solo album. Contains 15 tracks, half studio cuts and half live recordings from Osaka, Japan. Includes 'The Chosen Hour', 'Arise Awake' and 'Light Versus Darkness'. The full title is 'Oneness/ Silver Dreams - Golden Reality'. Columbia release.

Tracks:

Chosen Hour
Arise Awake
Light Versus Darkness
Jim-Jeannie
Transformation Day
Victory
Silver Dreams Golden Smiles
Cry of the Wilderness
Guru's Song
Oneness
Life Is Just a Passing Parade
Golden Dawn
Free as the Morning Sun
I Am Free - Sri Chinmoy
Song for Devadip

Album Description

1997 reissue of his 1979 instrumental solo album. Contains 15 tracks, half studio cuts and half live recordings from Osaka, Japan. Includes 'The Chosen Hour', 'Arise Awake' and 'Light Versus Darkness'. The full title is 'Oneness/ Silver Dreams - Golden Reality'. Columbia release.

Album Details

Carlos Santana's February, 1979 release is technically his fourth solo effort. An instrumental album comprised of roughly half studio-recorded tracks & half live cuts (recorded in Osaka, Japan), this item is home to many great tracks & speaks largely of the artist's spiritual awakening. Includes 'Silver Dreams, Golden Smiles', 'Life is Just a Passing Parade', 'Free as the Morning Sun', 'I Am Free' & eleven more.

Customer Reviews:

A must have!!.......2007-07-15

If you are a Santana fan, a music fan or a guitar enthusiast Oneness is a must have for your collection! It is truly Carlos unleashed. Enjoy!

A Hidden Treasure.......2007-03-21

I had come across this album on lp in the Bargin Bin back around 1981 and, taking a chance, found it to be a pleasant surprise. I had not known of its release a few years earlier and found the music to be a bit different from earlier Santana releases. But it was a music which would grow upon a listener with each spin on the turn table. Although credited to Devaip Carlos Santana, it features many of his regular band musicians at the time. The cuts don't seem to have as much percussion as earlier Santana albums, but Carlos Santana's guitar, Tom Coster's keyboards and Greg Walker's vocals provide audio verification that it is a Santana endeavor. As mentioned by other reviewers, it is an excursion into jazz, but it is pure Santana nonetheless and it doesn't disappoint. Even Sri Chinmoy's short spoken poems are a good fit into the overall experience and appear to aid in the flow of the music without causing disruption.

I don't think you'll find any of the songs from Oneness on any of the Santana compilation albums and, this fact, coupled with lasting memories of this album finally convinced me to seek out the cd and acquire a new copy.

A perfect fit among his best recordings.......2007-02-26

Released in 1979, Onesess is Carlos Santana's first solo album.
Although CS was not sure which musical style to follow; Fusion Jazz which he really loved, heavily inspired by John McLaughlin; His great basic Latin Rock sound; or the new Pop Rock trend. Onesess came up as a combination of all three styles reflecting the puzzled period; this artist was living in; yet a great album, perfectly picturing what a great musician and guitarist Carlos Santana was.
This album fits perfectly among his best recordings, making it highly recommended to any old Santana fan, or to any Fusion Latin Rock music lover.
Some Other highly recommended CD titles for this great artist:
1. Santana
2. Abraxas
3. Santana III
4. Love Devotion and Surrender
5. Carlos Santana and Buddy Miles
6. Caravanserai
7. Welcome
8. The swing of Delight

Oneness - Santana at his best.......2006-08-26

Released in Australia on vinyl, but never on CD, this has to be one of the best Santana Albums ever. I think that this album was a special project for Calos and he put his heart and soul into the performance. A collection of eclectic tracks culminating in the Oneness track itsself. The way the guitar work ebs and flows is a special delight, especially when listening through high quality headphones. A must for any Santana fan!

ONENESS: One of Two.......2006-08-01

Thought it might be fun to mention: this CD contains one of the two (in my opinion) greatest vocal-free guitar solos by Carlos Santana. It is the title track, #10: ONENESS. This, along with EUROPA from the first "Moonflower" CD...are the two greatest vocal-free Santana guitar solos, in my opinion. Moonflower CD #2, by the way, has (in my opinion) the best performance of SOUL SACRIFICE as well. Overall, my favorite "live" Santana collection is (selected tracks from) LOTUS; and coming in an extremely close second is the live CD from the legacy edition of Santana III: the final Filmore West concert.

Music Review:

Music Review

Music Review

1. Chosen Hour
2. Arise Awake
3. Light Versus Darkness
4. Jim Jeannie
5. Transformation Day
6. Victory
7. Silver Dreams Golden Smiles
8. Cry of the Wilderness
9. Guru's Song
10. Oneness
11. Life Is Just a Passing Parade
12. Golden Dawn
13. Free as the Morning Sun
14. I Am Free - Sri Chinmoy
15. Song for Devadip