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Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time

Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
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Studio album by Santana
Released September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)
Genre Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal, alternative rock, latin rock, psychedelic rock
Length 54:54
1:04:08 (deluxe edition)
Label Arista
Producer Carlos Santana, Clive Davis, Matt Serletic and Howard Benson
Santana chronology

(2009)
Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
(2010)
Shape Shifter
(2012)
Singles from Guitar Heaven
  1. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
    Released: August 24, 2010
  2. "Photograph"
    Released: September 21, 2010
  3. "Fortunate Son"
    Released: October 30, 2010
  4. "Under the Bridge"
    Released: November 18, 2010
  5. "Dance the Night Away"
    Released: December 24, 2010
  6. "Sunshine of Your Love"
    Released: January 23, 2011
  7. "Smoke On the Water"
    Released: 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 45/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 1.5/5 stars
American Songwriter 2.5/5 stars
BBC Music (mixed)
musicOMH 2/5 stars
The New York Times (mixed)
PopMatters 7/10 stars
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
Uncut 2/5 stars
USA Today 1/4 stars

Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time, referred to as simply Guitar Heaven, is the twentieth studio album by Santana, released on September 21, 2010. It is a classic rock covers album and features guest performances by several popular vocalists, including India.Arie, Joe Cocker, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden & Audioslave, Scott Stapp of Creed and Art of Anarchy, Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver and Art of Anarchy, Chris Daughtry of Daughtry, Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, Dead By Sunrise and Stone Temple Pilots, Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, Pat Monahan of Train and rapper Nas.

The album was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.

The first single released from the album is the cover of Def Leppard's "Photograph" which featured Chris Daughtry peaked at number 14 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100. The last single released from the album was the cover of The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" which featured India.Arie and Yo-Yo Ma and Fortunate Son with Scott Stapp, Under the Bridge with Andy Vargas, Dance the Night Away with Pat Monahan, Sunshine of Your Love with Rob Thomas and Smoke On the Water with Jacoby Shaddix was released as a Promotional Singles.


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