Corazón (2014) Songwriting Credits

Authorship Breakdown 1 / 12 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Santana carries a lyricist or composer credit.

8%

1 trackwritten by Santana 11 tracksoutside writers

Santana's roles on this album

Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist8%

Composer8%

Producer0%

Performer100%

By the Numbers

12

Tracks

18

Lyricists

1

Producers

2014

Released

Awards & Recognition 1

Nominated for the 2014 Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album.

Data Insight

Corazón was built as a guest-collaboration record aimed squarely at the Latin market, pairing Carlos Santana's guitar with a featured vocalist on nearly every track. Most of the songs lean on outside writers and pre-existing material rather than original Santana compositions, including the Jarabe de Palo cover "La Flaca" with Juanes and a remade "Oye 2014" that reworks the band's 1970 "Oye Como Va." The album also features a Bob Marley cover, "Iron Lion Zion," sung by his son Ziggy Marley with ChocQuibTown. Produced by Lester Mendez, the project frames Santana as the connecting instrumental thread across a roster of Latin and crossover stars.

Corazón is the twenty-third studio album by Santana, released in 2014 on RCA Records. The album is a celebration of Latin music and culture, featuring an all-Latin lineup of guest artists including Gloria Estefan, Juanes, Lila Downs, Marco Antonio Solís, and Miguel, each contributing to a record that felt like a homecoming to Carlos Santana's cultural roots. Produced primarily in Spanish, the album drew on tropical, regional Mexican, and urban Latin sounds while maintaining the guitar-forward identity that had always defined Santana. Corazón reached #1 on the Latin pop charts and represented one of Carlos Santana's most culturally cohesive records in years. The project reconnected him with the pan-Latin musical tradition that had inspired him as a young musician in Tijuana.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers

#	Title	Lyricist(s)	Composer(s)	Producer(s)	Performers
1	Saideira	Samuel RosaRodrigo F. Leão	Samuel RosaRodrigo F. Leão	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana
2	La Flaca #46	Pau Donés	Pau Donés	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana
3	Mal Bicho	Flavio Oscar Cianciarulo	Flavio Oscar Cianciarulo	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana
4	Oye 2014	Tito PuenteNiles Hollowell-DharAmando Christian Perez	Tito PuenteNiles Hollowell-DharAmando Christian Perez	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana
5	Iron Lion Zion	Bob Marley	Bob Marley	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana
6	Una Noche en Nápoles	Thomas Mack LauderdaleChina F. Forbes	Thomas Mack LauderdaleChina F. Forbes	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana
7	Besos de Lejos	Teofilo ChantreGerard Mendes	Teofilo ChantreGerard Mendes	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana
8	Margarita	Romeo Santos	Romeo Santos	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana
9	Indy	Miguel Pimentel	Miguel Pimentel	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana
10	Feel It Coming Back	Rafael Esparza-RuizYoel Henríquez	Rafael Esparza-RuizYoel Henríquez	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana
11	Yo Soy La Luz	Carlos Santana	Carlos Santana	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana
12	I See Your Face	Bola Sete	Bola Sete	Lester Mendez	Carlos Santana