Guitar Heaven (2010) Songwriting Credits

Q: Who sang Whole Lotta Love on Santana's Guitar Heaven?

Chris Cornell sang lead on the cover of Led Zeppelin's \"Whole Lotta Love,\" which opens the album. It was one of several pairings of Santana's guitar with a well-known rock vocalist.

Q: Who performs While My Guitar Gently Weeps on Guitar Heaven?

The cover of the Beatles' \"While My Guitar Gently Weeps\" features India.Arie on vocals and Yo-Yo Ma on cello. The original was written by George Harrison.

Authorship Breakdown 0 / 12 documented

Who wrote the songs?

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

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Santana's roles on this album

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

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By the Numbers

12

Tracks

34

Lyricists

2

Producers

Debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, selling about 66,000 copies in its first week

Worldwide Copies Sold

2010

Released

Data Insight

Guitar Heaven is built entirely from covers of classic rock and blues songs, with no Santana originals on the record. Carlos Santana reworks the guitar parts while a roster of guest vocalists handle the leads, including Chris Cornell on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love," Scott Weiland on the Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking," Rob Thomas on Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love," and India.Arie alongside cellist Yo-Yo Ma on the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Chris Daughtry, Jacoby Shaddix, Pat Monahan, Gavin Rossdale, Joe Cocker, and Jonny Lang round out the guest list across the rest of the album. The project extends the guest-collaboration formula of Supernatural to a tribute concept, so every songwriting credit belongs to the original artists rather than Santana.

Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time is the twenty-first studio album by Santana, released in 2010 on Arista Records. The album is a collection of classic rock guitar songs reimagined through Carlos Santana's lens, tracks originally recorded by bands like The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Cream, and others performed with a rotating cast of guest vocalists including Rob Thomas, Chris Cornell, and India.Arie. As a covers record, Guitar Heaven carries no original songwriting by Santana, but it functions as a clear statement of Carlos Santana's musical influences and his ability to communicate through guitar tone alone. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and demonstrated the sustained commercial appeal of the Supernatural-era Santana brand.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers

#	Title	Lyricist(s)	Composer(s)	Producer(s)	Performers
1	Whole Lotta Love	John BonhamJohn Paul JonesJimmy PageRobert PlantWillie Dixon	John BonhamJohn Paul JonesJimmy PageRobert PlantWillie Dixon	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana
2	Can't You Hear Me Knocking	Mick JaggerKeith Richards	Mick JaggerKeith Richards	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana
3	Sunshine of Your Love	Pete BrownJack BruceEric Clapton	Pete BrownJack BruceEric Clapton	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana
4	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	George Harrison	George Harrison	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana
5	Photograph #14	Joe ElliottPete WillisSteve ClarkRick SavageRobert John "Mutt" Lange	Joe ElliottPete WillisSteve ClarkRick SavageRobert John "Mutt" Lange	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana
6	Back in Black	Angus YoungMalcolm YoungBrian Johnson	Angus YoungMalcolm YoungBrian Johnson	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana
7	Riders on the Storm	Jim MorrisonRobby KriegerRay ManzarekJohn Densmore	Jim MorrisonRobby KriegerRay ManzarekJohn Densmore	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana
8	Smoke on the Water	Ritchie BlackmoreIan GillanRoger GloverJon LordIan Paice	Ritchie BlackmoreIan GillanRoger GloverJon LordIan Paice	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana
9	Dance the Night Away	Edward Van HalenAlex Van HalenMichael AnthonyDavid Lee Roth	Edward Van HalenAlex Van HalenMichael AnthonyDavid Lee Roth	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana
10	Bang a Gong (Get It On)	Marc Bolan	Marc Bolan	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana
11	Little Wing	Jimi Hendrix	Jimi Hendrix	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana
12	I Ain't Superstitious	Willie Dixon	Willie Dixon	Howard BensonCarlos Santana	Carlos Santana