Gregg Rolie - "Roots" CD

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Thirty-five years after Gregg Rolie and Carlos Santana fortuitously met in San Francisco, the year 2001 marked the release of Rolie’s third solo album ROOTS, featuring the lead track “Give It To Me”. 

ROOTS was the first-ever release on Bay Area-based Tower Records’ new proprietary label 33rd Street, and Rolie’s first CD following a several year personal hiatus. This critically acclaimed masterpiece finds Gregg revisiting the incredible brew of sounds he helped conjure up in the late ‘60’s. 

Recalling those heady days, he remembers “It was an amazing time. We created something that no one could fathom…it was about the rhythms and solos more than the songs. It wasn’t Latin music, rock music, the blues—not any of the above. It was a combination of all of them”. 

Rolie calls ROOTS’ twelve original selections “Latin rock plus…the instrumentation is Latin percussion, with organ, guitar, horns, and lots of great solo work and songwriting”, adding that “I really wanted to go all the way back to my Santana roots”.

Audio Previews:

Track Listing

1. Give It To Me
2. Down To Rio
3. Love Is Everything
4. In My Skin
5. Ordinary Man
6. Going Home
7. Domingo
8. That's The Way It Goes
9. Con Todo Mi Corazon
10. Breakin' My Heart
11. Let It Slide
12. Orient Express

Credits

All Songs Written by Gregg Rolie
Album Produced and Arranged by Gregg Rolie
Additional Production by Ron Wikso

Lead & Background Vocals, Keyboards & Acoustic Guitars on "Orient Express" recorded/engineered by Gregg Rolie @ Rolie Studios, Novato, CA and Poway, CA.

Drums, Guitars, Bass Guitar, Trumpets, Keyboards on "Love Is Everything", Additional Background Vocals on "Going Home", Love Is Everything" and "In My Skin" & Incidental Percussion recorded/engineered by Ron Wikso @ 2 Guyz & A Fader Studios, Canyon Country, CA.

Main Percussion & Lead Guitar on "Breaking My Heart" recorded/engineered by Tom Size @ Tomland Studios, Pacheco, CA.

Mixed by Tom Size & Gregg Rolie @ Tomland Studios, Pacheco, CA.

Mastered by Steve Hall @ Futuredisc, Hollywood, CA.



Gregg Rolie: Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, And All Keyboards

Ron Wikso: Drums, Incidental Percussion (Shakers, Tambourines etc.), Blasticks on Counter Top ("Breaking My Heart" & "Let It Slide"), Brushes on Cardboard Box ("Ordinary Man"), Drumsticks on Chair Leg ("Going Home")

Dave Amato: Lead, Rhythm, Baritone and Nylon String Guitars except on "Orient Express" and Lead Guitar on "Breaking My Heart". Additional Background Vocals on "Going Home", "In My Skin", "Love Is Everything"

Alphonso Johnson: Bass Guitar

Michael Carabello: Congas, Hand Percussion

Adrian Areas: Timbales, Hand Percussion

Tom Marino: Trumpet on "Give It To Me", "Down To Rio", "In My Skin", "Going Home".

Brett Tuggle: Additional Background Vocals on "Going Home", "In My Skin", "Love Is Everything"

Neal Schon: Lead Guitar on "Breaking My Heart"

Tom Edwards: Nylon String Guitar on "Orient Express"


Management by Scott Boorey for Scott Boorey Management (SBM).

Ron Wikso Endorses (and this album recorded with):
Sonor Drums
Zildjian Cymbals
Rimshot Drumsticks
Remo Drumheads
Spirit by Soundcraft Digital 328 Recording Console
Electro Voice Microphones

Dave Amato Endorses:
Marshall Amplifiers
Fender Guitars
Tech 21 (Sansamp) Products
Dean Markley Strings
Gibson Guitars
Seymour Duncan Pickups


Special Thanks to Lori, Sean & Ashley Rolie, Debbie, Sean & Jordyn Wikso, Steve & Susan Rolie, Trish Amato, Tricia Criswell, Scott Boorey, Tom Size, Dave Meniketti, Howard Rolie, Linda Wikso etc. etc.

About Gregg Rolie - Solo

Gregg is responsible for co-founding two phenomenally popular, multi-platinum many times over super groups, SANTANA and JOURNEY. In 1998, the world class keyboardist-vocalist-producer was inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Fame as part of the original Santana band.

In addition to launching- along with Carlos Santana- the now legendary act, Rolie also co-produced their first four groundbreaking albums. What's more, his singing talents will forever be immortalized by his unforgettable lead vocals on classic Santana greatest hits including "Black Magic Woman", "Evil Ways" and the Tito Puente composition "Oye Como Va".

Gregg Rolie - "Roots" CD

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