Dealer-Spanish Rose/Move On/One Chain (Don't Make No Prison/Stormy/Well All Right/Open Invitation/Life Is A Lady-Holiday/The Facts Of Love/Wham
Inner Secrets is a mixed bag comprising some dubious covers and accusations of a commercial sell out. This does appear to be quite a departure from their original jazz-rock musical style. (US:27 UK:17)
“Typical Santana sound with that great guitar but the choice of tunes is a mystery. Sometimes I like covers by great musicians because they can put a new twist on the music. Well All Right is pretty good but the rest are mediocre.”
“Inner Secrets shows Santana moving in a more pop oriented direction, with several songs made famous by Traffic appearing alongside the hot rocker Open Invitation. It forces you to recognise what a great guitar player Carlos Santana really was.”
“Santana completely sold out here, delivering an awful collection of mainly arena-rockers. Even at his prime, Santana couldn't write lyrics, and this is just a mess of clichés set to an awkwardly thumping, bombastic pop-metal backdrop.”
“Carlos Santana was a working, continually evolving musician and most of his recordings reflect to a certain degree the times in which they are released. Inner Secrets is a little funky here, a little disco there, and it may not have all the Latin touch we hope for, but that was the way of the late 70s. He didn't immerse himself in the style of the day; but merely sampled it as he has sampled diverse styles throughout his career.”
“This is probably the band's most underrated work, and a great way to introduce new fans to Santana's music. From my point of view they don't put a foot wrong on this one: from the hard punch of Open Invitation to the smooth caress of Stormy, the lyrical cleverness, compulsive bass, and vocal depth sustain a creation of genuine, unpretentious beauty.”
“Why did Santana have to sell out and go commercial? Completely gone are the Latin rhythms, the Spanish vibes, the many creative layers of beautiful guitar solos, the distinctive songwriting qualities. It's all been tossed aside to focus on producing hit-oriented generic radio fodder. This album fits comfortably into Santana's steady deterioration during the second half of the 1970s.”
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