Winning (song)
1976 song by Russ Ballard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Winning" is a pop rock single originally written and recorded by Russ Ballard on his 1976 album of the same name. It was subsequently recorded by Latin rock band Santana for the 1981 album, Zebop! The lead vocal on the Santana version was performed by Alex Ligertwood. It was the sixth track on the album and was released as the third single (backed with "Brightest Star") and as a promotional music video.
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For other songs with same title, see Winning (disambiguation) § Songs.
Quick Facts Single by Russ Ballard, from the album ...
"Winning" | |
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Single by Russ Ballard | |
from the album Winning | |
Released | 1976 |
Recorded | 1976 |
Genre | Pop rock |
Length | 3:40 |
Label | Epic |
Songwriter(s) | Russ Ballard |
Producer(s) | Muff Winwood |
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Quick Facts Single by Santana, from the album Zebop! ...
"Winning" | ||||
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Single by Santana | ||||
from the album Zebop! | ||||
B-side | "Brightest Star" | |||
Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Russ Ballard | |||
Producer(s) | Santana | |||
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"Winning" on YouTube | ||||
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The Santana version reached number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Chart and number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song reached number 12 in South Africa.[1]