1980-1997: Commercial Decline and 7-year Hiatus
The 1980s started relatively brightly for Santana, with 1981's platinum-selling Zebop!, which also reached the top 20 in several countries, and continued the more conventional rock sound. The following year, Shango was released, however this album marked a steep decline in the band's commercial fortunes, although it achieved gold status. The group waited another 3 years to release the follow-up, the longest break for them so far. 1985's Beyond Appearances, was a commercial failure, and their first album not to achieve gold certification. Their following 3 releases all confounded this commercial decline, with the last of these failing to break the Bilboard top 100. In the midst of this commercial pitfall, the band stopped touring and recording material for an unprecedented seven years.
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