This three-cd collection was first released in August 1995 by Sony/Legacy shortly before they issued remastered and expanded versions of the band's first three albums. Both Santana and III would get the "Deluxe" treatment in mid 2000's along with a remaster of Moonflower.

Congas
Michael Carabello (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-9)
Mingo Lewis (tracks: 1-7, 1-10)
Mino Cinelu (tracks: 3-11)
Raul Rekow (tracks: 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-9, 3-2, 3-7)

Congas, Bongos
Armando Peraza (tracks: 1-8, 1-11, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7 to 2-9, 3-1, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9)

Djembe
Dundiata Keita* (tracks: 3-8)
Babafunmi Ohene (tracks: 3-8)

Drums
Fran Christina (tracks: 3-6)
Gaylord Birch (tracks: 2-5, 3-7)
Graham Lear (tracks: 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-9, 2-11 to 3-3)
Ndugu Chancler* (tracks: 2-8, 3-8)
Michael Shrieve (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11)
Peter Erskine (tracks: 3-11)
Walfredo Reyes* (tracks: 2-10, 3-9, 3-10)

Ngoma Drums
Babatunde Olatunji (tracks: 3-8)

Percussion
Airto Moreira (tracks: 3-8)

Timbales
Jose "Chepito" Areas* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-8 to 1-10, 3-8)
Karl Perazzo (tracks: 3-7)
Orestes Vilato (tracks: 2-1, 2-4, 2-7, 3-2)
Pete Escovedo (tracks: 2-9)

Backing Vocals – Linda Tillery (tracks: 1-6), The Waters Family: Julia, Maxine And Orin* (tracks: 2-5)
Bass – Alphonso Johnson (tracks: 2-2, 2-4), Benny Rietveld (tracks: 2-10, 3-7, 3-9, 3-10), Bobby Vega (tracks: 3-5), David Brown (5) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-9, 2-8), David Margen (tracks: 2-1, 2-3, 2-9, 2-11 to 3-3), Doug Rauch (tracks: 1-7, 1-8, 1-10, 1-11), Keith Ferguson (tracks: 3-6), Pablo Tellez (tracks: 2-5, 2-6), Victor Bailey (tracks: 3-11)
Co-producer – David Mitson
Compilation Producer – Lawrence Cohn
Congas – Michael Carabello (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-9), Mingo Lewis (tracks: 1-7, 1-10), Mino Cinelu (tracks: 3-11), Raul Rekow (tracks: 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-9, 3-2, 3-7)
Congas, Bongos – Armando Peraza (tracks: 1-8, 1-11, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7 to 2-9, 3-1, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9)
Coordinator [Project Coordinator For Sanatan] – Bruce Kuhlman
Design – Hooshik Bayliss-Nazarian*
Djembe [Djembe Drum] – Dundiata Keita* (tracks: 3-8)
Djembe [Djembe Drum], Drums [Log Drum] – Babafunmi Ohene (tracks: 3-8)
Drums – Fran Christina (tracks: 3-6), Gaylord Birch (tracks: 2-5, 3-7), Graham Lear (tracks: 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-9, 2-11 to 3-3), Ndugu Chancler* (tracks: 2-8, 3-8), Michael Shrieve (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11), Peter Erskine (tracks: 3-11), Walfredo Reyes* (tracks: 2-10, 3-9, 3-10)
Drums [Ngoma Drums] – Babatunde Olatunji (tracks: 3-8)
Guitar – Alfred C. Redwine (tracks: 3-5), Joseph Bruce Langhorne* (tracks: 3-5), Carlos Santana, Chris Solberg (tracks: 2-11 to 3-2), Doug Rauch (tracks: 1-10), Douglas Rodrigues* (tracks: 1-10), Jimmie Vaughan (tracks: 3-6), John McLaughlin (tracks: 1-11, 1-12), Neal Schon (tracks: 1-6, 1-7, 1-9), Vernon Reid (tracks: 3-10)
Harmonica – Kim Wilson (tracks: 3-6)
Horns [Horn Section] – Tower Of Power* (tracks: 1-6)
Keyboards – Alan Pasqua (tracks: 2-3, 3-1, 3-2), Barry Beckett (tracks: 3-6), Booker T. Jones (tracks: 3-6), Chester Thompson (2) (tracks: 2-2, 2-4, 2-7, 2-10, 3-4, 3-7 to 3-11), Chris Rhyne (tracks: 2-9, 2-11), Joe Zawinul (tracks: 3-11), Richard Baker (tracks: 2-1, 3-3), Richard Kermode (tracks: 1-8, 1-11), Sterling Crew (tracks: 2-4), Tom Coster (tracks: 1-8, 1-11, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8)
Keyboards, Vocals – Gregg Rolie (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 1-9, 1-10), Leon Patillo (tracks: 2-5)
Management [Musical Direction For Columbia] – Peter Fletcher
Management [Project Director] – Adam Block
Mastered By [Digitally] – David Mitson
Percussion – Airto Moreira (tracks: 3-8)
Saxophone – Wayne Shorter (tracks: 3-11)
Timbales – Jose "Chepito" Areas* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-8 to 1-10, 3-8), Karl Perazzo (tracks: 3-7), Orestes Vilato (tracks: 2-1, 2-4, 2-7, 3-2), Pete Escovedo (tracks: 2-9)
Vocals – Alex Ligertwood (tracks: 2-10, 3-1, 3-3), Babatunde Olatunji (tracks: 3-5), Greg Walker (tracks: 2-6, 2-9, 2-11), John Lee Hooker (tracks: 3-8, 3-9), Larry Graham (tracks: 3-9), Leon Thomas (tracks: 1-8)