RIAA Gold Award for Santana album All That I Am. Released on Nov. 1, 2005, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Mar. 2, 2006.

One highlight of the album is that it featured several collaborations with Carlos Santana including "I'm Feeling You" featuring Michelle Branch and the Wreckers, "Just Feel Better" featuring Steven Tyler, and "Cry Baby Cry" which featured Sean Paul and Joss Stone. The album reached #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and it also charted in many other world markets.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Gold Album award
• First presentation award from 2006
  
• Presented to record label executive
• All original with manufacturer sticker
• In VG condition
• Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
• Award measures approx. 13" x 21"
• Great collectors item for any Santana fan

Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 2006, making it approximately 17 years old. It is presented to Pete Ganbarg, who has held various executive roles in the music industry including President of A&R at Atlantic Records and President of ATCO Records, among others.

This award is in VG condition, with only a few minor mars on the frame and plexiglass.It is all original with unopened backing paper and Ill-Eagle Enterprises manufacturer's sticker.

Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.

As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.