Supernatural (Santana album)

Supernatural
Album cover adapted from a painting by Michael Rios
Studio album by Santana
Released	June 15, 1999
Recorded	1999
Studio	Record Plant, Sausalito, California, US, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre	Latin rock
Length	74:59
Label	Arista
Producer	Clive Davis Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis The Dust Brothers Alex González Charles Goodan Lauryn Hill Art Hodge Wyclef Jean Fher Olvera K.C. Porter Dante Ross Matt Serletic Stephen Harris
Santana chronology
Live At The Fillmore 1968 (1997) Supernatural (1999) The Essential Santana (2002)
Singles from Supernatural
"Smooth" Released: June 29, 1999 "Maria Maria" Released: November 23, 1999 "Put Your Lights On" Released: March 28, 2000 "Love of My Life" Released: 2000 "Corazón Espinado" Released: June 13, 2000 "Primavera" Released: 2001

Supernatural is the seventeenth studio album by the Latin rock band Santana, it was released on June 15, 1999. It went 15 times platinum in the US and won eight Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year as well as three Latin Grammy Awards including Record of the Year.^[1]

The album, conceived by Clive Davis and A&R'd by Pete Ganbarg, was a major global hit, eventually selling more than 30 million copies.^[2] It is the most successful album by Santana, hitting the number one spot in ten countries, including the United States. It is also the highest-selling album of original material released by any artist who had already been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame prior to its release and second highest-selling overall behind The Beatles compilation album 1.

Supernatural debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard 200 on July 3, 1999 but topped (after 18 weeks) the chart on October 30, 1999 and stayed there for 12 non-consecutive weeks. It included the hit single "Smooth", which featured Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas on vocals, and was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks. The follow-up single, "Maria Maria" (which featured The Product G&B), was number one on the same chart for 10 weeks. Santana and Rob Thomas won three Grammy Awards for their collaboration on the song "Smooth" while Santana and Everlast won another for the song "Put Your Lights On". Santana also won a Grammy for "Maria Maria". Carlos Santana became the first Hispanic to win the Record of the Year Grammy Award, while the Album of the Year Grammy Award was bestowed upon Davis.

Among the other guest artists are Eric Clapton, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Lauryn Hill, Dave Matthews, Maná and Cee-Lo Green.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic noted that "there doesn't seem to be a track that doesn't have a guest star, which brings up the primary problem with the album [...] it never develops a consistent voice that holds the album together." He added that the album is "directionless" but concluded by saying "the peak moments of Supernatural are some of Santana's best music of the '90s, which does make it a successful comeback."^[3] Rolling Stone writer David Wild also noted the amount of featured artists on the album. He goes on to say "Not everything is quite so appealing", mentioning the song, "Do You Like The Way" featuring Lauryn Hill and Cee Lo Green, saying that it "seems a bit more forced."^[6]

Commercial performance

The album is one of the best-selling albums in the world, and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide,^[2] with 11.8 million copies sold in the United States alone.^[7] It is the best-selling album by a Hispanic artist,^[8] peaking at number one in many countries.

According to the Guinness World Records in 2005, it was the band's first album to peak at number one on the Billboard 200 since Santana III in 1971, making it the longest gap between two number one albums, 28 years in total.^[8] The album debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard 200 and eventually peaked at number one in October 1999, selling 169,000 copies that week, it would increase even more its sales the following weeks, selling 183,000 and 199,000 on its first three weeks atop. Its highest sale came in year's final week when it sold 527,000 copies. Its sales would still stay in stratosphere after the Holiday season, selling 583,000 copies after winning nine Grammy Awards in a night, it barely dropped in sales, selling again another monstrous 441,000 copies. Its last of 12 non-consecutive weeks at number one would still see huge sales, 307,000 copies that week, it later was replaced by NSYNC No Strings Attached after selling 2.4 million copies in a week. It also debuted and peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.^[9] However, it was removed from the chart the following week after Billboard determined that the album did not meet the linguistic requirement of having at least 50% of its tracks recorded in Spanish.^[10] It was ranked on Billboard's top 200 albums of the decade as the ninth best-selling album of the 2000s.^[11]

In Australia, the album debuted at number 48 and would peak at number one on March 6, 2000. In the UK, the album peaked at number one for two weeks starting on April 1, 2000.

The track "El Farol" was criticised by unauthorized use of melody. The song takes it structure of "Papel Principal", a song made by the Portuguese artist Adelaide Ferreira. Although never confirmed, the rumor of a possible judicial action by the Portuguese singer was never surpassed.^[12]

Singles

	"Smooth" Sample from "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas "Maria Maria" sample of "Maria Maria" performed by Santana featuring The Product G&B
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The first single released from the album was "Smooth", which featured Rob Thomas on vocals and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks while it went to number 3 in the UK and number 4 in Australia. The next single was "Maria Maria" which featured The Product G&B as the single peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks, number 6 in the UK and number 49 in Australia. The third single, "Put Your Lights On", only peaked at number 18 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, a poor number 97 in the UK, and was a minor hit in Australia at number 32. The single "Corazon Espinado", which featured Maná, was a hit in Spanish-speaking countries.

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"(Da Le) Yaleo"	Carlos Santana Shakara Mutela[13] Christian Polloni[14]	Santana	5:51
2.	"Love of My Life" (featuring Dave Matthews and Carter Beauford)	Santana Matthews	Stephen Harris Santana	5:48
3.	"Put Your Lights On" (featuring Everlast)	Everlast	Dante Ross John Gamble	4:47
4.	"Africa Bamba"	Santana Ismaïla Touré and Sixu Tidiane Touré (as Touré Kunda) Karl Perazzo[15]	Santana	4:40
5.	"Smooth" (featuring Rob Thomas)	Itaal Shur Rob Thomas	Matt Serletic	4:56
6.	"Do You Like the Way" (featuring Lauryn Hill and CeeLo Green)	Hill	Hill	5:52
7.	"Maria Maria" (featuring Sincere (David McRae)[16] and Money Harm (Marvin Moore-Hough) [17] (as The Product G&B)	Santana Perazzo Raul Rekow[18] Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	Duplessis Wyclef Jean	4:21
8.	"Migra"	Santana Rachid Taha Tony Lindsay[19]	Karl C Porter Santana	5:24
9.	"Corazón Espinado" (featuring Maná)	Fher Olvera	Olvera Porter *Alex González	4:32
10.	"Wishing It Was" (featuring Eagle-Eye Cherry)	Eagle-Eye Cherry Michael Simpson John King Money Mark (Mark Ramos Nishita) Porter	The Dust Brothers *Charles Goodan *Art Hodge	4:59
11.	"El Farol"	Santana Porter	Porter	4:49
12.	"Primavera"	Porter J. B. Eckl Cheín García Alonso[20]	Porter	5:17
13.	"The Calling" (featuring Eric Clapton)	Santana Chester D. Thompson Freddie Stone Linda Graham[21]	Santana	7:48

Mastered by Ted Jensen

Notes

• The total length of track 13 is actually 12:47. "The Calling" ends at 7:48. Hidden track "Day of Celebration" starts at 8:00 and has a length 4:27. The track listing and timing are the same on the 2010 "Legacy Edition." However, separate musician and production credits are listed for "Day of Celebration" in the liner notes, unlike the standard edition.
• (*) Asterisk notes co-producer.

Legacy Edition Disc 2

A "Legacy Edition" of Supernatural was released on February 16, 2010, with a new Santana-supervised remastering.^[22] "Bacalao Con Pan"

1. "Angel Love (Come for Me)"
2. "Rain Down on Me"
   • Featuring Dave Matthews and Carter Beauford
3. "Corazon Espinado (Spanish Dance Remix)"
   • Featuring Maná
4. "One Fine Morning" (Lighthouse Cover)
5. "Exodus/Get Up Stand Up (Bob Marley cover)"
6. "Ya Yo Me Cure"
7. "Maria Maria (Pumpin' Dolls Club Mix)"
   • Featuring The Product G&B
8. "Smooth (Instrumental)"
9. "The Calling Jam"
   • Featuring Eric Clapton
10. "Olympic Festival"

Personnel

"(Da Le) Yaleo" Carlos Santana – guitar, vocals Chester D. Thompson – keyboards Benny Rietveld – bass Billy Johnson – drums Karl Perazzo – percussion, vocals Raul Rekow – congas Tony Lindsay – vocals Jose Abel Figueroa – trombone Mic Gillette – trombone Mic Gillette – trumpet Marvin McFadden – trumpet "Love of My Life" This song's main melody is very similar to Brahms' symphony No. 3 in F Major Op 90 Movement #3 Carlos Santana – guitar Dave Matthews – lead vocal George Whitty – keyboards Benny Rietveld – bass Carter Beauford – drums Karl Perazzo – congas and percussion "Put Your Lights On" Carlos Santana – lead guitar, congas and percussion Everlast – rhythm guitar and lead vocal Chester D. Thompson – keyboards Dante Ross, John Gamble – programming Benny Rietveld – bass "Africa Bamba" Carlos Santana – guitar, background vocals Chester D. Thompson – keyboards Benny Rietveld – bass Horacio Hernandez – drums Raul Rekow – congas Carlos Santana – lead vocal Karl Perazzo – vamp out vocals, background vocals, percussion Tony Lindsay – background vocals "Smooth" Carlos Santana – lead guitar Rob Thomas – lead vocal Chester D. Thompson – keyboards Benny Rietveld – bass Rodney Holmes – drums Karl Perazzo – percussion Raul Rekow – congas Jeff Cressman – trombone Jose Abel Figueroa – trombone Julius Melendez – trumpet William Ortiz – trumpet "Do You Like The Way" Carlos Santana – lead guitar Lauryn Hill – lead and background vocals Cee-Lo Green – lead vocals Francis Dunnery, Al Anderson – rhythm guitar Loris Holland – keyboards Kobie Brown, Che Pope – programming Tom Barney – bass Lenesha Randolph – background vocals Danny Wolinski – saxophone and flute Steve Touré – trombone Earl Gardner – trumpet and flugelhorn Joseph Daley – tuba "Maria Maria" Carlos Santana – guitar The Product G&B – lead vocals Carlos Santana – additional vocals Joseph Herbert – cello Daniel Seidenberg – viola Hari Balakrisnan – viola Jeremy Cohen – violin

"Migra" Carlos Santana – guitar and sleigh bells Chester D. Thompson – keyboards K.C. Porter – programming and accordion, vocals Benny Rietveld – bass Rodney Holmes – drums Karl Perazzo – percussion Raul Rekow – congas Tony Lindsay – vocals Karl Perazzo – vocals Ramon Flores – trombone Mic Gillette – trombone Jose Abel Figueroa – trumpet Marvin McFadden – trumpet Mic Gillette – trumpet "Corazón Espinado" Carlos Santana – lead guitar Fher Olvera – lead vocals Sergio Vallín – rhythm guitar Alberto Salas – keyboards Chester D. Thompson – keyboards Juan Calleros – bass Alex González – drums Karl Perazzo – timbales and percussion Raul Rekow – congas Gonzalo Chomat – background vocals Alex González – background vocals Jose Quintana – vocal direction "Wishing It Was" Carlos Santana – lead and rhythm guitar Eagle-Eye Cherry – lead vocal Chad & Earl – background vocals Chester D. Thompson – keyboards Benny Rietveld – bass Rodney Holmes – drums Karl Perazzo – timbales and percussion Raul Rekow – congas and percussion Humberto Hernandez – additional percussion "El Farol" Carlos Santana – lead guitar Raul Pacheco – rhythm guitar and percussion K.C. Porter – keyboards and programming Chester D. Thompson – keyboards and programming Benny Rietveld – bass Gregg Bissonette – drums Karl Perazzo – timbales Raul Rekow – congas "Primavera" Carlos Santana – lead guitar, background vocals J. B. Eckl – rhythm guitar K.C. Porter – lead vocals, keyboards, programming, background vocals Chester D. Thompson – keyboards Mike Porcaro – bass Jimmy Keegan – drums Karl Perazzo – timbales and percussion, background vocals Luis Conte – congas and percussion Fher – background vocals Tony Lindsay – background vocals Chein Garcia Alonso – spanish translation "The Calling" Eric Clapton – lead and rhythm guitar Carlos Santana – lead and rhythm guitar Chester D. Thompson – keyboards Carlos Santana – percussion Mike Mani – programming Tony Lindsay – vocals Jeanie Tracy – vocals Andre for Screaming Lizard – pro tools editing

Charts and certifications

Charts Charts (1999–2000) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[23] 1 Austrian Albums Chart[24] 1 Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[25] 2 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[26] 2 Canadian Albums Chart[27] 1 Finnish Albums Chart[28] 2 French Albums Chart[29] 1 Italian Albums Chart[30] 1 New Zealand Albums Chart[31] 1 Norwegian Albums Chart[32] 1 Swedish Albums Chart[33] 1 Swiss Albums Chart[34] 1 UK Albums Chart[35] 1 US Billboard 200[36] 1 US Billboard Top Latin Albums[37] 1

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Argentina (CAPIF)[38] 2× Platinum 120,000^* Australia (ARIA)[39] 4× Platinum 280,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[40] 2× Platinum 100,000^* Belgium (BEA)[41] 2× Platinum 100,000^* Brazil (ABPD)[42] Platinum 250,000^* Canada (Music Canada)[43] Diamond 1,000,000^^ Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[44] Platinum 50,291[44] France (SNEP)[45] 2× Platinum 1,010,000[46]^* Germany (BVMI)[47] 2× Platinum 1,000,000^^ Mexico (AMPROFON)[48] 2× Platinum 300,000^^ Netherlands (NVPI)[49] 2× Platinum 200,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[50] 4× Platinum 60,000^^ Poland (ZPAV)[51] Platinum 100,000^* Spain (PROMUSICAE)[52] 3× Platinum 300,000^^ Sweden (GLF)[53] Platinum 80,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[54] 4× Platinum 200,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[55] 3× Platinum 971,798[56] United States (RIAA)[57] 15× Platinum 11,800,000[7] Summaries Europe (IFPI)[58] 6× Platinum 6,000,000^* ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of best-selling albums
• List of best-selling albums in the United States
• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1999
• List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2000s

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Edition
United States	June 15, 1999[59]	Arista	Standard
Canada[60]		Sony Canada
France	June 21, 1999	Arista
United Kingdom	July 12, 1999[61]	Arista
United States	February 16, 2010[62]	Arista Legacy	Deluxe

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