| Supernatural | ||||
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| Studio album by Santana | ||||
| Released | June 15, 1999 (see release history) |
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| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
| Genre | Latin rock, alternative rock, hard rock, blues-rock, pop rock, R&B | |||
| 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 | |||
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Supernatural is the seventeenth album by Santana; it was released in 1999. It went 15 times platinum in the US and won nine Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year as well as three Latin Grammy Awards including Record of the Year.
The album, conceived by Clive Davis and A&R'd by Pete Ganbarg, was phenomenally successful, eventually selling over 27 million copies worldwide. It is the most successful album by Santana, charted in ten countries, including in the US chart, at number one.
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 Grammys 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".
Among the other guest artists are Eric Clapton, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Lauryn Hill, Dave Matthews, and Cee-Lo.
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
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."[1] 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."[3]
The album has since sold nearly 27 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album by a Hispanic artist,[4] peaking at number 1 in many countries. According to Guinness Book Of World Records in 2005, it was the bands first album to peak at number 1 on the Billboard 200 since Santana in 1971, making it the longest gap between two number 1 albums, 28 years in total.[4]
The album debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard 200 but after three months, the album would a peak at number 1 in October 1999 and stayed there for 12 non-consecutive weeks. In Australia, the album debuted at number 48 and would peak at number 1 on March 6, 2000. In the UK, the album peaked at number 1 for two weeks starting on April 1. It was ranked on Billboards top 200 albums of the decade as the ninth best selling album of the 2000s[5]
The first single released from the album was "Smooth", which featured Rob Thomas on vocals and would peak at number 1 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 1 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, 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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "(Da Le) Yaleo" | Carlos Santana, Ra, Polloni | Carlos Santana | 5:53 |
| 2. | "Love of My Life" (featuring Dave Matthews) | Santana, Dave Matthews | Stephen Harris, Carlos Santana | 5:47 |
| 3. | "Put Your Lights On" (featuring Everlast) | Erik Schrody | Dante Ross, John Gamble | 4:45 |
| 4. | "African Bamba" | Santana, Ismaïla Toure, Sixu Tidiane Touré, Karl Perazzo | Carlos Santana | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Smooth" (featuring Rob Thomas) | Itaal Shur, Rob Thomas | Matt Serletic | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Do You Like The Way" (featuring Lauryn Hill & Cee Lo Green) | Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | 5:54 |
| 7. | "Maria Maria" (featuring The Product G&B) | Santana, Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis | Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis, Wyclef Jean | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Migra" | Santana, Rafi Taha, Tony Lindsay | K.C. Porter, Carlos Santana | 5:28 |
| 9. | "Corazón espinado" (featuring Maná) | Fher Olvera | Fher Olvera, K.C. Porter, *Alex González | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Wishing It Was" (featuring Eagle-Eye Cherry) | Eagle-Eye Cherry, Michael Simpson, John King, Nishita | The Dust Brothers, *Charles Goodan, *Art Hodge | 4:52 |
| 11. | "El Farol" | Santana, Karl Porter | K.C. Porter | 4:51 |
| 12. | "Primavera" | Porter, J. B. Eckl, Cheín García Alonso | K.C. Porter | 6:18 |
| 13. | "The Calling" (featuring Eric Clapton) | Santana, Chester Thompson, Freddie Stone, Linda Graham | Carlos Santana | 12:28 |
A "Legacy Edition" of Supernatural was released on February 16, 2010, with a new Santana-supervised remastering.[6]
This song's main melody is very similar to Brahm's symphony No .3 in F Major Op 90 Movement #3
| Charts (1999) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[7] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums[9] | 1 |
| Charts (2000) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums Chart[10] | 1 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[11] | 1 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[12] | 2 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[13] | 2 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[14] | 1 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[15] | 2 |
| French Albums Chart[16] | 1 |
| Italian Albums Chart[17] | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[18] | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[19] | 1 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[20] | 1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[21] | 1 |
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[22] | 2× Platinum | 120,000x |
| Australia (ARIA)[23] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
| Brazil (ABPD)[24] | Platinum | 250,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[25] | Diamond | 1,000,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[26] | 2× Platinum | 600,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[27] | 2× Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[28] | 2× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[29] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[30] | Platinum | 100,000* |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[31] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[32] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[33] | 15× Platinum | 15,000,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone |
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| Region | Date | Label | Edition |
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| United States | June 15, 1999[34] | Arista | Standard |
| Canada[35] | Sony Music Canada | ||
| France | June 21, 1999 | Arista International | |
| United Kingdom | July 12, 1999[36] | Arista | |
| United States | February 16, 2010[37] | Sony Legacy | Deluxe |
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