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| Name | Supernatural |
|---|---|
| Type | studio |
| Artist | Santana |
| Cover | Santana - Supernatural - CD album cover.jpg |
| Released | June 15, 1999(see release history) |
| 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 |
| Last album | Milagro(1998) |
| This album | Supernatural(1999) |
| Next album | The Essential Santana(2002) |
| Misc |
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.
ReceptionCritical receptionStephen 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."
SinglesThe 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 Mana, was a hit in Spanish-speaking countries.
Track listingStandard edition;Notes
Legacy Edition Disc 2A "Legacy Edition" of Supernatural was released on February 16, 2010, with a new Santana-supervised remastering.#"Bacalao Con Pan" #"Angel Love (Come For Me)" #"Rain Down On Me" #*Featuring Dave Matthews & Carter Beauford #"Corazon Espinado (Spanish Dance Remix)" #*Featuring Maná #"One Fine Morning" #"Exodus/Get Up Stand Up (Bob Marley cover)" #"Ya Yo Me Cure" #"Maria Maria (Pumpin' Dolls Club Mix)" #*Featuring The Product G&B; #"Smooth (Instrumental)" #"The Calling Jam" #*Featuring Eric Clapton #"Olympic Festival"
Personnel
Charts
Peak positions{|class="wikitable" |- !Charts (1999) !Peakposition |- |UK Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |US Billboard 200 |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |US Billboard Top Latin Albums |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- !Charts (2000) !Peakposition |- |Australian Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |Austrian Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|2 |- |Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|2 |- |Canadian Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |Finnish Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|2 |- |French Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |Italian Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |New Zealand Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |Norwegian Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |Swedish Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |Swiss Albums Chart |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |}
Sales and certifications
See also
Release history{|class="wikitable" |- !Region !Date !Label !Edition |- | United States | rowspan="2"| June 15, 1999 | Arista | rowspan="4"| Standard |- | Canada | Sony Music Canada |- | France | June 21, 1999 | Arista International |- | United Kingdom | July 12, 1999 | Arista |- | United States | February 16, 2010 | Sony Legacy | Deluxe |- |}
References
Category:Santana (band) albums Category:1999 albums Category:Concept albums Category:Arista Records albums Category:Grammy Award for Album of the Year Category:Albums released on DVD-Audio Category:Albums produced by Clive Davis Category:Albums produced by the Dust Brothers Category:Albums produced by Wyclef Jean Category:Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios Category:Recording Industry Association of America Diamond Award albums This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community.
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