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Supernatural [Legacy Edition]

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Overview

Santana was still a respected rock veteran in 1999, but it had been years since he had a hit, even if he continued to fare well on the concert circuits. Clive Davis, the man who had signed Santana to Columbia in 1968, offered him the opportunity to set up shop at his label, Arista. In the tradition of comebacks and label debuts by veteran artists in the '90s, Supernatural, Santana's first effort for Arista, is designed as a star-studded event. At first listen, there doesn't seem to be a track that doesn't have a guest star, which brings up the primary problem with the album -- despite several interesting or excellent moments, it never develops a consistent voice that holds the album together. The fault doesn't lay with the guest stars or even with Santana, who continues to turn in fine performances. There's just a general directionless feeling to the record, enhanced by several songs that seem like excuses for jams, which, truth be told, isn't all that foreign on latter-day Santana records. Then again, the grooves often play better than the ploys for radio play, but that's not always the case, since Lauryn Hill's "Do You Like the Way" and the Dust Brothers-produced, Eagle-Eye Cherry-sung "Wishing It Was" are as captivating as the Eric Clapton duet, "The Calling." But that just confirms that Supernatural just doesn't have much of a direction, flipping between traditional Santana numbers and polished contemporary collaborations, with both extremes being equally likely to hit or miss. That doesn't quite constitute a triumph, but the peak moments of Supernatural are some of Santana's best music of the '90s, which does make it a successful comeback.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/15/1999
Label:	Sbme Special Mkts.
UPC:	0888837149822
catalogNumber:	371498
Rank:	4691

Tracks

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Santana Primary Artist
Anderson Rhythm Guitar
Everlast Rhythm Guitar,Vocals
Dave Matthews Vocals
Jeanie Tracy Vocals
Tom Barney Bass
Gregg Bissonette Drums
Eric Clapton Guitar,Rhythm Guitar
Jeremy Cohen Violin
Luis Conte Percussion,Conga
Jeff Cressman Trombone
Francis Dunnery Rhythm Guitar
Ramon Flores Trombone
Earl Gardner Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Mic Gillette Trombone,Trumpet
Humberto "Nengue" Hernandez Percussion
Loris Holland Keyboards
Rodney Holmes Drums,Musician
Tony Lindsay Vocals,Background Vocals,Musician
Marvin McFadden Trumpet
Karl Perazzo Percussion,Conga,Timbales,Vocals,Background Vocals,Musician
Mike Porcaro Bass
Benny Rietveld Bass,Musician
Raul Rekow Percussion,Conga,Musician
Chester Thompson Keyboards,Musician
George Whitty Keyboards
Billy Johnson Drums
Carol Steele Percussion
Rob Thomas Vocals
Carter Beauford Drums
KC Porter Accordion,Keyboards,Vocals,Background Vocals
Carlos Santana Guitar,Percussion,Conga,Rhythm Guitar,Vocals,Background Vocals,sleigh bells,Musician
Lauryn Hill Vocals,Background Vocals
Jimmy Keegan Drums
Cee Lo Green Vocals
Alberto Salas Keyboards
Eagle-Eye Cherry Vocals
Sergio Vallin Rhythm Guitar
Lenesha Randolph Background Vocals
Juan Calleros Bass
Julius Melendez Trumpet
Product G&B Vocals
Raúl Pacheco Percussion,Rhythm Guitar
Fher Olvera Vocals,Background Vocals
JB Eckl Rhythm Guitar
Danny Wolinski Flute,Saxophone
Hari Balakrisnan Viola
Steve Touré Trombone
Jose Abel Figueroa Trombone,Trumpet
Alex Gonzales Drums,Background Vocals
Joseph Hérbert Cello
Daniel Seidenberg Viola
Gonzalo Chomat Background Vocals
Jose Quintana Vocal Director
Horacio Hernandez Drums
William Ortiz Trumpet
Joseph Daley Tuba