Supernatural (Santana album)
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Album cover adapted from a painting by Michael Rios
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| Studio album by Santana | ||||
| Released | June 15, 1999 | |||
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| Studio | Record Plant, Sausalito, California, U.S., Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California | |||
| Genre | Latin rock | |||
| Length | 74:59 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Robert Christgau |  |
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Supernatural is the seventeenth studio album by Latin rock band Santana. It was released on June 15, 1999. It went 15 times platinum in the U.S. and won eight 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 a major global hit, eventually selling more than 30 million copies. 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.
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