Supernatural [Legacy Edition]

by Santana

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. [Supernatural was also released in a Legacy Edition.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/15/1999
Label:	Arista
UPC:	0888837149822
Rank:	20216

Tracks

1. (Da Le) Yaleo
2. Love of My Life
3. Put Your Lights On
4. Africa Bamba
5. Smooth
6. Do You Like the Way
7. Maria Maria
8. Migra
9. Corazon Espinado
10. Wishing It Was
11. El Farol
12. Primavera
13. The Calling

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Santana   Primary Artist
Rob Thomas   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Carter Beauford   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Drums
Lauryn Hill   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Eric Clapton   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar,Lead Guitar
Eagle-Eye Cherry   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Everlast   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
CeeLo Green   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Dave Matthews   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Mana   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
The Product G&B   Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Sarah McLachlan   Guest Artist
Wyclef Jean   Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Wayne Shorter   Guest Artist
Ozomatli   Guest Artist
Horacio Hernandez   Drums
Jose Quintana   Vocal Director
K.C. Porter   Accordion,Keyboards,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background),Vocals
Joseph Daley   Tuba
Jimmy Keegan   Drums
JB Eckl   Guitar (Rhythm)
Billy Johnson   Drums
Chaboli   Percussion
Chester Thompson   Keyboards,Vocals (Background),Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Andrew Blanco   Vocals (Background)
Ramon Porrina   Percussion
J.B. Eckl   Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Hari Balakrisnan   Viola
Charles Goodan   Co-Producer
Larry Williams   Saxophone
Joseph Herbert   Cello
Asdru Sierra   Vocals (Background)
Steve Toure   Trombone
Danny Wolinski   Flute,Saxophone
Jose Abel Figueroa   Trumpet,Trombone
Alex Gonzales   Drums,Co-Producer,Vocals (Background)
BroDeeva   Vocals (Background)
Bandolero   Percussion
Al Anderson   Guitar (Rhythm)
Annie Stocking   Vocals (Background)
George Whitty   Keyboards
Gary Grant   Trumpet
Daniel Seidenberg   Viola
Tony Lindsay   Vocals,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Larry Batiste   Vocals (Background)
Paul Pacheco   Guitar (Rhythm)
Rhonda Bennin   Vocals (Background)
William Ortiz   Trumpet
Fher Olvera   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Gregg Bissonette   Drums
Jeff Cressman   Trombone
Jeanie Tracy   Vocals,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Julius Melendez   Trumpet
Andrew Martin   Trombone
Mic Gillette   Trumpet,Trombone
Tom Barney   Bass
Alberto Salas   Keyboards
Rodney Holmes   Drums
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis   Featured Artist
Pirana   Percussion
KC Porter   Vocals,Accordion,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Karl Perazzo   Congas,Vocals,Timbales,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Raul Rekow   Congas,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Mike Porcaro   Bass
Lenesha Randolph   Vocals (Background)
Art Hodge   Co-Producer
Juan Calleros   Bass
Gonzalo Chomat   Vocals (Background)
Sandy Griffith   Vocals (Background)
Humberto "Nengue" Hernandez   Percussion
Carlos Santana   Congas,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Lead Guitar,Lead Vocals,Sleigh Bells,Guitar (Rhythm),Musical Director,Vocals (Background)
Francis Dunnery   Guitar (Rhythm)
James Keegan   Drums
Earl Gardner   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Luis Conte   Congas,Timbales,Percussion
Jeremy Cohen   Violin
Jerry Hey   Trumpet
Loris Holland   Keyboards
Sergio Vallin   Guitar (Rhythm)
Carol Steele   Percussion
Ramon Nova   Didjeridu
Raul Pacheco   Percussion,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Marvin McFadden   Trumpet
Fher   Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ramon Flores   Trombone
Benny Rietveld   Bass
Bill Ortiz   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Pablo del Moral   Remixing
Andre J. H. Zweers   Pro-Tools
Alvaro Villagro   Engineer
Abel Arana   Remixing,Additional Production
Alejandro Baddredine   Mixing Assistant
Jason Gorucott   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jim Retizel   Assistant
Joel Margolis   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
K.C. Porter   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Andre Zweerz   Pro-Tools
Pedro Del Moral   Remixing
Frank Aglieri'rinella   Assistant Engineer
Jim Gaines   Mixing,Engineer
Mike Couzi   Engineer
M. Simpson   Composer
Rob Thomas   Composer,Lyricist
JB Eckl   Composer,Associate Producer
Andy Haller   Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Erik Schrody   Composer
Jon Rezin   Mixing
Shakara Mutela   Composer
C. Thompson   Composer
Linda Graham   Composer
Stimulated Dummies   Producer
Chester Thompson   Composer,Musician,Programming
Sixu Tidiane Toure   Composer
J.B. Eckl   Producer,Associate Producer,Composer,Engineer
Adam Olmsted   Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Andy Salas   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mario Curci   Pro-Tools
Charles Goodan   Producer
Kobie Brown   Programming
Alejandro Cassini   Assistant Engineer
Mike Anderson   Assistant Engineer
Pumpin Dolls   Additional Production,Remixing
Barbara Wesotski   A&R
Alex Gonzales   Producer
Rafi Taha   Composer
Tracey Brown   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Juan Belmonte   Remixing,Additional Production
Bill Kinsley   Assistant Engineer
Ismaila Toure   Composer
Aaron Lepley   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Steve Farrone   Engineer
Adrian Rodriguez   Assistant Engineer
L.A. Hill   Composer
Tom Lord-Alge   Mixing
Glen Kolotkin   Engineer
Commissioner Gordon   Engineer
Dave Matthews   Composer
Tony Lindsay   Composer,Musician
Chris Manning   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Christian Polloni   Composer
Claudio Leiva   Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Clive Davis   Producer
Ben Conrad   Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Stephen M. Harris   Producer
Fher Olvera   Composer,Producer
David Thoener   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Jeff Poe   Mixing,Engineer
John King   Composer,Producer
Rachid Taha   Composer
Matty Spindel   Engineer
Michael McCoy   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Mike Mani   Programming
Jesus Alcaniz   Engineer,Recording
Ron Thomas   Lyricist
Rodney Holmes   Musician
Sean O'Dwyer   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Matt Serletic   Producer
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis   Composer,Producer
David Ferrero   Remixing
Jim Reitzel   Mixing,Engineer
Jim Scott   Engineer
KC Porter   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Karl Perazzo   Composer,Musician
Chuck Bailey   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jamie Siegel   Assistant Engineer
Billy Konkel   Assistant Engineer
Raul Rekow   Composer,Musician
Dave Dar   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mike Simpson   Composer,Producer
Anton Pukshansky   Engineer
Art Hodge   Producer
David Frazer   Engineer
Femio Hernandez   Mixing Assistant
Wyclef Jean   Composer,Producer
Frank Rinella   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Eagle-Eye Cherry   Composer
Carlos Santana   Mixing,Composer,Musician,Producer,Additional Production
Rik Pekkonen   Engineer
Benny Faccone   Mixing,Engineer
Freddie Stone   Composer
John Seymour   Engineer
Warren Riker   Mixing
John Gamble   Engineer,Producer,Programming
John Karpowich   Engineer
Mark Dobson   Programming,Digital Editing
Hosh Gureli   A&R
Jerry Hey   Horn Arrangements
Mark "Money Mark" Ramos-Nishita   Composer
Tony Flores   Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
T-Ray   Mixing,Additional Production
Tony Prendatt   Engineer
Steve Fontano   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Andy Grassi   Mixing,Engineer
Che Pope   Programming
Chein Garcia Alonso   Composer,Spanish Translation
Kike Santander   Composer
Itaal Shur   Composer
Lauryn Hill   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Chris Theis   Engineer
Dante Ross   Producer,Programming
The Dust Brothers   Producer
Benny Rietveld   Musician
Bill Cooper   Assistant Engineer
Bob Marley   Composer