Blackwell subsequently travelled to Santana's home in Sausalito, California in an attempt to change the guitarist's mind, but Santana persisted and he was released from the label without paying compensation for the early termination. Santana told Blackwell that he had 'a masterpiece' album in him, but felt Island was not the right label for such plans. In October 1996, he met Island founder Chris Blackwell in New York City where he asked for his release. Founder member and guitarist Carlos Santana felt the label were not giving the band any 'traction and acceleration'. Īfter Santana's record deal with Columbia Records came to an end in 1991, the band's two subsequent albums for Polydor/ Island, Milagro (1992) and Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993), failed to attract strong sales and chart positions. Santana also won three Latin Grammy Awards including Record of the Year. Santana won eight of these, tying Jackson's record for the most awards in one night. These included Album of the Year, making Carlos the first Hispanic to win it, and Best Rock Album. Supernatural is Santana’s best-selling album to date, the best-selling album by a Hispanic artist in music history, and one of the best-selling albums of all time, selling an estimated 30 million copies worldwide.Īt the 2000 Grammy Awards, Supernatural won nine Grammy Awards, breaking the record held by Michael Jackson's Thriller for the most honored album. The next, ' Maria Maria', featuring the Product G&B, was number one in the US for 10 weeks. The first of six singles from the album, ' Smooth' featuring Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas, and co-written by Thomas and Itaal Shur, was a number one success worldwide and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 12 weeks.

1 in eleven countries, including the US for 12 non-consecutive weeks, where it is certified 15× platinum. Supernatural was a huge commercial success worldwide, generating renewed interest in Santana's music. The album features collaborations with several contemporary guest artists, including Eric Clapton, Rob Thomas, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Lauryn Hill, Dave Matthews, Maná, KC Porter and CeeLo Green. Santana and Davis worked with A&R man Pete Ganbarg, as Santana wanted to focus on pop and radio-friendly material. After Santana found themselves without a label in the mid-1990s, founding member and guitarist Carlos Santana began talks with Arista president Clive Davis, who had originally signed the group to Columbia Records in 1969. Supernatural is the eighteenth studio album by American rock band Santana, released on June 15, 1999, on Arista Records.

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