Supernatural. When he heard that Santana needed a song for their new album, Shur composed the song over a weekend. Thomas, who sang the lead vocals with Santana, wrote the song's lyrics. Carlos Santana's "samba-like guitar riff" on "Smooth" was "note-for-note" as Shur had written it. "Smooth" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999, and won Shur and Thomas the 1999 Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Supernatural also won a Grammy Award in 1999 for Album of the Year. Shur released another solo album, Milk & Honey – 10 Hits To Bliss in 2001, this time under his real name. He also produced a number of albums for various artists, including Kronos Quartet, Hinda Hicks, Mark Farina, Lighthouse Family, The Scumfrog and Lucy Woodward. Shur has since established his own artist development and production company. Solo discography Music From the Aural Exciter (1998, Snapt Records) – released under the alias Big Muff Aurally Exciting Remixes (2000, Razor & Tie) – released under the alias Big Muff Milk & Honey – 10 Hits to Bliss (2001, Wave Music) References External links Year of birth missing (living people) American people of Israeli descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent Grammy Award winners Living people Musicians from Greater Los Angeles Musicians from Cincinnati Repercussions (band) members Songwriters from California Groove Collective members