I go back a long way with Santana. When I purchased the vinyl version of ABRAXAS it was their latest release. Santana's first 3 albums are, for me, absolute classics. Needless to say I grew up with a different Santana than the one on this CD. I continued to purchase the odd Santana release here and there but admittedly lost touch with the band. I first heard the track SMOOTH on the radio while I was in Georgia and loved it from the get-go. I suspected it was Santana but wasn't sure when I first heard it but I loved the song anyway so I ended up getting the CD.