In the day of pop being in the hands of artists like the Backstreet Boys, Brtiney Spears, and N'Sync, it is hard to imagine an artist like Santana being pop.  But while the album may be considered pop, it in my opinion it  is everything but.  It makes me wonder how many people enjoying  Supernatural now had ever heard of Oye Como Va.  But I think that's why  this album is so popular, because it satisfies his old fans but with his  collaberations, it incorporates new fans.  Now I will admit I am a 20 year  old fan whose dad turned me on to his older work, and this cd is not as  good as his past work.  But with Santana there is a pretty high celling to  reach on this cd.  But Santana can still make the guitar sing and it shows  on this cd.  The best songs on here are the ones where there are no lyrics  and you can fully hear the riffs and hear the great talent of Santana.  I  thank Lauryn Hill for bringing him back in the spotlight and hooking him up  with some of the collaborators on this cd.  I love Smooth, and Put your  Lights On, but  I love all the songs.  Rather you are a new fan or a old  you will like this album.  It is one of my favorites and it is one of the  few cds I think deserve 5 stars.  But if you are new(or mabye even an  old)fan I encourage you to listen to his older cds, or at least his  greatest hits, because his earlier work derserves 6 if not more, but this  cd is still a great pickup!