I'd never really heard of Santana before this album came out, I mean, he was a little before my time, but my best friend had the CD and I heard "Smooth" (This was before it became the radio favorite that is is  now, and I'm sure everyone is so sick of it they never want to hear it  again) and I loved it, I thought it was such a good song, so i bought the  CD and found out that there are SO many good songs on this album.  "Put your Lights On", "Maria Maria", and my personal  favorite, "Love of my Life" are all amazing songs.  I never would  have guesses that this album would be one of my favorite of the year, but  it is.  Santana is nothing short of a master on the guitar, and he mixed  his talent with popular artists of today to come up with something pretty  incredible.