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Santana: Love of My Life - AQAImpact

Love of My Life was written by the award-winning Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter Carlos Santana who founded the band Santana in 1966. The album Supernatural was released in 1999 and sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Love of My Life is a collaboration between Santana and musician Dave Matthews.

Part of MusicTraditional music

Impact

The album Supernatural received nine Grammy awards and went 15 times platinum, selling over 25 million copies worldwide. It is one of the best-selling albums in the world. The album is distinctive among Sontana鈥檚 work in that it features collaborations with different vocalists. Although this has become more common in recent years, this was relatively unusual at the time in the late 90s.

Love of My Life was rather overshadowed by Smooth and Migra which were global hits. This could be down to the mood and message behind the song. Smooth and Migra are much more vibrant and upbeat whereas Love of My Life is slower and quite sombre.

How the piece is viewed today

Some people argue that Supernatural lacks a sense of unity as an album because the musical styles are so diverse. They point to the range of singers and vocal styles as examples of its lack of cohesion. Some say that musical diversity within an album is a strength because of the inherent variety and contrast.

Although artists might want to create links between individual tracks yet the rise of streaming services and downloads could mean that progression from track to track is no longer important.