Career Resurrection: At the end of the 90s, they shot back into the mainstream when they scored a massive hit with "Smooth."
Creator Couple: Cindy Blackman-Santana plays drums on Corazon.
Magnum Opus Dissonance: While Supernatural is their most critically and commercially successful album, Carlos himself prefers the follow-up album Shaman over it, though he has never specified what he believes his best work overall is.
In Stardust Crusaders, the crafter of the Living Weapon Stand called Anubis is named Caravan Serai, after the Santana album Caravanserai.
Also, in the dub of Stardust Crusaders, Devo the Cursed had his name changed to Soul Sacrifice, after the hit Santana single.
A racer from Steel Ball Run is also named Caravan Serai, whereas his horse, Moon Flower, is named after both the song and studio/live-hybrid album by Santana.