Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Allmusic (Legacy) | |
| Robert Christgau | C− |
| Rolling Stone | |
The album was awarded 4 and a half stars by Allmusic, by stating: "Carlos Santana was originally in his own wing of the Latin Rock hall of fame, neither playing Afro-Cuban with rock guitar, as did Malo, nor flavouring mainstream rock with Percussion, as did Chicago."
The album peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and number 26 on the UK Albums Chart.
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