: It begins as a slow, longing ballad and builds into a high-energy, double-time finale .
: Santana used a Yamaha SG2000 guitar for the recording, achieving the long, weeping sustain that defines the track's "vocal" quality. Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)
: In 1967, Carlos Santana improvised a melody to comfort a friend's sister during a distressing drug experience . He initially titled this fragment "The Mushroom Lady's Coming to Town". : It begins as a slow, longing ballad
The song evolved through several stages before reaching its final form: : It begins as a slow