Billboard Hot 100 Hits 1971: #32: ‘Oye Como Va’- Santana. February 20, 1971

• Single: ‘Oye Como Va”- Santana
• Record Company-CBS
• Genre: Latin Rock
• Written by Tito Puente
• Time: 4:17
• B-side:’Samba Pi Ti’
• Album- Abraxas
• Grade: A
• Peaked at #13 10 weeks in Billboard Hot 100.

‘Oye Como Va’ was originally written and recorded by Tito Puente in 1962. The original was arranged as a cha-cha cha- the cover by Santana- is a rock song with electric guitar and organ. Tito Puente was pleased with the Santana version. Santana from 1969-2007 had 25 Hot 100 singles with 15 making the Top 40. Santana’s two #1 hits came later on- 1999’s ” Smooth” and 2000’s ” Maria Maria” Santana was elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.