santana is the third studio album by the american rock band santana. the band's second self-titled album, it is often referred to as iii or santana iii to distinguish it from the band's 1969 debut album. the album was also known as man with an outstretched hand, after its album cover image. it was the third (and until the group's 2016 reunion, the last) album by the woodstock-era lineup, and it was also considered by many to be the band's peak commercially and musically, as subsequent releases aimed towards more experimental jazz fusion and latin music.