If you thought Carlos Santana would use his comeback as a bargaining chip to go cosmic and experimental, think again. The formula he employed on ''Smooth'' is back: cocktail Latin groove, trendy guest, innocuous love song, and requisite guitar solo to distinguish the single from the others. Branch, who comes off as a less showy Christina Aguilera, is a marketer's dream but not necessarily a music lover's.
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