Originally released in 1974, Santana's 6th studio album is one of his jazz-funk-fusion oriented albums featuring an extended band. The guitarist leaves a lot of room for percussion, saxophone and keyboards to set moods, as well as lengthy guitar solos and vocals. The butterfly album cover design, available in a gatefold cover, is an allusion to the album BUTTERFLY DREAMS by Brazilian musician Flora Purim and her husband Airto Moreira, whose contributions to the album deeply influenced the sound of Borboletta.