Borboletta was the first new Santana band studio album in 11 months and the group's sixth overall. Once again, individual credits were listed for each song. The main problem was that the band seemed to be coasting; Carlos turned in the usual complement of high-pitched lead guitar work, and the percussionists pounded away, but the Santana sound had long since taken over from any individual composition, and the records were starting to sound alike. That, in turn, started to make them inessential; Borboletta spent less time on the charts than any previous Santana album. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
There was a lot of noodling (oops, jamming)on this record, but it nonetheless remains some of my favorite stuff from Carlos. I believe it was right after this album that a lot of the band jumped and formed Journey.