Marathon (Santana album)

Marathon is the eleventh studio album by Santana. This marked the beginning of the group's commercial slide, in spite of having the Top 40 hit "You Know That I Love You". Alex Ligertwood, who would sing with the group throughout the 1980s, joined the group for this album.

Marathon
Studio album by
Santana
ReleasedSeptember 1979
StudioThe Automatt, San Francisco, California
GenreR&B, rock,[1] jazz fusion
Length40:37
LabelColumbia
ProducerKeith Olsen, Santana, David DeVore
Santana chronology
Inner Secrets
(1978)		 Marathon
(1979)		 Zebop!
(1981)
Singles from Marathon
  1. "You Know That I Love You"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Marathon" (Carlos Santana) - 1:28
  2. "Lightning in the Sky" (Santana, Chris Solberg) - 3:52
  3. "Aqua Marine" (Alan Pasqua, Santana) - 5:35
  4. "You Know That I Love You" (Alex Ligertwood, Pasqua, Santana) - 4:26
  5. "All I Ever Wanted" (Ligertwood, Santana, Solberg) – 4:02

Side two
  1. "Stand Up" (Santana, Solberg) - 4:02
  2. "Runnin" (David Margen) - 1:39
  3. "Summer Lady" (Ligertwood, Pasqua, Solberg) - 4:23
  4. "Love" (Santana, Solberg) - 3:22
  5. "Stay (Beside Me)" (Santana) - 3:50
  6. "Hard Times" (Ligertwood, Margen, Pasqua) - 3:57

Personnel

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[4] Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Marathon - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. "French album certifications – Santana – Marathon" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK. 
  5. "British album certifications – Santana – Marathon". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Marathon in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  6. "American album certifications – Santana – Marathon". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 


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