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
Genre
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
  • Alex Ligertwood – lead vocals
  • Carlos Santana – guitars, backing vocals
  • Chris Solberg – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Alan Pasqua – keyboards, backing vocals
  • David Margen – bass
  • Graham Lear – drums
  • Armando Peraza – percussion (timbales), backing vocals
  • Raul Rekow – percussion (congas), backing vocals
  • Jaco Pastorius - Bass on “Aqua Marine”

Charts
Chart (1979-1980) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 9
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] 52
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 21
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[7] 13
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 40
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 31
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 14
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 28
US Billboard 200[15] 25

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[16] Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Marathon - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 28, 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 January 28, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6876b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Marathon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  7. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2012. Select Santana from the menu, then press OK.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Marathon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  10. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  11. "Charts.nz – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  13. "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  14. "Santana | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  15. "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  16. "French album certifications – Santana – Marathon" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK. 
  17. "British album certifications – Santana – Marathon". British Phonographic Industry.
  18. "American album certifications – Santana – Marathon". Recording Industry Association of America.


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