Marathon (Santana album)

"Aqua Marine (song)" redirects here. For the song by Addison Rae, see Aquamarine (song). For other songs, see Aquamarine § Arts and entertainment.

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".

Marathon
Studio album by Santana
Released	September 1979
Studio	The Automatt, San Francisco, California
Genre	R&B rock[1] jazz fusion
Length	40:37
Label	Columbia
Producer	Keith Olsen, Santana, David DeVore
Santana chronology
Inner Secrets (1978) Marathon (1979) Zebop! (1981)
Singles from Marathon
"You Know That I Love You" Released: 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Alex Ligertwood, who would sing with the group throughout the 1980s, joined the group for this album.

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

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	Certification	Certified 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. 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 June 6, 2024.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Marathon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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 June 6, 2024.
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 June 6, 2024.
12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
15. "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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.