Marathon (Santana album)
1979 studio album by Santana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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".
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Released | September 1979 | |||
Studio | The Automatt, San Francisco, California | |||
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Length | 40:37 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Keith Olsen, Santana, David DeVore | |||
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Singles from Marathon | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
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Alex Ligertwood, who would sing with the group throughout the 1980s, joined the group for this album.
Track listing
Side one
- "Marathon" (Carlos Santana) - 1:28
- "Lightning in the Sky" (Santana, Chris Solberg) - 3:52
- "Aqua Marine" (Alan Pasqua, Santana) - 5:35
- "You Know That I Love You" (Alex Ligertwood, Pasqua, Santana) - 4:26
- "All I Ever Wanted" (Ligertwood, Santana, Solberg) – 4:02
Side two
- "Stand Up" (Santana, Solberg) - 4:02
- "Runnin" (David Margen) - 1:39
- "Summer Lady" (Ligertwood, Pasqua, Solberg) - 4:23
- "Love" (Santana, Solberg) - 3:22
- "Stay (Beside Me)" (Santana) - 3:50
- "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 |
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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
References
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