en Marathon (Santana album)

Marathon
Marathon
Studio album by Santana
Released	September 1979
Studio	The Automatt, San Francisco, California
Genre	R&B; rock; jazz fusion;
Length	40:37
Label	Columbia
Producer	Keith Olsen, Santana, David DeVore
Santana chronology
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]

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.

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
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

^ ^a ^b Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Marathon - Santana | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
^ 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.
^ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6876b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Marathon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Marathon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Charts.nz – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "French album certifications – Santana – Marathon" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK.
^ "British album certifications – Santana – Marathon". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "American album certifications – Santana – Marathon". Recording Industry Association of America.

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[Allmusic-1] Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Marathon - Santana | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.

[CG-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.

[aus-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-5] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6876b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[ac_Netherlands_Santana-6] "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Marathon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[FINI-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.

[ac_Germany4_Santana-9] "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Marathon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[JPN-10] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_New_Zealand_Santana-11] "Charts.nz – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[ac_Norway_Santana-12] "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[ac_Sweden_Santana-13] "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[UK_albums-14] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[Billboard_200-15] "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[FranceSantanaMarathonalbumCertRef-16] "French album certifications – Santana – Marathon" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK.

[United_KingdomSantanaMarathonalbumCertRef-17] "British album certifications – Santana – Marathon". British Phonographic Industry.

[United_StatesSantanaMarathonalbumCertRef-18] "American album certifications – Santana – Marathon". Recording Industry Association of America.

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