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 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1979 | |||
| Studio | The Automatt, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 40:37 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Keith Olsen, Santana, David DeVore | |||
| Santana chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Marathon | ||||
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| 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 edit
Side one edit
- "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 edit
- "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 edit
- 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ 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 October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Marathon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ 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 October 27, 2022.
- ^ 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 October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Santana | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "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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