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, Solberg) – 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) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 9 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 13 French Albums (SNEP) Select Santana from the menu, then press OK. 5Japanese Albums (Oricon) 31 US Billboard Top LPs & Tape25 US Soul LPs (Billboard)39
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