Marathon (Santana album)

"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
Singles from Marathon
	"You Know That I Love You"; Released: 1979;

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.

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

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

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[4]	Gold	100,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[6]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Marathon - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 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 28 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
"French album certifications – Santana – Marathon" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK.
"British album certifications – Santana – Marathon". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Marathon in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
"American album certifications – Santana – Marathon". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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[Allmusic-1] Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Marathon - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 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 28 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

[FranceSantanaMarathonalbumCertRef-4] "French album certifications – Santana – Marathon" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK.

[United_KingdomSantanaMarathonalbumCertRef-5] "British album certifications – Santana – Marathon". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Marathon in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesSantanaMarathonalbumCertRef-6] "American album certifications – Santana – Marathon". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.