Marathon_(Santana_album)
Marathon (Santana album)
1979 studio album by Santana
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".
Quick Facts Marathon, Studio album by Santana ...
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Released | September 1979 | |||
Studio | The Automatt, San Francisco, California | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 40:37 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Keith Olsen, Santana, David DeVore | |||
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Singles from Marathon | ||||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
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Alex Ligertwood, who would sing with the group throughout the 1980s, joined the group for this album.
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
- 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”
More information Chart (1979-1980), Peak position ...
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 |
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- 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.
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