Marathon (Santana album)

Marathon
Studio album by Santana
Released	September 1979
Length	40:37
Label	Columbia
Producer	Keith Olsen, Santana, David De Vore
Santana chronology
Oneness (1979) Marathon (1979) The Swing of Delight (1980)
Singles from Marathon
"You Know That I Love You" Released: 1979

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(C)[2]

Marathon is the tenth 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 '80s, joined the group for this album.

Track listing

1. "Marathon" (Santana) - 1:28
2. "Lightning in the Sky" (Santana, Solberg) - 3:52
3. "Aqua Marine" (Pasqua, Santana) - 5:35
4. "You Know That I Love You" (Ligertwood, Pasqua, Santana) - 4:26
5. "All I Ever Wanted" (Ligertwood, Santana, Solberg) - 4:03
6. "Stand Up" (Santana, Solberg) - 4:02
7. "Runnin'" (Margen) - 1:38
8. "Summer Lady" (Ligertwood, Pasqua, Solberg) - 4:23
9. "Love" (Santana, Solberg) - 3:22
10. "Stay (Beside Me)" (Santana) - 3:50
11. "Hard Times" (Ligertwood, Margen, Pasqua) - 3:58

Personnel

• Carlos Santana: Guitars, backing vocals
• Alex Ligertwood: Vocals
• Alan Pasqua: Keyboards
• Chris Solberg: Guitars, Keyboards, backing vocals
• David Margen: Bass
• Graham Lear: Drums
• Armando Peraza: Percussion (timbales)
• Raul Rekow: Percussion (congas)

References

1. ^ Ruhlmann, William (2011 [last update]). "Marathon - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r48676. Retrieved 28 August 2011. 
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (2011 [last update]). "Robert Christgau: Album: Santana: Marathon". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=7723. Retrieved 28 August 2011.