Marathon (Santana album)

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Marathon
SantanaMarathonAlbum.jpg
Studio album by
Santana
ReleasedSeptember 1979
Studio The Automatt, San Francisco, California
Genre
Length40:37
Label Columbia
Producer Keith Olsen, Santana, David DeVore
Santana chronology
Inner Secrets
(1978)		Marathon
(1979)		 Zebop!
(1981)
Singles from Marathon
  1. "You Know That I Love You"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide C [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

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".

Contents

Alex Ligertwood, who would sing with the group throughout the 1980s, joined the group for this album.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Marathon" (Carlos Santana) - 1:28
  2. "Lightning in the Sky" (Santana, Chris Solberg) - 3:52
  3. "Aqua Marine" (Alan Pasqua, Santana) - 5:35
  4. "You Know That I Love You" (Alex Ligertwood, Pasqua, Santana, Solberg) - 4:26
  5. "All I Ever Wanted" (Ligertwood, Santana, Solberg) – 4:02

Side two

  1. "Stand Up" (Santana, Solberg) - 4:02
  2. "Runnin" (David Margen) - 1:39
  3. "Summer Lady" (Ligertwood, Pasqua, Solberg) - 4:23
  4. "Love" (Santana, Solberg) - 3:22
  5. "Stay (Beside Me)" (Santana) - 3:50
  6. "Hard Times" (Ligertwood, Margen, Pasqua) - 3:57

Personnel

Charts

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 Top LPs & Tape [15] 25
US Soul LPs ( Billboard ) [15] 39

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [16] Gold100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [18] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Marathon - Santana | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  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 January 28, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6876b". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Santana – Marathon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – Marathon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  10. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
  11. ↑ "Charts.nz – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Santana – Marathon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  15. 1 2 "Santana Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  16. ↑ "French album certifications – Santana – Marathon" (in French). InfoDisc.Select SANTANA and click OK. 
  17. ↑ "British album certifications – Santana – Marathon". British Phonographic Industry.
  18. ↑ "American album certifications – Santana – Marathon". Recording Industry Association of America.


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