''Marathon'' is the eleventh studio album by
Santana
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. 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
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Multiple
*Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple peo ...
, who would sing with the group throughout the 1980s, joined the group for this album.
Track listing
Side one
# "Marathon"
(Carlos Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of Rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured ...
) - 1:28
# "Lightning in the Sky"
(Santana, Chris Solberg) - 3:52
# "Aqua Marine"
(Alan Pasqua
Alan Pasqua (born June 28, 1952) is an American rock and jazz pianist. He studied at Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music. His album ''Standards'' with drummer Peter Erskine was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008. As a ...
, Santana) - 5:35
# "
You Know That I Love You"
(Alex Ligertwood
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*Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple peo ...
, 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
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*Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple peo ...
– lead vocals
*
Carlos Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of Rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured ...
– guitars, backing vocals
* Chris Solberg – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
*
Alan Pasqua
Alan Pasqua (born June 28, 1952) is an American rock and jazz pianist. He studied at Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music. His album ''Standards'' with drummer Peter Erskine was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008. As a ...
– keyboards, backing vocals
* David Margen – bass
*
Graham Lear
Graham Lear (born July 24, 1949) is an English-born Canadian rock drummer, best known for his time with Gino Vannelli, Santana and REO Speedwagon. He was born in Plymouth, United Kingdom. Background
In 1952 his family moved to London, Ontario, ...
– drums
*
Armando Peraza
Armando Peraza (May 30, 1924 – April 14, 2014) was a Latin jazz percussionist and a member of the rock band Santana. Peraza played congas, bongos, and timbales.
Biography
Early life
Born in Lawton Batista, Havana, Cuba in 1924 (although the b ...
– percussion (timbales), backing vocals
* Raul Rekow – percussion (congas), backing vocals
* Jaco Pastorius - Bass on “Aqua Marine”
Charts
Certifications
References
Santana (band) albums
1979 albums
Albums produced by Keith Olsen
Albums produced by Carlos Santana
Columbia Records albums
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