Marathon (Santana album)

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.

Track listing

Side one

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

Side two

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

Charts

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