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
"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
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
Jaco Pastorius - Bass on “Aqua Marine”