RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON CBS 1979

CBS 32527 made in Holland.

Vinyl NM. Cover VG+.

Marathon marked the addition of keyboard player Alan Pasqua and singer Greg Walker’s replacement by singer/guitarist Alex Ligertwood in the Santana lineup. Otherwise, the album was notable for consisting entirely of band-written material, although those songs were in the established R&B/rock style evolved on albums like Amigos, Festival, and Inner Secrets. The formula seemed to be wearing thin by now, however, as, even with a Top 40 hit in “You Know That I Love You” (number 35), Marathon became the first Santana album to fall below the 500,000-sales mark necessary for gold record certification.

Tracklist

Marathon 1:27
Lightning In The Sky 3:51
Aqua Marine 5:37
You Know That I Love You 4:27
All I Ever Wanted 4:01
Stand Up 4:03
Runnin’ 1:40
Summer Lady 4:22
Love 3:22
Stay (Beside Me) 3:50
Hard Times 3:58