Cornerstone / River [7-inch single]

Description

“Cornerstone” – b/w “River” – is a two-sided 7-inch vinyl single by the American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Leon Patillo, released on Myrrh Records in 1982, a division of Word (catalogue number M-262-DJ). Both tracks were taken from Patillo’s full-length album I’ll Never Stop Lovin’ You, released on Myrrh Records the same year (though track B is a shorter edit of the original album track), recorded and mixed by Skip Konte at Front Page Studio in Costa Mesa, California; with Leon Patillo and Konte producing. The track on the A-side was written by Leon Patillo, with the track on the flip-side co-written with Carlos Santana.

The album track “Cornerstone” was included by CCM Magazine among the Top Five Songs of 1982.

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7-inch Vinyl Single tracklist:

Side A. “Cornerstone” – 4:15
Side B. “River” – 3:43

Note: Promotional Copy, Not For Sale.

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“Cornerstone”

“River”

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Live at Machaira’s House Episode 4, 14 April 2022
with special guest Leon Patillo

In this episode, Machaira welcomes former Santana lead singer and thee-time Grammy Award Nominee Leon Patillo to perform Leon’s song “Dance Children Dance” and Machaira’s version of “Amazing Grace,” arranged by Machaira & Phil Barbaccia. For the interview portions of the show, Leon connects with us via a Zoom call, and tells his story from the early days to Santana [Leon also talks about the tune “River”] and forward to his current ministry works in Las Vegas. With Leon’s lively storytelling, and the visual aspect of pictures and video, it’s a fascinating “mini-documentary,” enjoyable for his fans as well as those just getting to know Leon.