Leon Patillo

Leon Patillo (b. Jan. 1, 1947) is an American CCM musician.

Patillo's first musical endeavor was with the group Creation, later called Leon's Creation. Formed in the late 1960s, Creation was a funk group similar in style and composition to Sly & the Family Stone; they were signed to Atlantic Records. Aside from Creation, Patillo worked at times with Funkadelic and Martha & the Vandellas. In 1973, Patillo joined Santana, appearing on the albums "Borboletta" and "Festival". He remained with Santana until 1979, launching a solo career on Word Records. He released a string of successful albums on the CCM market in the 1980s, and had his own television show on TBN called "Leon and Friends". [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3zfyxq95ldfe~T1 Leon Patillo] at Allmusic]

Patillo founded his own record label, Positive Pop, in the 1990s, and his most recent releases have been on this imprint. Patillo also leads his own ministry.

Discography

*"Dance Children Dance" (1979)
*"Don't Give In" (1981)
*"I'll Never Stop Lovin' You" (1982)
*"Live Experience" (1983) U.S. Top Contemporary Christian albums #10 [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3zfyxq95ldfe~T5 Billboard] , Allmusic.com, "passim".]
*"Sky's the Limit" (1984) U.S. Christian #5
*"Love Around the World" (1985) U.S. Christian #7
*"A Funny Thing Happened" (1986)
*"Brand New" (1987) U.S. Christian #8
*"On the Way Up" (1989)
*"Christmas with Leon" (1992)
*"Hands of Praise" (1992)
*"Church Is on the Move" (1993)
*"The Classics" (1996)
*"I Can" (1999)
*"Souly for Him" (2002)
*"Breathe on Me" (2005)
*"Live Experience 2" (2005)

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