Leonard Lothlen is from Oakland, CA, and was a member of The Gospel Clouds (G.C's) who recorded a couple of albums, the first in 1974 and another in 1977, having previously released just one single in 1971. There was another group with the same name who released a single on Checker in 1967 (and another on Psalms) but I don't believe it's the same group. He was also involved with the gospel group Infinity in the 80s, writing all tracks on their self-titled debut album in 1981 and was guitarist on all four of their albums until 1994.
He released an album "The Journey Continues" on 19 Nov 2021 which most of us seemed to have missed (possibly as it was filed under Gospel on DSPs?) except for Patrick 'The Ear' Biggerstaff who will be releasing the opening track "In The Presence" along with the flip side to The Gospel Clouds only single "Let Us Pray" on 7" vinyl on Izipho Soul in March.
The Gospel Clouds' only single was a Canadian pressing on Spectrum in 1971, billed as G.C.'s, and is as rare as the proverbial rocking horse droppings. None have ever sold on Discogs and there are only seven listed on Popsike, the latest selling for almost $500. I would suspect that it is highly sought after by the lowrider scene. Patrick did consider putting "Peace And Harmony" on the flip but decided to go for something completely different. Please don't inundate Patrick with calls/messages about it for a while as he is focussing on the Down To Earth vinyl album release of "Still Ridin' High" at present which is due out on 25 Feb, so please wait until after then.
"In The Presence" featuring Derick Hughes, the son of recently deceased Freddie Hughes who sounds so much like Rance Allen on this track it's untrue, and a great compliment as Rance Allen was surely one of, if not the, finest gospel/soul singers of our time!
If you want to listen to the full album "The Journey Continues" it was posted a couple of weeks ago on 14 Feb.
The single will be released on 25 Mar 2022 and is available to pre-order from Izipho Soul now.
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| Rating: | 8.6 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Contemporary Gospel |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" |
| Label: | Izipho Soul |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 25/03/2022 |
| Value: | £12 |
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