GASTONIA, N.C. – The Pathfinders were recently greeted with news that their debut single from their latest acclaimed release recently broke two major Southern Gospel charts.

The debut single, “I Don’t Sail Alone”, debuted at #72 on the upcoming April 2008 issue of the Singing News Magazine Top 80 chart. In addition, the song also debuted this week on the SoGospelNews.com Top 40 Weekly Chart at #38.

“We are so excited that radio has picked up on our song like this,” mentioned Dearl Lemons of The Pathfinders. “We really feel like it’s a fantastic song, and we knew that radio would love it!”

The new single, “I Don’t Sail Alone”, was written by award-winning songwriter Daryl K. Williams. It is being promoted to Southern Gospel radio through Jeff O’Neal and Heritage Communications. “I Don’t Sail Alone” was released on Heritage Gold Compilation Vol. 4 2007.

“It had been a while since the Pathfinders released a song to radio,” mentioned Dawn McGuire of the Pathfinders. “We worked a long time on this recording, and we feel like the wait has been well worth it for radio programmers and listeners of Southern Gospel radio.”

The Pathfinders’ newest release, Mercy Answered, is now available to purchase at concerts and events in which The Pathfinders will be appearing as well as available to purchase at the group’s website.

Mercy Answered was produced by Brad Hudson (The Greenes). The recording was engineered by Glenn Tabor. Vocals were arranged by Kevin Stokes and Richard Putnam. Mercy Answered features 15 brand new songs from the popular trio. The recording includes new songs from some of the industry’s most recognized songwriters including Jimmy Dooley, Daryl Williams, Beverly Sapp, John Robinson, Thomas Hinton, Richard Calhoun, and many more.

The group’s current single, as well as three other cuts from the album, are currently streaming on The Pathfinders’ MySpace.

More information on The Pathfinders as well as ordering information of Mercy Answered can be found at http://www.thepathfinders.com .

To visit The Pathfinders’ MySpace, long on to http://www.myspace.com/thepathfinderstrio/.