Beyond Belief (album)

Beyond Belief
Studio album by Petra
Released June 20, 1990
Genre Christian rock, hard rock
Length 44:00
Label DaySpring, Word, A&M, Epic
Producer John and Dino Elefante
Petra chronology
Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out
(1989)		 Beyond Belief
(1990)		 Unseen Power
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic(Not Rated)[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout[2]

Beyond Belief is the twelfth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released on June 20, 1990.

In this album the band continues to polish the hard rock/arena rock sound the band had been working on their previous efforts before their praise album (On Fire! and This Means War!).

As of late 2011, this is the band's most successful album both critically and commercially, and it is considered by most to be the peak of their discography. The album won the band their first Grammy after five previous nominations, and was certified gold on October 3, 1995.[3][4]

The band also released a mini-movie of the same title. The movie features videos of most of the songs of the album intercalated in the plot. (see Beyond Belief)[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Hartman, except where noted.

  1. "Armed and Dangerous" – 4:06
  2. "I am on the Rock" (Hartman, John Elefante) – 4:37
  3. "Creed" – 4:36
  4. "Beyond Belief" – 5:06
  5. "Love" – 4:10
  6. "Underground" (Hartman, J. Elefante) – 4:33
  7. "Seen and Not Heard" – 3:54
  8. "Last Daze" – 5:04
  9. "What's in a Name" – 3:34
  10. "Prayer" (Hartman, J. Elefante) – 4:15

Awards

Personnel

Petra

Additional musicians

Production

Short film

Beyond Belief

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stephen Yake
Produced by Stephen Yake
Written by Stephen Yake
Tom Newman
Andrea Jobe
Jeff Bates
Starring Tony Leech
Jason Rogers
Distributed by Dayspring
Release dates
 1990
Running time
 50 minutes
Language English

Prior to the release of the album, Petra released a short film also called Beyond Belief. The film was produced and directed by Stephen Yake and written by Yake, Tom Newman, Andrea Jobe and Jeff Bates.

The film features six videos of songs featured on the Beyond Belief album intercalated in the plot of the film. The members of the band also make cameo appearances during the film. The project was filmed on location in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Phoenix and Sedona, Arizona, Coos Bay, Oregon, Miami, Florida and Lima, Perú.

Plot

The film follows Chad Warren (Tony Leech), a young senior at high school, that must face the illness of his brother, David (Jason Rogers) during the summer.

While David is diagnosed with cancer, Chad must compete in a huge track and field competition to get a scholarship at Angelo State. David also insists on Chad mending his relationship with their father, who recently walked out on their family.

Song Videos

The song videos included are:

All songs are included in the band's album Beyond Belief, and were written by the band's guitarist/founder Bob Hartman, except where noted.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Beyond Belief - Petra - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Petra, "Beyond Belief" Review". jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Past Winners Search". Grammy. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". RIAA. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Petra Beyond Belief". CFDB: Christian Film Database. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

External links

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