On Fire!

For articles with similar titles, see On Fire (disambiguation).
On Fire!
Studio album by Petra
Released 1988
Genre Christian rock, hard rock
Length 43:40
Label StarSong
Producer John & Dino Elefante
Petra chronology
This Means War!
(1987)
On Fire!
(1988)
Petra Means Rock
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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CCM Magazine[1]

On Fire! is the tenth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1988 by StarSong.

The songs of this album are in the Hard rock category. The lyrics continue the theme of spiritual warfare[1] featured in their previous efforts, with metaphors making reference to military subtexts ("Mine Field", "Defector"). The band also tackles issues such as homelessness ("Homeless Few") and other personal and social issues.[1]

This is the first album to feature Ronny Cates on bass who would remain with the band until 1995. With his addition to the line-up, the band started their more stable period in terms of line-up. Schlitt, Hartman, Cates, Lawry and Weaver would remain together for seven years and six albums.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Hartman, except where noted.

  1. "All Fired Up" – 4:30
  2. "Hit You Where You Live" (Music by Billy Smiley and Dino Elefante) – 4:20
  3. "Mine Field" – 4:28
  4. "First Love" (Music by John Elefante) – 4:10
  5. "Defector" – 4:30
  6. "Counsel Of The Holy" (Words & Music by John Lawry & Danny Kingen) – 3:37
  7. "Somebody's Gonna Praise His Name" – 4:02
  8. "Open Book" – 4:28
  9. "Stand In The Gap" – 4:10
  10. "Homeless Few" (Music by John Lawry) – 4:33

Awards

Personnel

Petra

Additional musicians

Production

Recording

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eischer, Mark (November 1988). "Reviews / On Fire". CCM Magazine 11 (5): 29–30. ISSN 1524-7848.
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