Beyond Belief (album)

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Beyond Belief
Petra Beyond Belief.jpg
Studio album by
Petra
ReleasedJune 20, 1990
Genre Christian rock, hard rock
Length44:00
Label
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(no staff review) [2]

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

Contents

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 album was listed at No. 71 in CCM Magazine 's The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. [5] The band also released a mini-movie of the same title.

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
Directed by Stephen Yake
Written byStephen Yake
Tom Newman
Andrea Jobe
Jeff Bates
Produced byStephen Yake
Starring Tony Leech
Jason Rogers
Distributed byDayspring
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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. [6]

Plot

The film follows Chad Warren (Tony Leech), a young senior in high school, who 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.

Music videos

The music 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

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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. ↑ Granger, Thom, ed. (2001). The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. Harvest House. pp. 202–203. ISBN   0-7369-0281-3.
  6. ↑ "Petra Beyond Belief". CFDB: Christian Film Database. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
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