In God We Trust (Stryper album)

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In God We Trust
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ReleasedJune 28, 1988
Studio
Genre Christian metal, glam metal, heavy metal
Length37:55
Label Enigma Records
Producer Michael Lloyd and Stryper
Stryper chronology
To Hell with the Devil
(1986)
In God We Trust
(1988)
Against the Law
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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In God We Trust is the fourth studio album by Christian metal band Stryper, released in 1988. The album achieved Gold record status, selling over half a million copies. Three singles were released including "Always There For You" and "I Believe in You" which both hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 71 and No. 88 respectively - the second song, however, became a hit in Brazil, as part of soundtrack of the novela O Salvador da Pátria. The third single "Keep The Fire Burning" did not chart. The album received two GMA Dove Awards for "Hard Music Album" and "Hard Rock Song" for the title track. [4]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Michael Sweet except where noted

  1. "In God We Trust" (M. Sweet, Robert Sweet) – 3:56
  2. "Always There for You" – 4:09
  3. "Keep the Fire Burning" – 3:35
  4. "I Believe in You" – 3:17
  5. "The Writings on the Wall" – 4:19
  6. "It's Up 2 U" – 3:51
  7. "The World of You and I" – 3:45
  8. "Come to the Everlife" (Oz Fox) – 4:09
  9. "Lonely" – 4:09
  10. "The Reign" (Fox) – 2:50

Personnel

Stryper

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] 53
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [6] 32
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [7] 49
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 25
US Billboard 200 [10] 32
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [11] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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