On Fire!

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On Fire!
Petra On Fire.jpg
Studio album by
Petra
Released1988
Studio
Genre Christian rock, hard rock
Length43:40
Label StarSong
Producer John & Dino Elefante
Petra chronology
This Means War!
(1987)		On Fire!
(1988)		 Petra Means Rock
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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CCM Magazine [2]
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On Fire! is the tenth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1988 by StarSong.

Contents

The songs of this album are in the Hard rock category. The lyrics continue the theme of spiritual warfare [2] 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. [2]

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

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References

  1. ↑ On Fire! at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 3 Eischer, Mark (November 1988). "Reviews / On Fire". CCM Magazine . Vol. 11, no. 5. pp. 29–30. ISSN   1524-7848.
  3. ↑ Oliver, Derek (January 7, 1989). "Petra - 'On Fire'". Kerrang! . No. 220. p. 23. ISSN   0262-6624.
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