Listen To Petra - On Fire!

On Fire!, originally released in 1988, is by far the heaviest of all Petra albums with the exception of Jekyll and Hyde.  A true hard rock masterpiece if there ever was one. On Fire! was nominated for a Grammy™ and won a Dove award for their music video. It was also the first album to include their new bassist, Ronnie Cates.  It was PETRA IN THEIR PRIME and deserving of all the awards bestowed on them by the critics and fans.  After This Means War dropped in 1987 with such success, no one would ever go on record saying that Petra would be able to top it. That thought would have been ludicrous.  But the band, engineers, and producers had other plans, forging an entirely new album that would go down as one of the band's all-time great albums, and for most, their absolute favorite.  As much as this album rocks, it also checks all the boxes for a spiritual warfare attack on the kingdom of darkness. Make no mistake about it, this is one album that is a threat to the enemy or anyone that thinks that Petra won't go down fighting. They were absolutely on fire (pun intended). It's a true representation of what a rock album should be. Just one listen and you'll quickly understand why Petra was everyone’s favorite Christian Rock band.   

Remastered from original sources with an 8-page booklet with lyrics in a jewel case. It also comes with a very special flaming LTD collector’s card inside.

TRACKS

1. All Fired Up (4:30)
   
2. Hit You Where You Live (4:20)
   
3. Mine Field (4:28)
   
4. First Love (4:10)
   
5. Defector (4:30)
   
6. Counsel Of The Holy (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 (4:33)

Bob Hartman – Lead guitar, arrangements
John Lawry – Keyboards, arrangements, background vocals
Louie Weaver – Drums
John Schlitt – Lead and background vocals
Ronny Cates – Bass guitar

Additional musicians
John Andrew Schreiner – Keyboards, programming
Tim Heitz – Programming
John Lawry – Computer programming
John Elefante – Background vocals
Bob Carlisle – Background vocals
Rikki Michelle – Background vocals on "Homeless Few"

Petra - Back To The Street

• Remastered from Original Sources
• High-Quality Expanded 8 Page Booklet, Jewel Case CD
• Includes LTD Trading Card
• 2021 Girder Records, GR1119
• Originally Release in 1986
• Legends of Rock™ Edition
• Grammy Nomination for best Gospel Group (1987)

Very few bands have had more than one lead singer in which the later singers saw as much, if not more, success than the previous. Those exceptions would be Sammy Hagar of Van Halen, Brian Johnson of AC/DC, Dio with Black Sabbath and John Schlitt with Petra.  Back To the Street, John's first album with the band and their 8th overall album, gave PETRA new life and even more success than they could have dreamed of garnering a Grammy™ Nomination for best Gospel Group (1987) and a long line of Dove Awards and Grammy™ Awards to come.  When you start this strong you are either doomed for failure or as in John's situation, you have something to prove.  The band was stronger and tighter thanks to the work of producers John and Dino Elefante, who demanded excellence if they were going to stamp their name on it. Petra fans were delighted. Melodic Rock with guitar hooks, catchy lyrics, soaring vocals, AOR ear-candy like no other. The new vocalist fit like a hand in a glove.  It was strong musically, and powerful lyrically. Everything about this album just worked. 

Everything that can be shakin' will be shakin' within, better have your house in order when the shakin' begins. (From the song “SHAKIN THE HOUSE.”)

Remastered from original sources with an 8-page booklet with lyrics in a jewel case. It also comes with an LTD collector’s card inside.

• Bob Hartman – Guitar
• Mark Kelly – Bass
• Louie Weaver – Drums
• John Lawry – Keyboards
• John Schlitt – Lead vocals

TRACKS

1. Back To The Street (4:12)
2. You Are I Am (3:08)
3. Shakin' The House (4:28)
4. King's Ransom (4:18)
5. Whole World (4:50) 
6. Another Crossroad (3:50)
7. Run For Cover (3:15)
8. Fool's Gold (4:48)
9. Altar Ego (4:43)
10. Thankful Heart (3:17)

Union Of Sinners and Saints

Release Date: Nov. 19, 2021

• Included John Schlitt of Petra and Billy Smiley of WhiteHeart
• Guest appearances from Phil Keaggy, Dann Huff, Michael W. Smith Bob Hartman and Peter Furler
• Expanded Edition Included 4 Bonus Tracks, I STILL BELIEVE and others
• 6 Page Booklet, Jewel Case CD
• Includes LTD Trading Card (with SPECIAL BLACK FOIL)
• 2021 Girder Records, GR1115

From the two bestselling Christian Rock bands of all time, with over 15 million albums sold, 25 #1 songs, 15 Grammy™ and 40 Dove awards and nominations between them.

THIS IS A SUPERGROUP like no other. 

 BEYOND BELIEF LYRIC VIDEO

• Included John Schlitt of Petra and Billy Smiley of WhiteHeart
• Guest appearances from Phil Keaggy, Dann Huff, Michael W. Smith Bob Hartman and Peter Furler
• Expanded Edition Included 4 Bonus Tracks, I STILL BELIEVE and others
• 6 Page Booklet, Jewel Case CD
• Includes LTD Trading Card (with SPECIAL BLACK FOIL)
• 2021 Girder Records, GR1115

From the two bestselling Christian Rock bands of all time, with over 15 million albums sold, 25 #1 songs, 15 Grammy™ and 40 Dove awards and nominations between them.

THIS IS A SUPERGROUP like no other. 

Although it includes John Schlitt of PETRA and Billy Smiley of WHITEHEART, it also includes Brian Wooten from Whiteheart & Trace Adkins (guitar), Michael W. Smith on the B3 organ, Dann Huff of GIANT (guitar), Bob Hartman and John Lawry from Petra. Phil Keaggy even lays down a killer solo. Chris McHugh from Whiteheart and Keith Urban and Jon Knox from Whiteheart and Adam Again.  Peter Furler of Newsboys lays down some drums and vocals, Dave Ellefson of Megadeth on bass and others.

How's that for an all-star cast?

Few artists were more influential in defining contemporary Christian rock music in the 20th century than Petra and Whiteheart, arguably the best-selling Christian rock bands of all time, with sales of over 12 million records between them, 25 #1 songs and earned more than 15 Grammy™ and 40 Dove nominations and awards. 

John Schlitt, lead singer of Petra, and Billy Smiley, guitarist, singer, and founder of WhiteHeart, teamed up with two other Whiteheart members to form The Union of Sinners and Saints in 2016 to offer a self-titled collection of new songs and familiar remakes. That 2016 digipak CD showcased soaring rock vocals from Petra’s John Schlitt with Whiteheart’s Billy Smiley producing, singing, and playing, recalling distinctive echoes of the Whiteheart sound with an all new in-your-face delivery. The project featured ten new songs, as well as updated versions of Petra’s “Beyond Belief” and Whiteheart’s “Independence Day.” A year later in 2017 they released a vinyl but instead of all the songs it included an Acoustic Medley.  It also contained a different cover. This special Expanded Edition includes that original vinyl cover but it also includes 4 bonus tracks, One More Shot, Reckless Love, I Still Believe (yes, The Call song which became a defining song for Russ Taff) and that Acoustic Medley originally only found on the vinyl, now in a jewel case.

“Whether it’s a blazing cover of the classic hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” (in the tradition of the Petra Praise series) or a stable of entirely new originals, the guys aren’t shy about their faith or witnessing to the world at large. And even with more than a dozen million album sales behind them, Schlitt, Smiley and the band sound as musically hungry as ever with a straight ahead melodic rock collection that ranks right up there with either co-leader’s best work.” FROM CCMMAGAZINE.COM

1. Rise Up 
2. Brother to Brother 
3. Independence Day
4. Now Not Never 
5. Lone Soldier 
6. The Things We Do 
7. Old Guys Rule 
8. The Call 
9. Beyond Belief 
10. My Offering 
11. Bittersweet 
12. Christ The Lord is Risen Today
BONUS TRACKS
13. One More Shot 
14. I Still Believe 
15. Reckless Love 
16. Unplugged Medley: Fly Eagle Fly, The Coloring Song, Desert Rose, Just Reach Out.