More Power To Ya

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More Power To Ya
More Power To Ya cover
Studio album by Petra
Released September 21, 1982
Genre Christian rock
Length 43:25
Label StarSong Records
A&M Records
Producer(s) Jonathan David Brown
Professional reviews
Petra chronology
Never Say Die
(1981)
More Power To Ya
(1982)
Not of this World
(1983)


More Power To Ya is the fifth studio release of the Christian Rock band, Petra. It was released on September 21, 1982. Many Petra fans have long considered this to be their best release from the 80's.

This was the first album to feature Louie Weaver as the official drummer.

The album also features the vocals of bassist Mark Kelly in the song "Disciple".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All Songs Written By Bob Hartman, except where noted.

  1. "Stand Up"–3:34
  2. "Second Wind"–4:35
  3. "More Power To Ya–3:38
  4. "Judas' Kiss"–4:44
  5. "Rose Coloured Stained Glass Windows"–4:18
  6. "Run For The Prize"–4:31
  7. "All Over Me"–5:52
  8. "Let Everything That Hath Breath" (Words & Music by Greg X. Volz)–4:23
  9. "Road To Zion" (Words & Music by Mike Hudson)–3:59
  10. "Disciple"–3:29

[edit] Miscellanea

  • This is the first Petra album to include backwards masking. The song with the backwards masking was "Judas' Kiss", containing it from 0:00 – 0:03. The phrase, played in forward motion, says, "What you lookin' for the devil for when you oughta be lookin' for the the Lord?"
  • "All Over Me" is the longest song ever recorded by Petra, beating "Chameleon" off Never Say Die by two seconds.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Petra

[edit] Production

[edit] Recording

  • Recorded at Indian Creek Recording, Uvalde, Texas and Rivendell Recorders, Pasadena, Texas
  • Mixed at Rivendell Recorders
  • Mastered at MCA/Whitney by Steve Hall