This Means War!

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This Means War!
Studio album by Petra
Released	1987
Genre	Christian rock
Length	40:12
Label	StarSong Records
Producer	John & Dino Elefante
Professional reviews
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Petra chronology
Back to the Street (1986) This Means War! (1987) On Fire! (1988)

This Means War! is the tenth release of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1987.

In this album, the band started to veer their music into a more hard rock/arena rock sound. However the sound is still a little synthesized. This album also signaled the beginning of a military motif present in the song lyrics that the band would carry through several of their following albums.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Awards 3 Personnel 3.1 Petra 3.2 Guest Musicians 4 Production 5 Recording

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Bob Hartman, except where noted.

1. "This Means War!" – 3:30
2. "He Came, He Saw, He Conquered" (Music by Hartman and John Elefante) – 4:10
3. "Get on Your Knees and Fight Like a Man" – 4:32
4. "I Am Available" – 4:27
5. "Kenaniah" (Words by Hartman, John Lawry & Danny Kingen; Music by Lawry & Kingen) – 3:43
6. "You Are My Rock" (Music by John & Dino Elefante) – 4:21
7. "The Water Is Alive" – 3:48
8. "Don't Let Your Heart Be Hardened" – 3:41
9. "Dead Reckoning" – 3:23
10. "All the King's Horses" – 4:17

[edit] Awards

• Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance in 1987.
• Won Holland's Contemporary Christian album of the year in 1988.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Petra

• Bob Hartman - Guitar
• John Schlitt - Lead Vocals
• John Lawry - Keyboards, background vocals
• Mark Kelly - Bass, background vocals
• Louie Weaver - Drums

[edit] Guest Musicians

• Tom Hrbacek and Los Alamitos High School Marching Drummers - Percussion ("This Means War")

[edit] Production

• John & Dino Elefante - Producer

[edit] Recording

• Engineered by John & Dino Elefante, and Mike Mireau
• Recorded and Mixed at Pakaderm Studio, Los Alamitos, California
• Mastered at Future Disc, Los Angeles, California by Steve Hall

v • d • e Petra Bob Hartman · John Schlitt · Greg Bailey · Paul Simmons Greg Hough · Rob Frazier · Greg X. Volz · Bill Glover · Louie Weaver · David Lichens · Pete Orta · Kevin Brandow · John DeGroff · Mark Kelly · Ronny Cates · Lonnie Chapin · John Slick · John Lawry · Jim Cooper · Trent Thomason · Bryce Bell Albums Petra · Come and Join Us · Washes Whiter Than · Never Say Die · More Power to Ya · Not of this World · Beat the System · Captured in Time and Space · Back to the Street · This Means War! · On Fire! · Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out · Beyond Belief · Unseen Power · Wake-Up Call · No Doubt · Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus · God Fixation · Double Take · Revival · Jekyll and Hyde · Petra Farewell Spanish albums Petra en Alabanza · Jekyll & Hyde en Español Compilations Petrafied: The Best of Petra · The Early Years · The Ultimate Collection Videos Captured In Time and Space · On Fire! Video Event · Beyond Belief · Backstage Pass · Wake-Up Call Video Collection · Revival · Farewell · Captured In Time & Space DVD Related articles Discography · Project Damage Control · Vertical Expressions