Soldiers Under Command

Soldiers Under Command
Studio album by Stryper
Released	May 15, 1985
Genre	Christian metal, glam metal, heavy metal
Length	45:02
Label	Enigma
Producer	Michael Wagener
Stryper chronology
The Yellow & Black Attack! (1984)The Yellow & Black Attack!1984 Soldiers Under Command (1985) To Hell with the Devil (1986)To Hell with the Devil1986

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AllMusic	[1]
Kerrang!	[2]

Soldiers Under Command is the second release, and second studio album from Christian metal band Stryper, released in 1985. It was the first Christian metal album to achieve Gold record status, selling more than half a million copies. The album was originally issued on white vinyl. The Live in Japan in-concert video, released in 1986, was filmed on July 8, 1985 during Stryper's tour in support of this album.

A music video of the title track was released.

The inspirational verse for this album is 2 Timothy 2:3-4.

Track listing

All songs written by Michael Sweet, except where noted.

1. "Soldiers Under Command" (Michael Sweet, Robert Sweet) – 5:03
2. "Makes Me Wanna Sing" – 2:51
3. "Together Forever" – 4:03
4. "First Love" – 5:43
5. "The Rock That Makes Me Roll" – 4:56
6. "Reach Out" (M. Sweet, R. Sweet) – 5:21
7. "(Waiting for) A Love That's Real" – 4:36
8. "Together as One" – 5:01
9. "Surrender" – 4:28
10. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Julia Ward Howe, M. Sweet) – 2:36

Personnel

Stryper

• Michael Sweet – lead vocals, guitar
• Robert Sweet – drums
• Oz Fox – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Tim Gaines – bass guitar, keyboards, piano, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Christopher Currell - Synclavier, guitar
• John Van Tongeren - bass guitar, keyboards, piano

Production

• Michael Wagener - producer, engineer

Singles

• "Soldiers Under Command" / "Together as One" - released June 11, 1985
• "Reach Out" / "Together as One" - released September 30, 1985

References