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This Means War!

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This Means War!
Studio album by
Released1987 (1987)
GenreChristian rock, hard rock
Length39:56
LabelStarSong
ProducerJohn & Dino Elefante
Petra chronology
Back to the Street
(1986)
This Means War!
(1987)
On Fire!
(1988)
Singles from This Means War!
  1. "This Means War![1]"
    Released: 1987
  2. "I Am Available[2]"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Get on Your Knees and Fight Like a Man[3]"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

This Means War! is the ninth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1987.

In this album, the band started to refine their movement into a more hard rock/arena rock sound, still retaining keyboard synthesizers to back the driving guitar work. 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.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bob Hartman, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Means War!" 3:30
2."He Came, He Saw, He Conquered"
4:06
3."Get on Your Knees and Fight Like a Man" 4:33
4."I Am Available" 4:27
5."Kenaniah" (lyrics: Bob Hartman, Danny Kingen, and John Lawry)
3:44
6."You Are My Rock"
  • Dino Elefante
  • John Elefante
4:20
7."The Water Is Alive" 3:48
8."Don't Let Your Heart Be Hardened" 3:43
9."Dead Reckoning" 3:24
10."All the King's Horses" 4:16
Total length:39:56
25th Anniversary Edition
No.TitleLength
11."Bob Hartman's Solo" (Live)2:26
12."John Lawry's Solo - The Race" (Live)1:52
13."Louie Weaver's Solo" (Live)2:04
Total length:46:19

Awards

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Personnel

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Petra

Additional musicians

  • John Elefante – additional programming, background vocals, arrangements
  • Tim Heintz – additional programming
  • Dino Elefante – arrangements
  • Tom Hrbacek and Los Alamitos High School Marching Drummers – percussion on "This Means War"

Production

  • John Elefante – producer, engineer, mixing at Pakaderm Studio, Los Alamitos, California
  • Dino Elefante – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Mike Mireau – engineer
  • Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc, Los Angeles
  • Dave Rogers – art direction, design
  • Chris Hopkins – illustration

References

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  1. ^ "Petra (9) - This Means War!".
  2. ^ "Petra (9) - I Am Available".
  3. ^ "Petra (9) - Get On Your Knees And Fight Like A Man".
  4. ^ AllMusic review