''Unseen Power'' is the thirteenth studio album of the

Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christians, Christian individuals. The extent to w ...

band,

Petra Petra ( ar, ٱلْبَتْرَاء, Al-Batrāʾ; grc, Πέτρα, "Rock", Nabataean: ), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is an historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to the mountain of Ja ...

. It was released in November 1991. The album retains a driving edge while veering away from the more commercial pop-metal sound of their previous efforts. Bob Hartman has stated that he and the producers intentionally chose to move in directions they were not instinctively inclined to go.

Track listing

All songs written by

Bob Hartman Robert "Bob" Hartman (born December 26, 1949) is a Christian artist, guitarist, writer and songwriter. He is the founder of Christian rock band Petra. Hartman was involved with the band from its foundation in 1972 to its end in 2005. He took ...

, except where noted. # "Destiny" – 4:31 # "Who's on the Lord's Side" (words and music by Rev.

Timothy Wright Timothy Wright (June 17, 1947 – April 24, 2009), generally credited as Rev. Timothy Wright or Reverend Timothy Wright on recordings, was an American gospel singer and pastor. Biography Reverend Timothy Wright started on piano at age 12, and ...

) – 3:54 # "Ready, Willing and Able" – 4:14 # "Hand on My Heart" (music by John Elefante, Hartman) – 4:26 # "I Need to Hear from You" – 4:04 # "Dance" (music by Elefante) – 3:46 # "Secret Weapon" (music by Hartman, Elefante) – 4:01 # "Sight Unseen" – 3:58 # "Hey World" – 3:52 # "In the Likeness of You" (words and music by John Lawry) – 4:51

Awards

* Won

Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album The Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album was awarded from 1991 to 2011. From 1991 to 1993 the category was awarded as Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album. From 2007 to 2011 it was awarded as Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album. The award was discont ...

in 1992. * Won

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for Rock Recorded Song ("Destiny") in 1993.

Personnel

Petra *

– guitars, arrangements *

John Schlitt John William Schlitt (born February 3, 1950) is an American singer, who was the lead singer of Christian rock band Petra from 1986 until the band's retirement in early 2006. Prior to joining Petra in 1986, Schlitt was the lead vocalist for Hea ...

– vocals *

John Lawry John Lawry (born June 15, 1950) is a Christian rock musician, composer, producer, and songwriter. He was the keyboardist of Petra from 1984 to 1994. After his departure, Lawry dedicated himself to producing and record engineering. From 2010 to 201 ...

– keyboards, arrangements *

Ronny Cates Petra is an American music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres and was, for many years, regarded as the "world's most popular Christian rock band". Formed in 1972, the band took its name from ...

– bass *

Louie Weaver Louie Adrian Weaver III (born July 13, 1951) is a drummer most famous for being the long-time drummer of Christian rock band Petra. Weaver was dismissed from the band in 2003. He is currently working on several projects. In 2010, Weaver reunited ...

– drums Additional backing vocals * Doug Beiden * Ron Gollner * Olivia McClurkin * Alfred McCrary * Howard McCrary * Perry Morgan *

Tony Palacios Tony Palacios is the lead guitarist of the Christian hard rock band, Guardian. Palacios joined the band in 1986 and has remained with them since, releasing nine studio albums, including three in Spanish. In 1998, Palacios released his first inst ...

Rob Rock Robert Rock (born June 29, 1959) is an American heavy metal singer who is best known as the longtime frontman of Impellitteri, a position he has held from 1987 to 1988, 1992 to 2000, and now from 2008 to the present day. Rock has also released ...

Jamie Rowe Jamie Rowe (born April 7, 1970 as Earl Wilson Rowe, Jr.) is a musician best known as the lead vocalist of the Christian hard rock band, Guardian. He has also been vocalist for New York-based AdrianGale, power pop band, London Calling (which br ...

* Alfie Silas *

Rose Stone Rose Stone (born Rosemary Stewart, March 21, 1945) is an American singer and keyboardist. She is best known as one of the lead singers in Sly and the Family Stone, a popular psychedelic soul/ funk band founded by her brothers, Sly Stone and F ...

* Sara Tennison Production * John Elefante – producer, arrangements,

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at Pakaderm Studios,

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, Pakaderm West, Los Alamitos, California * Dino Elefante – producer, arrangements, engineer * Doug Beiden – engineer, mix assistant * J.R. McNeely – engineer, mix assistant *

Neil Kernon Neil Kernon is an English musician, record producer, mixer and recording engineer from London. He is a Grammy Award winner and has worked on over 100 Gold and Platinum records. Biography Born to a musical family, Kernon's formal musical trai ...

– mixing * Chris Bellman – mastering at

Bernie Grundman Mastering Bernie Grundman is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, and ...

, Hollywood, California * Lynn Keesecker – A&R direction * Loren Balman – art direction * Ed Goble – art direction * Patrick Pollei – art direction, design * Steven Fryer – design * Michael Goldenberg – design * Amy Linde – art production coordinator * Jeff Katz – band and individual photos * Neill Whitlock – cover concept photography * Helena Occhipinti – hair * Margaret Kimura – make-up * Keiki Mingus – stylist

References

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