Petra discography

Petra discography
Petra in 1991, Top row: Bob Hartman, Louie Weaver; Bottom Row: Ronny Cates, John Schlitt, John Lawry.
Studio albums	22
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	3
Video albums	8

This article details the discography of Petra. Petra is a music group formed in 1972, and regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Though they disbanded formally in 2005, incarnations of Petra have played reunion shows in the years since and released an album in fall 2010. The band released 24 albums (including two live albums, and two Spanish albums) during their 33 years of career starting with their first release in 1974 and finishing with their last album in 2005.

Full Discography

Release Date	Album Title	Label	Comments
1974	Petra	Myrrh/A&M	First full-length studio album
1977	Come and Join Us	Myrrh/A&M	Featured Greg X. Volz as a guest vocalist in two songs.
1979	Washes Whiter Than	StarSong/A&M	Features Greg X. Volz and Rob Frazier on lead vocals.
1981	Never Say Die	StarSong/A&M	First album to feature John Slick (keyboards) and Mark Kelly (bass).
September 21, 1982	More Power To Ya	StarSong/A&M	First album to feature Louie Weaver (drums).
1983	Not of this World	StarSong/A&M	Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance in 1984.
1985	Beat the System	StarSong/A&M	John Lawry replaces John Slick in keyboards. Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance in 1985.
1986	Captured In Time and Space	StarSong/A&M	First live album for the band. Last album featuring Greg X. Volz.
1986	Back to the Street	StarSong/A&M	First album featuring John Schlitt. Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance in 1986.
1987	This Means War!	StarSong	Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance in 1987.
1988	On Fire!	StarSong	Ronny Cates replaces Mark Kelly on bass. Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance in 1989.
October 3, 1989	Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out	DaySpring/Word/A&M/Epic	First praise album for the band. Certified Gold on January 23, 1998
June 20, 1990	Beyond Belief	DaySpring/Word/A&M/Epic	Won Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album in 1991. Certified Gold on October 3, 1995
November, 1991	Unseen Power	DaySpring/Word/Epic	Won Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album in 1992.
1992	Petra en Alabanza	DaySpring/Word	First album in Spanish.
November 9, 1993	Wake-Up Call	DaySpring/Word/Epic	Won Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album in 1994.
August 26, 1995	No Doubt	Word/Epic	David Lichens and Jim Cooper replace Bob Hartman and John Lawry. Peaked at 91 on The Billboard 200 in 1995 Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album in 1995.
February 18, 1997	Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus	Word/Epic	Second praise album. First album to feature Lonnie Chapin on bass. Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album in 1997. Peaked at 155 on The Billboard 200 in 1997
April 29, 1998	God Fixation	Word/Epic	Pete Orta and Kevin Brandow replace David Lichens and Jim Cooper. Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album in 1998.
February 29, 2000	Double Take	Word/Epic	Album features reimagining of classic Petra songs. Only album with Trent Thomason on keyboards. Won Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album in 2000.
November 20, 2001	Revival	Inpop	Third praise album.
August 19, 2003	Jekyll & Hyde	Inpop	Greg Bailey's first album (featured on backing vocals.) Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album in 2003.
April 20, 2004	Jekyll & Hyde en Español	Inpop	Second album in Spanish.
November 22, 2005	Petra Farewell	Inpop	Second live album. Only album to feature Greg Bailey and Paul Simmons in bass and drums. Last full-length album for the band.
November 16, 2010	Back to the Rock	Independent / P-ID Blue	Released as Classic Petra 10 re-recorded songs and 2 new songs.
April 15, 2011	Back to the Rock Live	Independent	Released as Classic Petra. Released on CD in February, 2012. Audio from Back to the Rock Live DVD.

Unreleased Songs

Petra recorded several songs for multi-artist compilation albums that are not available on any of the band's own albums. The band also has songs that were performed only in concert or never recorded for an album.

"Rocking on With Jesus" (played in concert in the 1970s, never recorded)

This song has recently been recorded by the band GHF (God Has Forgiven)on their album Honestly Live. GHF consists of the original Petra lineup minus Bob Hartman: Greg Hough on guitars and vocals, Bill Glover on drums and vocals, and John DeGroff on bass and vocals.

GHF also played two "reunion" shows with Bob Hartman during Petra's farewell tour.

"Onward Christian Soldiers" (featured on the album Our Hymns, 1989, later included on the two-CD/Cassette 1996 Spring Arbor Release Hymns: 26 All Time Classics , and finally incorporated on the PETRA compilation album Still Means War (2002) )
"Who Do You Listen To?" (featured on the video Who Do You Listen To? Music Video Soundtrack, 1989, later included on the CD Songs for a Small Circle of Friends, 1991)
"Our Turn Now" (featured on Carman's album Addicted To Jesus, 1991)
"I Don't Want To Fall Away From You" (featured on the album No Compromise: Remembering The Music of Keith Green, 1992)
"It's a New Day" (written for Jekyll & Hyde, 2003, unreleased)

Videos

Captured In Time & Space (1986, Starsong)
On Fire! Video Event (1989, Word)
Beyond Belief Video Album (Mini Movie) (1990, Word)
Backstage Pass (1992, Word)
Wake-Up Call Video Collection (1993, Word)
Revival Inpop (November 20, 2001, Inpop Records)
Farewell (March 7, 2006, Inpop Records)
Captured in Time & Space DVD (2006, exclusively licensed to Petra Productions, Inc.)
Back to the Rock Live DVD (July 8, 2011, independent / September 20, 2011, P-ID Blue)

Compilation albums

There are several official and unofficial compilation albums of Petra. These are the official ones. In addition to this list, there are youth choir collections (sheet music for use by churches) which include studio recordings of professional singers and musicians performing those versions.

Petra Means Rock (1989, Star Song Records)
War & Remembrance (2CD/CS with booklet, 1990, Star Song Records)
Petrafied: The Best Of Petra (1991, Star Song Records)
Petraphonics (1992, Star Song Records)
Power Praise (1994, Star Song Records), not to be confused with either Petra Praise album on Word Records—this album contained songs that simply contained a praise theme.
Rock Block (1995, Star Song Records)
The Early Years (1996, Star Song Records)
The Coloring Song (1999, EMI/Capitol – same track list as The Early Years)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2001, Bompastor/Word – Brazilian release)
Still Means War (2002, Word Records)
The Power Of Praise (2003, Word Records)
The Praise Collection (2006, Word Records)
The Ultimate Collection (2006, Star Song Records)
The Early Years (2006, Star Song Records – new artwork)
The Definitive Collection (2007, Word Records)
Best of the 80s (2012, Star Song Records)
40th Anniversary (2013, Star Song Records)

Solo Projects

There are several solo projects by members of Petra, namely that of Greg X. Volz (lead vocals, 1977–1985), John Lawry (keyboards & vocals, 1985–1995), and John Schlitt (lead vocals, 1986–2005, 2010–present). John Elefante, co-producer of Petra, also brought out a few albums. Both he and his brother Dino, Co-producer of Petra, founded the group Mastedon and have produced several other bands together.

Also released in March 2007 was a duet project by John Schlitt and Bob Hartman entitled Vertical Expressions, under the band name II Guys From Petra.

External links

Petra

John Schlitt Bob Hartman Greg Bailey Cristian Borneo John Lawry Greg Hough John DeGroff Bill Glover Greg X. Volz Rob Frazier John Slick Mark Kelly Louie Weaver Ronny Cates Jim Cooper David Lichens Lonnie Chapin Pete Orta Kevin Brandow Trent Thomason Bryce Bell Quinton Gibson Paul Simmons

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

Other works	Petra en Alabanza Jekyll & Hyde en Español Petra Means Rock

Related articles	Discography Project Damage Control John Elefante Never Say Dinosaur (tribute album)

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