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Released
  
November 9, 1993

Label
  
DaySpring, Word, Epic

Artist
  
Petra

Producer
  
Brown Bannister

Length
  
42:36

Wake-Up Call (1993)
  
No Doubt (1995)

Release date
  
9 November 1993

Genres
  
Christian rock, Hard rock

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Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album

Similar
  
Double Take, God Fixation, Back to the Street, Unseen Power, Not of this World

Wake-Up Call is the fourteenth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released on November 9, 1993. The album was one of the most successful for the band garnering them both a Grammy Award and a Dove Award.

Contents

The album marks a dramatic shift in tone for the band. The sound is more raw, there are fewer driving rock songs, and it concludes with three consecutive ballads.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Hartman, except where noted.

  1. "Midnight Oil" – 3:17
  2. "Good News" – 4:29
  3. "Strong Convictions" – 3:53
  4. "He's Been in My Shoes" – 4:22
  5. "Praying Man" (Words by John Lawry, Music by Lawry & Jim Cooper) – 4:25
  6. "Underneath the Blood" (Music by Ronny Cates) – 3:30
  7. "Sleeping Giant" (Music by Cates) – 5:28
  8. "Believer in Deed" – 4:06
  9. "Marks of the Cross" (Music by Cates) – 4:35
  10. "Just Reach Out" (Words & Music by John Schlitt and Rich Gootee) – 4:28

Awards

  • Won Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album in 1994.
  • Won Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 24th GMA Dove Awards in 1993.

    • Petra

  • Bob Hartman - Guitar
  • John Schlitt - Lead Vocals
  • John Lawry - Keyboards
  • Ronny Cates - Bass
  • Louie Weaver - Drums

    • Additional musicians

  • Robert White Johnson - background vocals
  • Chris Eddy - background vocals
  • Michael Black - background vocals
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas - background vocals
  • Bob Carlisle - background vocals
  • Gordon Kennedy - background vocals
  • Nanette Britt - background vocals
  • Vicki Carrico - background vocals
  • Ron Hemby - background vocals
  • Judson Spence - background vocals
  • Tommy Funderburk - background vocals
  • Dale Thompson - background vocals
  • Joe Pizzulo - background vocals

    • Production

  • Brown Bannister - Producer

    • Recording

  • Engineered and Mixed by Jeff Balding
  • Recorded at The Power Station, New York City; The Dugout, Nashville; Oceanway Studio, Hollywood
  • Assisted by Wayne Mehl, Martin Woodle & Rory Romano
  • Additional Engineering by Brown Bannister & Steve Bishir
  • Mixed at Oceanway Studio and Sixteenth Avenue Sound (Nashville)
  • Assisted by Jeff Demorris, Greg Parker & Pete Martinez
  • Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood

    • Songs

    1Midnight Oil3:16
    2Good News4:29
    3Strong Convictions3:53

    References

    Wake-Up Call (album) Wikipedia
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