Beyond Belief (LP) – Petra

Beyond Belief was huge, the bands most successful release ever, peaking at No. 1 on the Christian charts and certified Gold by the RIAA. The radio single Love shot to the top of the charts and stayed there, becoming Christian radios biggest hit of that year.It won the band its first Grammy, in the newly created Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album category, as well as Dove awards for Rock Album of the Year, Rock Recorded Song of the Year for the title track, and Recorded Music Packaging of the Year. More historically, the Gospel Music Association for the first time honored a rock band as Group of the Year, as Petra beat contemporary artists in the competition.Lyrically, the album focused on the concept of faith implied by the albums title, Beyond Belief, with radio singles entitled Creed, Love, and Prayer, as well as the title track and I Am on the Rock. Musically, the band embraced a hard rock sound reminiscent of Def Leppard, as described by CCM Magazine: Petra has certainly moved more and more toward a big, arena rock sound in the past few years, and Beyond Belief is, if not completely Kansas-inspired, certainly on par with some of the best arena rock music around. The band also, for the first time, drew from a handful of local non-accredited artists during the albums recording.1. Armed and Dangerous
2. I Am On the Rock
3. Creed
4. Beyond Belief
5. Love
6. Underground
7. Seen and Not Heard
8. Last Daze
9. Whats In A Name
10. Prayer