Never Say Die is the fourth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1981. "The Coloring Song" was a radio hit for the band and sales were higher for this album than the previous. This album set the stage for Petra's success in the 1980s and their next few albums duplicated much of the formula, as well as repeated the "guitar" theme on the album cover.
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Released | 1981 | |||
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Genre | Christian rock | |||
Length | 39:12 | |||
Label | Star Song | |||
Producer | Jonathan David Brown | |||
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The album is the first to exclusively feature Greg X. Volz on vocals, and new members John Slick and Mark Kelly (keyboards and bass guitar respectively).
StarSong Records later re-issued the album on a single CD with 1979's Washes Whiter Than. The former had two tracks cut for space; this album was included in full.
Never Say Die is their first charted album on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart peaking at number 16.
All tracks are written by Bob Hartman, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Coloring Song" |
| 2:55 |
2. | "Chameleon" | 5:49 | |
3. | "Angel of Light" | 4:21 | |
4. | "Killing My Old Man" | 3:48 | |
5. | "Without Him We Can Do Nothing" | 3:29 | |
6. | "Never Say Die" | 3:43 | |
7. | "I Can Be Friends With You" | 4:13 | |
8. | "For Annie" | 4:26 | |
9. | "Father of Lights" | 3:03 | |
10. | "Praise Ye the Lord" |
| 3:20 |
Total length: | 39:12 |
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Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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US Inspirational Albums (Billboard)[2] | 16 |
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