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Soldiers Under Command is the second release, and first full-length studio album from Christian metal band Stryper, released on May 15, 1985.[4] It was the first Christian metal album to achieve Gold record status, selling more than half a million copies. The album was originally issued on white vinyl. The Live in Japan in-concert video, released in 1986, was filmed on July 8, 1985 during Stryper's tour in support of this album.

Soldiers Under Command
Studio album by Stryper
Released	August 23, 1985
Studio	Amigo Studios (Los Angeles, California) Smoketree Ranch (Chatsworth, California)
Genre	Christian metal glam metal heavy metal
Length	45:02
Label	Enigma
Producer	Michael Wagener
Stryper chronology
The Yellow & Black Attack! (1984) Soldiers Under Command (1985) To Hell with the Devil (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Kerrang!	[2]
"Jesus Freak Hideout"	[3]

A music video of the title track was released.

The inspirational verse for this album is 2 Timothy 2:3-4.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs written by Michael Sweet, except where noted.

1. "Soldiers Under Command" (Michael Sweet, Robert Sweet) – 5:03
2. "Makes Me Wanna Sing" – 2:51
3. "Together Forever" – 4:03
4. "First Love" – 5:43
5. "The Rock That Makes Me Roll" – 4:56
6. "Reach Out" (M. Sweet, R. Sweet) – 5:21
7. "(Waiting for) A Love That's Real" – 4:36
8. "Together as One" – 5:01
9. "Surrender" – 4:28
10. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Julia Ward Howe) – 2:36

Personnel

Stryper

• Michael Sweet – lead vocals, backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, lead guitar solo (4-7)
• Oz Fox – lead and rhythm guitars, lead guitar solo (2-6, 9), backing vocals
• Tim Gaines – keyboards (1-7, 9, 10), bass (1-7, 9, 10), backing vocals (8)
• Robert Sweet – drums

Additional musicians

• John Van Tongeren – keyboards (8), acoustic piano (8), bass (8)
• Christopher Currell – Synclavier programming (10)
• Doris Castenada – backing vocals (10)
• Linda Mullen – backing vocals (10)
• Tammy Thomas – backing vocals (10)

Production

• Michael Wagener – producer, engineer, mixing
• Bryan Ayuso – album design
• John Scarpati – photography
• Anne Revenge – additional photography

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1985	Billboard 200 (USA)[5]	84

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
USA	RIAA[6]	1988	Gold
Total available sales:			(+ 500,000)

References

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