PETRA - NEVER SAY DIE

Vinyl / cassette tracklist
Side 1
01 The Coloring Song 2:52
02 Chameleon 5:47
03 Angel Of Light 4:21
04 Killing My Old Man 3:46
05 Without Him We Can Do Nothing 3:26
Side 2
01 Never Say Die 3:42
02 I Can Be Friends With You 4:12
03 For Annie 4:24
04 Father Of Lights 3:02
05 Praise Ye The Lord 3:18

8-track programs
Program 1

Program 2

Program 3

Program 4

Washes Whiter Than / Never Say Die CD release (1988)

Producer: Jonathan David Brown
Release date: Fall-1981
Record label: Star Song Records

Release date: Fall-1981
Vinyl releases: US Star Song Records SSR 0032 (No distribution credits); US Star Song Records SSR 0032 (Word distribution - Side 2 Never Say Die ??); US Star Song Records SSR 0032 (Word distribution - Side 2 Never Day Die); US A&M Records SP 5064; CA Star Song Records SSR0032; UK Kingsway KMR 357; AU Star Song Records / Word Australia SSR0032
8-track release: US Star Song Records SS8-0032
Cassette releases: US Star Song Records SSC 0032; US Star Song Records SSC 8032; US A&M Records CS-5064; UK Kingsway KMC 357

01-01 The Coloring Song: Words and music: Dave Eden
01-02 Chameleon: Words and music: Bob Hartman
01-03 Angel Of Light: Words and music: Bob Hartman
01-04 Killing My Old Man: Words and music: Bob Hartman
01-05 Without Him We Can Do Nothing: Words and music: Greg X. Volz
02-01 Never Say Die: Words and music: Bob Hartman
02-02 I Can Be Friends With You: Words and music: Bob Hartman
02-03 For Annie: Words and music: Bob Hartman
02-04 Father Of Lights: Words and music: Bob Hartman
02-05 Praise Ye The Lord: Words and music: Greg X. Volz

Petra: Greg X. Volz - Lead vocals, backup vocals; Bob Hartman - All guitars; Mark Kelly - Bass, backup vocals; John Slick - Keyboards, backup vocals
Additional musicians: Keith Edwards - Drums, percussion; Alex MacDougall - Percussion; Joe Miller - Trombone; Bob Welborn - Trumpet
Production details: Produced, engineered and mixed by Jonathan David Brown; Recorded at Rivendell Sound Recorders in Pasadena, TX; Additional overdubs at Martinsound, Alhambra, CA and Whitefield Sound, Santa Anna, CA; Mixed at Whitefield Sound; Track arrangements by Petra with Jonathan; String and horn arrangements on "For Annie" by John Slick; Mastered at MCA/Whitney Recording Studio by Steve Hall; All glory to God for this album
Artwork details: Illustration: Randy Rogers; Layout: Mary Ann Smith; Sleeve photography: Diane McLaughlin

RELATED ITEMS

1981
The Coloring Song 7" 45rpm Vinyl Single

1981
For Annie 7" 45rpm Vinyl Single

1981
The Coloring Song Performance Trax Cassette

1983
The Petra Songbook - Special 10-Year Anniversary Souvenir Edition

1988
Washes Whiter Than / Never Say Die

NEVER SAY DIE - LP - USA - Star Song Records - No Distribution Credits - SSR-0014 - Photographs of actual item

MATRIX ENGRAVINGS: SSR-0032-A / MONE-BACK / MCA8R / 12113(3)+ // SSR-0032-B / MO-TEE / 12114(3)+

NEVER SAY DIE - LP - USA - Star Song Records - Distributed By Word, Inc. - SSR-0014 - Photographs of actual item

MATRIX ENGRAVINGS: MR Δ 25955 / (2) / SSR-0032-A / MONE-BACK / MCA8 / 12113(3)+ // MR Δ 25955-X / (2) / SSR-0032-B / MO-TEE / 12114(3)+

NEVER SAY DIE - LP - Europe - Kingsway - KMR 357 - Photographs of actual item

MATRIX ENGRAVINGS: KMR357A1 / PAG / B / <><BILBO.TAPEONE // KMR357B1 / PAG / A / BILBO.TAPEONE

TRIVIA

This album features the first flying guitar, which would become a theme on Petra's album covers.

"The Coloring Song" and "Praise Ye The Lord" were originally songs from e-band. Greg Volz was the lead singer for this band during the early seventies. Petraspective has a live-recording of e-band's version of "Praise Ye The Lord" and several recordings of Greg X. Volz performing "Praise Ye The Lord" on tour with Phil Keaggy.

There is the story that quite a lot of the 7" vinyl singles with "For Annie" were destroyed, due to the false rumour among DJs that a young girl committed suicide after hearing the song.

Petra went on tour during the first three months of 1982 with headliner Servant. During the tour Petra's fame attracted more and more people, so much so that people came to see Petra rather than Servant.

The first official band pictures for Never Say Die feature the temporary drummer Jeff Boggs. Louie Weaver didn't join the band until 1982, during the Never Say Die tour.