On Fire!

On Fire! is the tenth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1988 by StarSong.

On Fire!
Studio album by Petra
Released	1988
Genre	Christian rock, hard rock
Length	43:40
Label	StarSong
Producer	John & Dino Elefante
Petra chronology
This Means War! (1987) On Fire! (1988) Petra Means Rock (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
CCM Magazine	[2]
Kerrang!	[3]

The songs of this album are in the Hard rock category. The lyrics continue the theme of spiritual warfare[2] featured in their previous efforts, with metaphors making reference to military subtexts ("Mine Field", "Defector"). The band also tackles issues such as homelessness ("Homeless Few") and other personal and social issues.[2]

This is the first album to feature Ronny Cates on bass who would remain with the band until 1995. With his addition to the line-up, the band started their more stable period in terms of line-up. Schlitt, Hartman, Cates, Lawry and Weaver would remain together for seven years and six albums.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Hartman, except where noted.

1. "All Fired Up" – 4:30
2. "Hit You Where You Live" (music by Billy Smiley and Dino Elefante) – 4:20
3. "Mine Field" – 4:28
4. "First Love" (music by John Elefante) – 4:10
5. "Defector" – 4:30
6. "Counsel of the Holy" (words & music by John Lawry & Danny Kingen) – 3:37
7. "Somebody's Gonna Praise His Name" – 4:02
8. "Open Book" – 4:28
9. "Stand in the Gap" – 4:10
10. "Homeless Few" (music by John Lawry) – 4:33

Awards

• Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance in 1989.

Personnel

Petra

• Bob Hartman – lead guitar
• John Lawry – keyboards, background vocals
• Louie Weaver – drums
• John Schlitt – lead vocals
• Ronny Cates – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• John Andrew Schreiner – keyboards, programming
• Tim Heintz – programming
• Bob Carlisle – background vocals
• John Elefante – background vocals
• Rikki Michelle – background vocals ("Homeless Few")

Production

• John Elefante – producer, engineer
• Dino Elefante – producer, engineer
• Mike Mireau – engineer
• Jeff Simmons – assistant engineer
• Mannie Parker – assistant engineer
• Greg Parker – assistant engineer
• Pakaderm Studio, Los Alamitos, California – recording location, mixing location
• Woodland Sound Studio, Nashville, Tennessee – additional studio
• Steve Hall – mastering
• Future Disc, Hollywood, California – mastering location

References

1. On Fire! at AllMusic
2. Eischer, Mark (November 1988). "Reviews / On Fire". CCM Magazine. Vol. 11 no. 5. pp. 29–30. ISSN 1524-7848.
3. Oliver, Derek (January 7, 1989). "Petra - 'On Fire'". Kerrang!. No. 220. p. 23. ISSN 0262-6624.