Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out

About Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out

Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out is the eleventh studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra and their first praise album. It was released on October 3, 1989 by DaySpring Records, marking the band's return to the Word family as the early version of Petra was signed to sister label Myrrh. The music is mostly a collection of traditional praise songs with a rock style. However, there are two original songs, both written by band founder Bob Hartman. This album also marked the end of custom artwork on Petra albums. From this album forward Petra would use photos of the band on them for album covers. Compilations by Star Song would continue to use custom artwork though. Commercially it is the second most successful album of the band, after Beyond Belief. It was certified Gold on January 23, 1998. In November 1992, Petra released a Spanish language version of this album called Petra en Alabanza. more »