Petra - Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus (1997)
Tracklist front / back album covers
"Song of Moses, Rev. – 15:3-4" (Words & Music by Jim Cooper and Brian Wooten) – 4:17
"Lord, I Lift Your Name on High" (Words & Music by Rick Founds) – 3:02
"Be of Good Cheer" – 3:55
"Show Your Power" (Words & Music by Kevin Prosch) – 4:10
"I Love You Lord" (Words & Music by Laurie Klein) – 3:53
"The Holiest Name" – 3:34
"Let Our Voices Rise Like Incense" (Words & Music by Linda Whitmer-Bell) – 2:29
"Ancient of Days" (Words & Music by Gary Sadler and Jamie Harvill)– 3:52
"I Waited For The Lord on High" (Words & Music by Bill Batstone) – 2:47
"Lovely Lord" – 4:25
Medley – 5:58
"Only by Grace" (Words & Music by Gerrit Gustafson)
"To Him Who Sits on the Throne" (Words & Music by Debbye Graafsma)
"You Are Holy" (Words & Music by Scott Wesley Brown)
"We Need Jesus" (Words & Music by Scott Springer, John & Dino Elefante) – 4:14
Petra Band Members / Musicians
John Schlitt - lead vocals
Louie Weaver - drums
Lonnie Chapin - bass guitar
Bob Hartman - guitars
Dan Needham
Matt Pearson
Jeff "Max" Roach
Gary Burnett
Scott Denté
George Marinelli
John Elefante - guest vocals
Lou Gramm - guest vocals ("We Need Jesus")
John & Dino Elefante - Producer
Bob Hartman - Executive Producer
Engineered by Joe Baldridge and Dino Elefante
Overdub Engineer - Richie Biggs
Assistant Engineer - Tim Coyle, Daryl Roudebush
Mixed by Steve Marcantonio
Recorded and Mixed at The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee
Additional Overdubs at The Border, Battery, The Snack Bar
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus is the 16th studio album of the Christian rock band Petra and their second praise album. It was released on February 18, 1997.
The album was released amidst some major line-up changes in the band, and it features contributions of several musicians. It's the first album to feature Lonnie Chapin on bass guitar, who would become the band's full-time bassist until 2001.
The music is a mixture of traditional and original praise songs with a rock style. It is considered to be more diverse musically than the band's first, straight forward hard rock, praise album. Most of the original songs were penned by band founder Bob Hartman (except "Song of Moses" that was written by former keyboardist Jim Cooper and well-known musician Brian Wooten).
The title song features lead singer John Schlitt pairing up with producer and fellow singer John Elefante and singer Lou Gramm (from Foreigner).
