Anniversary Album Release
Petra is celebrating their fiftieth anniversary!
To commemorate this milestone, on April 7, 2023, Girder Records released an album entitled Fifty (Anniversary Collection). The 3-disc album contains 50 songs selected by Petra’s founder, Bob Hartman.
I recently purchased the Deluxe Edition (production limited to 1000 copies), which also includes 3 LTD collector’s cards. (I also purchased a Fiftieth Anniversary T-shirt. Because I totally need another T-shirt…)
Seventy-five of the Deluxe Editions even contained an autographed trading card. (Mine didn’t – bummer! Oh, well. Congrats to anyone who did get one!)
I am currently listening through the album and have heard discs 1 and 2 so far. I was pleasantly surprised that it contains at least a few songs that I didn’t already own (I have a lot of Petra CDs). And I was surprised to discover that there is an earlier version of “God Gave Rock and Roll to You” that I had never heard before.
Actually, the album contains both versions of “God Gave Rock and Roll to You.” While some may think that is redundant, I find it interesting to experience a bit of a “before and after” effect, and each version has its own unique qualities.
Even though there are no new additions, it is a great song lineup and contains a lot of my favorites.
Here is the lineup:
DISC ONE
- Walkin’ in the Light
- Back Sliding Blues
- God Gave Rock and Roll to You
- Why Should the Father Bother?
- Yahweh Love
- Morning Star
- Chameleon
- Angel of Light
- Without Him We Can Do Nothing
- Praise Ye the Lord
- Second Wind
- Judas’ Kiss
- Road To Zion
- All Over Me
- More Power To Ya
DISC TWO
- Not of This World
- Bema Seat
- Grave Robber
- Not by Sight
- Godpleaser
- Beat the System
- It Is Finished
- Adonai
- Hollow Eyes
- God Gave Rock And Roll To You
- Whole World
- Thankful Heart
- This Means War!
- He Came, He Saw, He Conquered
- All Fired Up
- Mine Field
- First Love
- Counsel of the Holy
DISC THREE
- I Love the Lord
- Creed
- Beyond Belief
- Love
- Seen And Not Heard
- Prayer
- I Am On The Rock
- Sight Unseen
- Dance
- Midnight Oil
- Just Reach Out
- Enter In
- No Doubt
- Lord I Lift Your Name On High
- Lovely Lord
- We Need Jesus
- Jekyll & Hyde
Autographed or not, I am happy with my purchase!
Contact
Can you believe that Petra is celebrating their fiftieth anniversary? What do you think of their song lineup for this anniversary album? I’d love to know!
Links
You can access Girder Music’s Petra Collection here: https://girdermusic.com/collections/petra.
As of this posting, both the Standard and Deluxe Editions of Fifty (Anniversary Collection) are available.
(Since availability of items varies at Girder Music as items sell out, I have linked to the Petra collection instead of to specific albums.)
Closing Note
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Signing off until next week –
Rocking for Jesus with you!
Amanda Renée