Never Say Die is the fourth studio release of the Christian rock

Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 band, Petra

Petra (band)

Petra is a music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Formed in 1972, the band took its name from the Greek word for "rock"...

. It was released in 1981. "The Coloring Song" was a radio hit for the band and sales were higher for this album than the previous. This album set the stage for Petra's success in the 80s and their next few albums duplicated much of the formula, as well as repeated the "guitar" theme on the album cover.

The album is the first to feature new members John Slick

John Slick

John Milo Slick was a Christian rock musician from the Christian rock band Petra. Slick is currently retired from music and works in the computer industry.-Biography:...

 and Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly (bassist)

Mark Dean Kelly is a Christian bass guitarist most remembered for being a member of Christian rock band Petra during the 1980s...

 (keyboards

Keyboard instrument

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 and bass

Bass guitar

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 respectively).

StarSong Records later re-issued the album in a 2-CD package together with 1979's Washes Whiter Than

Washes Whiter Than

Washes Whiter Than is the third studio album by the Christian rock band Petra. It was released in 1979 amidst major line-up changes that saw all but one of the founding band members leave....

.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Hartman

Bob Hartman

Robert Hartman is a Christian artist, guitarist, writer and songwriter. He is the founder of Christian rock band Petra. Hartman was involved with the band from its foundation in 1972 to its end in 2005. He took a break from touring in 1995, but continued to write most of the band's songs,...

, except where noted.

1. "The Coloring Song" (Words & Music by Dave Eden) – 2:52
2. "Chameleon" – 5:47
3. "Angel of Light" – 4:21
4. "Killing My Old Man" – 3:46
5. "Without Him We Can Do Nothing" (Words & Music by Greg X. Volz
   Greg X. Volz
   Gregory Xavier Volz is a Christian singer. He is most noted for being the former lead singer of Christian rock band Petra from 1979 to 1985 and is currently the lead vocalist of the reunited lineup.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 3:26
6. "Never Say Die" – 3:42
7. "I Can Be Friends With You" – 4:12
8. "For Annie" – 4:24
9. "Father of Lights" – 3:02
10. "Praise Ye the Lord" (Words & Music by Volz) – 3:18

Petra

• Bob Hartman
  Bob Hartman
  Robert Hartman is a Christian artist, guitarist, writer and songwriter. He is the founder of Christian rock band Petra. Hartman was involved with the band from its foundation in 1972 to its end in 2005. He took a break from touring in 1995, but continued to write most of the band's songs,...
  
   - Guitar
• Greg X. Volz
  Greg X. Volz
  Gregory Xavier Volz is a Christian singer. He is most noted for being the former lead singer of Christian rock band Petra from 1979 to 1985 and is currently the lead vocalist of the reunited lineup.-Biography:...
  
   - Lead Vocals
• John Slick
  John Slick
  John Milo Slick was a Christian rock musician from the Christian rock band Petra. Slick is currently retired from music and works in the computer industry.-Biography:...
  
   - Keyboards, String arrangement ("For Annie")
• Mark Kelly
  Mark Kelly (bassist)
  Mark Dean Kelly is a Christian bass guitarist most remembered for being a member of Christian rock band Petra during the 1980s...
  
   - Bass

Additional musicians

• Keith Edwards - Drums, percussion
• Alex MacDougall - Percussion
• Joe Miller - Trombone
• Bob Welborn - Trumpet

Recording

• Engineered and Mixed by Jonathan David Brown
• Recorded at Rivendell Sound Recorders, Pasadena, Texas
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• Additional overdubs at Martinsound, Alhambra, California
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   and Whitefield Sound, Santa Ana, California
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• Mixed at Whitefield Sound
• Mastered at MCA/Whitney Recording Studio by Steve Hall