In God We Trust (Stryper album) explained

In God We Trust
Type:	studio
Artist:	Stryper
Cover:	In God We Trust Stryper.jpg
Released:	June 28, 1988
Genre:	Christian metal, glam metal, heavy metal
Length:	37:55
Label:	Enigma Records
Producer:	Michael Lloyd and Stryper
Prev Title:	To Hell with the Devil
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Against the Law
Next Year:	1990

In God We Trust is the fourth studio album by Christian metal band Stryper, released in 1988. The album achieved Gold record status, selling over half a million copies. Three singles were released including "Always There For You" and "I Believe in You" which both hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 71 and No. 88 respectively - the second song, however, became a hit in Brazil, as part of soundtrack of the novela O Salvador da Pátria. The third single "Keep The Fire Burning" did not chart. The album received two GMA Dove Awards for "Hard Music Album" and "Hard Rock Song" for the title track.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Michael Sweet except where noted

1. "In God We Trust" (M. Sweet, Robert Sweet) – 3:56
2. "Always There for You" – 4:09
3. "Keep the Fire Burning" – 3:35
4. "I Believe in You" – 3:17
5. "The Writings on the Wall" – 4:19
6. "It's Up 2 U" – 3:51
7. "The World of You and I" – 3:45
8. "Come to the Everlife" (Oz Fox) – 4:09
9. "Lonely" – 4:09
10. "The Reign" (Fox) – 2:50

Personnel

Stryper

• Michael Sweet – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars
• Oz Fox – lead guitars, backing vocals
• Robert Sweet – drums

Additional musicians

• Billy Meyers – keyboards
• John Van Tongeren – keyboards
• Stephen Croes – Synclavier programming
• Brad Cobb – session bass

Production

• Michael Lloyd – producer, mixing
• Stryper – producers, mixing, album design concept
• Dan Nebanzal – engineer, mixing
• Carmine Rubino – engineer, mixing
• Tom Bosley – assistant engineer
• Charlie Brocco – assistant engineer
• Dave Deavalon – assistant engineer
• Jeff DeMorris – assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Scott Gordon – assistant engineer
• Robert Hart – assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Mark McKenna – assistant engineer
• Gary Myerberg – assistant engineer
• Brian Scheuble – assistant engineer
• Bob Vogt – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Patrick Pending – art direction
• Neil Zlozower – photography
• Anne Revenge – additional photography
• Kyle Rae Sweet – make-up
• Ray Brown – wardrobe stylist

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[2]	32
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[3]	49

External links

• CCM Magazine Review^[4]
• Cornerstone Review^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GMA Dove Awards - History . www.doveawards.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930020009/http://www.doveawards.com/history/browse.cfm?year=1989 . 30 September 2007 . dead.
2. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. 1st. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 2006. 978-951-1-21053-5 . fi.
3. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.
4. Donaldson . Devlin . Steve Rabey . July 1988 . Reviews / In God We Trust . . 1524-7848 . 11 . 1 . 36–37 .
5. Trott . Jon . 1988 . Reviews / In God We Trust . . 0275-2743 . 17 . 86 . 37 .