''Faith Hope Love'' is the third studio album by the American

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King's X King's X is an American rock band that originated in 1979 in Springfield, Missouri. They were first called The Edge and later became Sneak Preview before settling on its current name in 1985. The band's current lineup has remained intact for m ...

. "Six Broken Soldiers" is the first King's X song to feature drummer

Jerry Gaskill Jerry Wayne Gaskill (born December 27, 1957) is an American rock musician who is the drummer for King's X. History Gaskill has been interested in making music and playing drums for as long as he can remember. His father bought him his first ...

on lead vocals.

Track listing

Personnel

* Dug* Pinnick -

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Ty Tabor Ty Tabor ( ; born September 17, 1961) is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, King's X. Tabor has a wide-ranging guitar style, from big guitar riffs to middling melodic passages. His use of volum ...

- lead & backing vocals,

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- lead & backing vocals,

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Additional personnel

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(Monty Colvin, Alan Doss, Ben Huggins, Dane Sonnier) - backing vocals on "Mr. Wilson" & "Faith Hope Love" * Max Dyer -

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on "Six Broken Soldiers", "Faith Hope Love" & "Legal Kill" * Erik Ralske -

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on "Six Broken Soldiers" * Little Willie Sammy Taylor - pipe organ on "Six Broken Soldiers" *

Kemper Crabb Kemper Crabb is an American musician. His style is reminiscent of 'Olde English,' and his music has been described as 'Celtic, Medieval, intelligent and sacred'. He has produced over 8 albums, with ''The Vigil'' (1982) selling over one hundred t ...

- soprano recorder on "Legal Kill"

Reception

''Faith, Hope, Love'' proved to be King's X's most commercially successful album, nearly reaching gold status. The album was listed at #52 in the 2001 book '' CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music''.

Chart performance

Singles - Billboard (United States)

References

External links

Official King's X Site
Accessed on July 10, 2005.

Accessed on April 26, 2006.
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