''No Doubt'' is the fifteenth studio album of the

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band,

Petra Petra ( ar, ٱلْبَتْرَاء, Al-Batrāʾ; grc, Πέτρα, "Rock", Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: ), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is an historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to t ...

. It was released on August 26, 1995. The tone of the album is more pop-oriented than any previous release featuring Schlitt. Most of the rock songs lack the driving edge of their previous albums, and the sonic field is no longer flooded with distorted guitars, leaning more toward a calculated, radio-friendly sound. All the guitars in the album were played by founder

Bob Hartman Robert "Bob" Hartman (born December 26, 1949) 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 ...

. However, since he had quit touring with the band before the release of the album, new guitarist

David Lichens Petra is an American music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres and was, for many years, regarded as the "world's most popular Christian rock band". Formed in 1972, the band took its name from ...

was enlisted to travel with the band and appeared in the album art and promotional pictures. The album also featured another new member, keyboardist

Jim Cooper James Hayes Shofner Cooper (born June 19, 1954) is an American lawyer, businessman, professor, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for (based in Nashville and containing parts of Davidson, Cheatham, and Dickson Counties) from ...

. Cooper was a keyboard technician for former keyboardist

John Lawry John Lawry (born June 15, 1950) is a Christian rock musician, composer, producer, and songwriter. He was the keyboardist of Petra from 1984 to 1994. After his departure, Lawry dedicated himself to producing and record engineering. From 2010 to 201 ...

for several years. When Lawry retired, Cooper replaced him.

Track listing

All songs written by

, except where noted. # "Enter In" – 5:00 # "Think Twice" – 4:19 # "Heart of a Hero" (words by

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) – 4:10 # "More Than a Thousand Words" – 4:58 # "No Doubt" – 4:54 # "Right Place" – 3:38 # "Two Are Better Than One" – 3:43 # "Sincerely Yours" – 4:16 # "Think on These Things" – 4:24 # "For All You're Worth" (words by

) – 4:14 # "We Hold Our Hearts Out to You" – 4:11

Awards

* Nominated for

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in 1995. * Won

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for Rock Album in 1996.

Personnel

Petra *

John Schlitt John William Schlitt (born February 3, 1950) is an American singer, who was the lead singer of Christian rock band Petra from 1986 until the band's retirement in early 2006. Prior to joining Petra in 1986, Schlitt was the lead vocalist for Head ...

– lead vocals, background vocals * Jim Cooper – keyboards, background vocals * David Lichens – lead guitars *

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– bass, background vocals *

Louie Weaver Louie Adrian Weaver III (born July 13, 1951) is a drummer most famous for being the long-time drummer of Christian rock band Petra. Weaver was dismissed from the band in 2003. He is currently working on several projects. In 2010, Weaver reunited ...

– drums Additional musicians *

John Elefante John Elefante (born March 18, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer. From 1981-1984, he was lead vocalist of the rock group Kansas and is currently touring with several groups that have featured members fro ...

– additional keyboards, string arrangements *

– all guitars * Tom Howard – string arrangements and conductor *

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– strings * Chris Rodriguez – background vocals * Micah Wilshire – background vocals Production * John Elefante – producer,

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at The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee * Dino Elefante – producer, engineer at The Sound Kitchen * Bob Hartman – executive producer * Lynn Keesecker – A&R direction * Bubba Smith – A&R direction * David Murphy – string recording at Great Circle Sound, Nashville, Tennessee * Steve Marcantonio – mixing (1-4, 6, 7, 9) * Terry Christian – mixing (5, 8, 10, 11) * Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix, Nashville, Tennessee * P.J. Marx – guitar technician * Chuck Nelson – art direction * Lyndie Wenner – art direction * Chris Ferrara – design * Ben Pearson – photography

Notes

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