''Farewell'' is the second live album released by
Christian rock band
Petra. It was released in 2005. A
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kind ...
of the concert was released in 2006.
This is the band's second live album, and it was recorded during the band's ''Farewell'' tour in
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city in and county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020, its population was 83,454 ...
on October 4, 2005.
The concert features guest appearances by two former members of the band: singer
Greg X. Volz
Gregory Xavier Volz (born January 12, 1950) is a Christian rock singer. He is most noted for being the lead singer of Petra from 1979 to 1985. He has continued to sing, sporadically, for different iterations of Petra such as Classic Petra (201 ...
and 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 2 ...
.
Track listing
# "All About Who You Know" – 3:22
# "Dance" – 4:32
# "Amazing Grace" – 4:29
# "Test of Time" – 3:22
# "Creed" – 3:14
# "Right Place" – 3:57
# "Rock Medley" – 10:05
#*"Sight Unseen"
#*"It Is Finished"
#*"Think Twice"
#*"I Am On The Rock"
#*"Midnight Oil"
#*"Mine Field"
#*"This Means War!"
#*"It Is Finished (Reprise)"
# "Jekyll & Hyde" – 3:48
# "Acoustic Set" (featuring
Greg X. Volz
Gregory Xavier Volz (born January 12, 1950) is a Christian rock singer. He is most noted for being the lead singer of Petra from 1979 to 1985. He has continued to sing, sporadically, for different iterations of Petra such as Classic Petra (201 ...
) – 10:04
#*"Rose Coloured Stained Glass Windows" (1)
#*"Road To Zion" (1)
#*"More Power To Ya" (1)
#*"For Annie" (1)
#*"No Doubt" (2)
#*"The Coloring Song" (1)
#*"Love" (2)
# "Grave Robber" (featuring
Greg X. Volz
Gregory Xavier Volz (born January 12, 1950) is a Christian rock singer. He is most noted for being the lead singer of Petra from 1979 to 1985. He has continued to sing, sporadically, for different iterations of Petra such as Classic Petra (201 ...
) – 4:20
# "Keyboard Solo" (featuring
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 2 ...
) – 1:33
# "Beyond Belief" – 4:30
# "Guitar Solo" (featuring
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 ...
) – 1:24
# "He Came, He Saw, He Conquered" – 4:36
(1): Lead vocals by Greg X. Volz (2): Lead vocals by John Schlitt
DVD version
The DVD version of the concert includes the same track listing as the CD. As for the special features, it includes an interview with
John Schlitt
John William Schlitt (born February 3, 1950) is an American singer, who was the lead singer of Christian rock band Petra (band), Petra from 1986 until the band's retirement in early 2006. Prior to joining Petra in 1986, Schlitt was the lead voc ...
,
Greg X. Volz
Gregory Xavier Volz (born January 12, 1950) is a Christian rock singer. He is most noted for being the lead singer of Petra from 1979 to 1985. He has continued to sing, sporadically, for different iterations of Petra such as Classic Petra (201 ...
and
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 2 ...
. The interview includes clips of another interview with band 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 ...
. There are also fan interviews as they arrive the concert, and an interview to producer
Peter Furler
Peter Andrew Furler (born 8 September 1966) is an Australian musician, songwriter, producer and music executive, record executive, best known as the co-founder and former lead vocalist of the Christian rock band Newsboys.
Biography
Furler was ...
.
Another special feature is the band's rehearsal before the concert.
Missing Material
There were three songs that didn't make it into the album or
DVD
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. They were "Judas' Kiss", "Lord I Lift Your Name on High" and "C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N". The first two were cut to save space, while the latter wasn't intended to be in the CD. "Just something for fun we threw in" as Hartman said.
During one of the takes of Hartman's guitar solo, he broke a string. While he was fixing it, Paul Simmons delivered an impromptu drum solo which was also cut from the album and DVD. As the president of
Inpop Records
Inpop Records is an independent contemporary Christian music record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. It was launched in July 1999 by Australians Peter Furler, Dale Bray, and Wes Campbell. The name was derived from the idea of wanting t ...
said "That was really spontaneous, if you remember... We did not get a clean run at it."
The live recordings of "Judas' Kiss" and "Lord, I Lift Your Name on High" eventually appeared on Bob Hartman and John Schlitt's album, performing as II Guys from Petra, ''Vertical Expressions''.
Personnel
Petra
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John Schlitt
John William Schlitt (born February 3, 1950) is an American singer, who was the lead singer of Christian rock band Petra (band), Petra from 1986 until the band's retirement in early 2006. Prior to joining Petra in 1986, Schlitt was the lead voc ...
- vocals
*
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 ...
- guitars
*
Greg Bailey - bass guitar,
cello
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G ...
*
Paul Simmons - drums, percussion
Guest musicians
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Greg X. Volz
Gregory Xavier Volz (born January 12, 1950) is a Christian rock singer. He is most noted for being the lead singer of Petra from 1979 to 1985. He has continued to sing, sporadically, for different iterations of Petra such as Classic Petra (201 ...
- vocals
*
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 2 ...
-
keyboards
Production
* Petra -
producer
* Wes Campbell,
Peter Furler
Peter Andrew Furler (born 8 September 1966) is an Australian musician, songwriter, producer and music executive, record executive, best known as the co-founder and former lead vocalist of the Christian rock band Newsboys.
Biography
Furler was ...
and Rob Poznanski -
Executive Producers
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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) fro ...
for Lake Dog Music Group LLC - Project Coordinator
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Petra (band) albums
2005 live albums
2005 video albums
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Inpop Records live albums
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