From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Against the Law
Against the Law
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Against the Law ceptance. As a result, Against the Law sold poorly com-
pared to the band’s previous gold and platinum releases.
"Shining Star" is a heavy metal cover of the classic
Earth, Wind and Fire song.
Track listing
All songs by Michael Sweet except where noted
1. "Against the Law" – 3:49
2. "Two Time Woman" – 3:40
3. "Rock the People" – 3:34
4. "Two Bodies (One Mind, One Soul)" – 5:17
5. "Not That Kind of Guy" – 3:59
6. "Shining Star" (Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice
White) – 4:22
Studio album by Stryper 7. "Ordinary Man" – 3:51
8. "Lady" – 4:53
Released August 21, 1990
9. "Caught in the Middle" – 3:48
Recorded USA 10. "All for One" – 4:31
11. "Rock the Hell Out of You" – 3:35
Genre Heavy metal
Label Enigma Records
Personnel
Producer Tom Werman
Stryper chronology Stryper
• Michael Sweet – Lead vocals, guitar
In God We Trust Against the Law Can’t Stop the Rock • Oz Fox – Lead guitar, background vocals
(1988) (1990) (1991)
• Tim Gaines – Bass
• Robert Sweet – Drums
Against the Law is the fifth release, and fourth full-length
album, from the Christian metal band Stryper, released Additional musicians
on August 21, 1990 (see 1990 in music).
• Randy "The Emperor" Jackson – Bass on "Shining
This album marked a radical change in the musical
Star"
and visual direction of the band. Gone were the yellow
• John Purcell – Keyboards
and black spandex outfits, the bold evangelical lyrics and
• Jeff Scott Soto – Background vocals
the familiar yellow-and-black band logo with Isaiah 53:5.
• Brent Jeffers – Drums, keyboards
In their place were leather outfits, and lyrics more fo-
• Tom Werman – Percussion
cused on rock n’ roll and relationships, although ar-
guably from a Christian worldview. The album was
praised by many critics as the band’s strongest work to Production
date, but a large percentage of Stryper’s Christian fan-
• Tom Werman – Producer
base felt betrayed by this unannounced creative meta-
• Eddie Delena – Engineer, Mixer
morphosis, and many of them accused Stryper of selling
• Michael Bosley – Assistant engineer
out their image and message for greater mainstream ac-
• Lawrence Ethan – Assistant engineer
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• Buzz Morrows – Assistant engineer, mixing assistant
• Rudy Tuesday – Art direction, design
• Patrick Pending – Art direction
• David Perry – Photography, photo printing
• Ed Colver – Photography
• Neil Zlozower – Photography
• Jeannine Pinkerton – Typesetting
• Kyle Tucy Sweet – Make-Up
• Fleur Thiemeyer – Clothing/Wardrobe
Alternative versions
A limited edition version of the album was also released.
It included a 14-minute interview with the band, presum-
ably to explain their radical change in appearance and
musical direction.
The limited-edition cover artwork for Against the Law.
References
[1] http://www.allmusic.com/album/r91249
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