Faith Hope Love
| Faith Hope Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 23, 1990 | |||
| Studio | Rampart Studios, Houston, Texas | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 61:52 | |||
| Label | Megaforce | |||
| Producer | Sam Taylor, King's X | |||
| King's X chronology | ||||
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Faith Hope Love is the third studio album by the American rock band King's X. "Six Broken Soldiers" is the first King's X song to feature drummer Jerry Gaskill on lead vocals.
Track listing
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
All tracks are written by Doug Pinnick, Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Are Finding Who We Are" | Dug Pinnick | 4:40 |
| 2. | "It's Love" | Ty Tabor | 4:37 |
| 3. | "I'll Never Get Tired of You" | Pinnick | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Fine Art of Friendship" | Pinnick | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Mr. Wilson" | Tabor | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Moanjam" | Pinnick | 6:05 |
| 7. | "Six Broken Soldiers" | Jerry Gaskill | 3:33 |
| 8. | "I Can't Help It" | Tabor | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Talk to You" | Pinnick | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Everywhere I Go" | Pinnick | 3:54 |
| 11. | "We Were Born to Be Loved" | Pinnick | 4:52 |
| 12. | "Faith Hope Love" | Pinnick | 9:22 |
| 13. | "Legal Kill" | Tabor | 4:43 |
| Total length: | 61:52 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Dug* Pinnick – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
- Ty Tabor – lead and backing vocals, lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, sitar
- Jerry Gaskill – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
Additional personnel
[edit]- Galactic Cowboys (Monty Colvin, Alan Doss, Ben Huggins, Dane Sonnier) – backing vocals on "Mr. Wilson" & "Faith Hope Love"
- Max Dyer – cello on "Six Broken Soldiers", "Faith Hope Love" & "Legal Kill"
- Erik Ralske – French horn on "Six Broken Soldiers"
- Little Willie Sammy Taylor – pipe organ on "Six Broken Soldiers"
- Kemper Crabb – soprano recorder on "Legal Kill"
Reception
[edit]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
[edit]| Chart | Peak | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Contemporary Christian | 31 | [5] |
| UK Albums Chart | 70 | [6] |
| US Billboard 200 | 85 | [5] |
Singles – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "It's Love" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Alex. Faith Hope Love at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 227–228. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Garza, Janiss (October 26, 1990). "Faith Hope Love Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ Davis, Erik (January 10, 1991). "King's X Faith Hope Love Music Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ a b "King's X album charts [albums]". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
- ^ "UK charts page for King's X". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Official King's X site, Accessed on July 10, 2005.
- Addition information about the album, Accessed on April 26, 2006.
- site francophone, Accessed on July 24, 2006.
