Soldiers Under Command

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Soldiers Under Command is the second release, and first full-length studio album from Christian metal band Stryper, released on August 23, 1985.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was the first Christian metal album to achieve Gold record status, selling more than half a million copies. The album was originally issued on white vinyl. The Live in Japan in-concert video, released in 1986, was filmed on July 8, 1985 during Stryper's tour in support of this album.

A music video of the title track was released.

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Track listing

All songs written by Michael Sweet, except where noted.

1. "Soldiers Under Command" (Michael Sweet, Robert Sweet) – 5:03
2. "Makes Me Wanna Sing" – 2:51
3. "Together Forever" – 4:03
4. "First Love" – 5:43
5. "The Rock That Makes Me Roll" – 4:56
6. "Reach Out" (M. Sweet, R. Sweet) – 5:21
7. "(Waiting for) A Love That's Real" – 4:36
8. "Together as One" – 5:01
9. "Surrender" – 4:28
10. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Julia Ward Howe) – 2:36

Personnel

Stryper

• Michael Sweet – lead vocals, backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, guitar solos (on tracks 4-7)
• Oz Fox – lead and rhythm guitars, guitar solos (on tracks 2-6, 9), backing vocals
• Tim Gaines – keyboards and bass (1-7, 9, 10), backing vocals (8)
• Robert Sweet – drums

Additional musicians

• John Van Tongeren – keyboards, acoustic piano and bass (8)
• Christopher Currell – Synclavier programming (10)
• Doris Castenada – backing vocals (10)
• Linda Mullen – backing vocals (10)
• Tammy Thomas – backing vocals (10)

Production

• Michael Wagener – producer, engineer, mixing
• Bryan Ayuso – album design
• John Scarpati – photography
• Anne Revenge – additional photography

Charts

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Chart (1985)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="JPN">Template:Cite book</ref>	78