Faith Hope Love
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 1990
StudioRampart Studios, Houston, Texas
GenreHard rock, progressive metal
Length61:52
LabelMegaforce
ProducerSam Taylor, King's X
King's X chronology
Gretchen Goes to Nebraska
(1989)
Faith Hope Love
(1990)
King's X
(1992)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

All tracks are written by Doug Pinnick, Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."We Are Finding Who We Are"Dug Pinnick4:40
2."It's Love"Ty Tabor4:37
3."I'll Never Get Tired of You"Pinnick3:47
4."Fine Art of Friendship"Pinnick4:21
5."Mr. Wilson"Tabor3:39
6."Moanjam"Pinnick6:05
7."Six Broken Soldiers"Jerry Gaskill3:33
8."I Can't Help It"Tabor3:53
9."Talk to You"Pinnick4:36
10."Everywhere I Go"Pinnick3:54
11."We Were Born to Be Loved"Pinnick4:52
12."Faith Hope Love"Pinnick9:22
13."Legal Kill"Tabor4:43
Total length:61:52

Personnel

  • 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

  • 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

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

Chart Peak
US Billboard Top Contemporary Christian31[4]
UK Albums Chart70[5]
US Billboard 20085[4]

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1990 "It's Love" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6

References

  1. Henderson, Alex. Faith Hope Love at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  2. Garza, Janiss (October 26, 1990). "Faith Hope Love Review | Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 "King's X album charts [albums]". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
  5. "UK charts page for King's X". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
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