Fire and Love is the second album of Christian metal band Guardian. It was released in 1991 and featured an arena rock sound, described by Cornerstone as "Bon Jovi to the bone".[2]

Fire and Love
Studio album by
Released1991
Recorded1990
GenreChristian metal
Length44:56
LabelPakaderm
ProducerJohn & Dino Elefante
Guardian chronology
First Watch
(1989)
Fire and Love
(1991)
Miracle Mile
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cornerstone(not rated)[2]

This is the first album to feature Jamie Rowe on vocals and Karl Ney on drums.

Track listing

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All songs written by David Bach, Tony Palacios, Jamie Rowe and John Elefante except where noted.

  1. "Power of Love" - 4:33
  2. "Send a Message" - 4:00
  3. "Time Stands Still" (Palacios) - 4:26
  4. "Forever and a Day" - 5:11
  5. "Takin' on the World" (Guardian, J. Elefante) - 3:52
  6. "Fire and Love" - 3:25
  7. "Turnaround" (Bach, Palacios, Rowe) - 4:18
  8. "Time and Time Again" - 4:52
  9. "The Rain" (Bach, Palacios, Rowe) - 5:31
  10. "Never Say Goodbye" - 5:06

Personnel

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Guardian

  • Jamie Rowe – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Tony Palacios – guitars, backing vocals
  • David Bach – bass, backing vocals
  • Karl Ney – drums

Additional musicians

Production

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  • John Elefante – producer, engineer
  • Dino Elefante – producer, engineer, mixing
  • MIke Mierau – engineer, mixing
  • Jeff Simmons – engineer
  • Gil Griffith – mix assistant
  • Terry DeGraff – art direction, design
  • Sandra Ney – cover consultant
  • Jeff Jones – photography
  • Recorded and mixed at Pakaderm Studios (Los Alamitos, California)
  • Mastered at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)

References

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  1. ^ Fire and Love at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Canfield, Dave (1991). "Reviews / Fire and Love". Cornerstone. 20 (95): 29. ISSN 0275-2743.