Soldiers Under Command

Soldiers Under Command is the second release, and first full-length studio album from Christian metal band Stryper, released on August 23, 1985. 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.

The inspirational verse for this album is 2 Timothy 2:3-4.

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