"Honestly" is a power ballad by the American Christian metal band Stryper. The song was the band's fifth single and their highest charting on the Billboard Hot 100. It became one of the most requested songs on MTV.[1] "Honestly" is one of Stryper's best-known songs, peaking at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and remains as the band's only top 40 hit on that chart.
| "Honestly" | ||||
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| Single by Stryper | ||||
| from the album To Hell with the Devil | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Label | Enigma | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Sweet | |||
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Track listing
edit- "Honestly"
- "Sing-Along Song"
- "Loving You" (live in Japan)
References
edit- ^ Erickson, Sturdevant (2006). Stryper: Loud n' Clear (unabridged audio ed.). Maryland: Classic CD Books. ISBN 0-9764805-4-9.
- ^ George-Warren, Holly, ed; Jon Pareles; Patricia Romanowski Bashe (1995). "Stryper". The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Second ed.). New York City: Fireside. pp. 962–963. ISBN 0-684-81044-1.
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