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He's Coming Back
Released   -   1987
Recorded   -   1987
Label   -   Independent
Producer(s)   -   Newsboys
Next Album   -  Read All About It

This article is about the demo tape. For the song, see He's Coming Back (song).



He's Coming Back is a two-sided tape recorded independently by Newsboys in 1987, released exclusively on cassette at the band's earliest performances. Most of the songs on the cassette would be rerecorded for the band's first and second albums, Read All About It and Hell Is For Wimps.

Track Listing[]

Side 1
  1. He's Coming Back (3:50)
  2. Listen For the Shout (3:35)
  3. Stand Up (4:20)
  4. You're Still There (2:54)
Side 2
  1. Victory (4:21)
  2. It's Joy (3:32)
  3. Read All About It (4:20)
  4. He Died For You (3:40)

Trivia[]

  • "He Died For You" has to date not been rerecorded for or otherwise released on any subsequent Newsboys album.
  • "Stand Up" was retooled as "Stand Up for Jesus" for the band's second album, Hell Is For Wimps.
  • This and Boys Will Be Boyz contain the only Newsboys music produced and recorded in Australia, since they came to the U.S. to record their first album, Read All About It, but returned to Australia to record Boys Will Be Boyz.
  • Although originally extremely difficult to find or listen to on the internet, these original tracks can now be streamed one sites such as YouTube, including the wholly unique track "He Died For You."
  • The tracks featured on this album are different recordings than the ones of the same names in later albums, though usually sharing the same melodies. Some songs have altered lyrics on subsequent albums.

External links[]

Full cassette on YouTube



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