1.    Reach Up (Perahia, Tamplin)
  2.    I've Been Waiting (Perahia, Tamplin)
  3.    Only Yesterday (Perahia)
  4.    Crying Out For Love (Perahia, Rock)
  5.    Living on the Edge (Perahia)
  6.    Tearing at My Heart (Perahia, Rock)
  7.    Remembering You (Perahia, Tamplin)
  8.    Look to the Sky (Perahia, Dentrup)
  9.    Don't You Know (Perahia)
10.    Stand Alone (Perahia, Rock)

All songs published by Breeze Music GmbH, 1988
© by Breeze Music GmbH

Joshua Perahia was writing songs for the new album, to add to songs he wrote while on the road during the "Surrender" tour.  This intense  period of time helped him come up with the album title "Intense Defense." news came in weeks that RCA/BMG was interested in signing the group.  This really put on pressure to form a great band.   It was a meeting in the Beverly Hills Hotel with Franz von Ausperg, a German prince, and new RCA A&R man, that brought the first handshake with Joshua, of his new record deal. 

RCA/BMG and Dierks Studios flew the band out to Germany to begin recording in February 1988. The producer flown out with the band was Eddie Kramer of Led Zepplin, Jimi Hendrix, KISS, and 'Stones fame. Eddie worked the band up to a frenzied pre-production schedule. 

The band was living in Dierks Studios lavish chateau, enjoying two gourmet meals a day, maid service, a Mercedes Benz, weekly pay, movie rentals, dining out, trips around Germany and abroad, and family flown in from the states to visit. With Dieter Dierks at the helm of the band's new production, there again was no expense spared. Finally, after the recording was completed, the band was sent home, except for Joshua, to supervise the album mix. $780,000 invested in recording the album, due to the long stay in Germany, recordinf costs, equipment rentals, flown in Gospel Choir and first class accommodations. 

The band actually had recorded the album twice.  They recorded it once with Eddie Kramer and with Dieter Dierks, who was the overall executive producer, the latter didn't like the results of the recording.  The band started recording again with a German producer Frank Mono.  So, Rob Rock was in Germany for more or less six months, living at Dierks Studio.  The end result of the recording was a very polished record, they have been rehearsing those songs for like two years in L.A., waiting for a chance to record at Dierks Studio. They had to wait for the SCORPIONS and also for ACCEPT to finish their respective albums for JOSHUA to have a chance to be in the studio.  They were in the studio for six months, which was longer than Rob Rock expected and in the end they got an album that has a lot of great songs.  After JOSHUA, Greg, the keyboardist and Emil, the bass player joined Rob Rock in the band DRIVER.  Emil had known Roy Z and he knew Butch Carlson on the drums.