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The Fight of My Life Gospel album by Kirk Franklin on GospoCentric Records .
Background
Produced by Franklin, James "Jazzy" Jordan, Carla Williams and Jessie Hurst, the album features songs with several urban contemporary gospel , Christian hip hop and Contemporary Christian artists including tobyMac , Rance Allen , Isaac Carree , Doug Williams , Melvin Williams , Da’ T.R.U.T.H. , and Donovan Owens. It is the 10th studio album by Franklin and his 11th North American album. The U.S. release on GospoCentric Records occurred on December 18, 2007 (2007-12-18). The album debuted on the Billboard 200
Track listing
All tracks composed by Kirk Franklin except where noted.
#
Title
Time
Notes
1.
"Intro"
0:25
Spoken word by Kirk Franklin
2.
"Declaration (This is It) "
4:24
Music composed by Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald
3.
"Little Boy" (featuring Rance Allen and Isaac Carree)
5:07
4.
"Help Me Believe "
6:51
2009 Grammy Award winner ("Best Gospel Song")
5.
"Hide Me"
5:14
6.
"How It Used to Be"
4:53
7.
"He Will Supply"
4:26
8.
"Jesus"
3:43
9.
"I Am God" (featuring tobyMac )
5:05
10.
"It Would Take All Day"
5:11
11.
"A Whole Nation" (featuring Donovan Owens)
4:59
12.
"Still in Love"
5:19
13.
"I Like Me" (featuring Da’ T.R.U.T.H. )
3:05
Music composed by Kirk Franklin and Emmanual Lambert
14.
"Chains"
7:28
15.
"Still (in Control)" (featuring Doug Williams and Melvin Williams)
5:12
16.
"The Last Jesus"
5:32
Personnel
Vocalists
Nikki Ross Anaysha Figueroa
Ashley Guilbert
Charmaine Swimpson
Eric Moore
Isaac Carree
Joy Hill
Faith Anderson
Sheri Jones-Moffett
Melonie Daniels
Candy West
Jana Bell
Melodie Davis
Myron Butler Anthony Evans
Deonis Cook
Ryan Edgar Musicians
Kirk Franklin – keyboards, programming, piano, claps
Shaun Martin – keyboards, programming, piano, drums, percussion, claps, vocalsRobert "Sput" Searight – drumsJerome Harmon – keyboards, Hammond B3, programming
Doc Powell – lead guitar, Acoustic guitarJonathan David Wyatt – keyboards, Hammond B3
Ayron Lewis – Hammond B3
Tre Nagella – drum programming, guitarRodney Lawson – lead guitar
Keith Taylor – bass guitar
Pablo Batista – percussion
Terry Baker – drums, percussion
Brian Haley – drums
Todd Lawton – bass guitar
Tim Rosenau – lead guitar
Ernie G – DJ
Todd Parsnow – lead guitar
Braylon Lacy – Upright bass guitar
Ric Robbins – DJ
Lloyd Barry – trumpet
Vinnie Ciesielski – trumpet
Roy Agee – trombone
Joe Johnson – saxophone
Doug Moffet – saxophone
Matt Cappy – trumpet
Carl Cox – saxophone
Jeff Bradshaw – trombone Orchestra
Emma Kummrow – violin
Igor Szwec – violin
Olga Konopelsky – violin
Ghislaine Fleischmann – violin
Charles Parker – violin
Gregory Teperman – violin
Luigi Mazzocchi – violin
Robert Martin – violin
H.S. Alexandra Leem – viola
Peter Nocella – viola
Jennie Lorenzo – cello Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (2008)
Position
US Billboard 200
133
US Christian Albums (Billboard )
4
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard )
2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )
37
Chart (2009)
Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard )
23
Single
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
United States (RIAA )
Gold
500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Accolades
Wins
Nominations
References
AllMusic review
"Kirk Franklin (The Fight of My Life) - Reviews - GOSPELflava.com" . www.gospelflava.com . Retrieved July 8, 2017."Music Review: Kirk Franklin - the Fight of My Life" . blogcritics.org . Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022."Free Music: The Fight of My Life by Kirk Franklin - Rhapsody Online" . Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-02-02.Franklin, Kirk (2007). The Fight of My Life GospoCentric Records .
"Groban, Blige Enjoy Huge Weeks On Album Chart" , Billboard.com, December 27, 2007.
^ The Fight of My Life at AllMusic
"The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List" . Grammy.com . Retrieved February 14, 2009."Kirk Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Christian Albums)" . Billboard "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)" . Billboard "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008" . Billboard . Retrieved October 18, 2020."Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2008" . Billboard . Retrieved October 18, 2020."Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2008" . Billboard . Retrieved October 18, 2020."Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008" . Billboard . Retrieved October 18, 2020."Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2009" . Billboard . Retrieved October 18, 2020."American single certifications – Kirk Franklin – The Fight of My Life" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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