Hello Fear is the eleventh overall album by Kirk Franklin released via Verity Records. This is his first studio album in four years. The first single "I Smile" reached number 85 on Billboard Hot 100, making it his first single in six years to appear on the chart; the last single to do so was "Looking for You" in 2005 which reached number 61. The album debuted at number five on Billboard 200 with 78,800 copies sold in its first week, becoming her first album in nine years to debut in the top ten; the last album was The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin in 2002 which debuted at number four. The album has sold over 401,000 copies, ranked as the 64th best-selling album in the US in 2011. On February 12, 2012, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA. In 2012, the album won a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album. As of August 2015, the album has sold over 572,000 copies in the US.
Video Hello Fear
Track list
Maps Hello Fear
Personnel
Main vocalist/ensemble
- Nikki Ross, 1st Soprano
- Anaysha Figueroa, 2nd Soprano
- Cheryl Fortune, 1st Alto
- Charmaine Swimpson, 2nd Alto
- Eric Moore, Tenor One
- Isaac Carree, 2nd Tenor
Additional vocalist
- Western candy (soprano)
- Faith Anderson (soprano)
- Western Peach (alto)
- Debette Draper (alto)
- Michael Bethany (tenor)
- Deonis Cook (tenor)
- Myron Butler (tenor)
Musician
- Kirk Franklin - Keyboard
- Shaun Martin - Keyboard, Programming
- Bobby Sparks - Hammond B-3, Programming
- Terry Baker - Drums, Percussion
- Todd Parsnow - Lead Guitar
- Keith Taylor - Bass Guitar
- Ernest "Ernie G" Green - DJ
- Darius Fentress - Percussion
- Matt Butler - Cello
- Robert "Sput" Searight - Snare
- Doc Powell - Lead Guitar
- Philip Lassiter - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Jeff Coffin - Baritone Saxophone, Flute Trio
- Nick Marchione - Lead Trumpet
- Doug DeHays - Baritone Saxophone
- Brian Clancey - Flute
- Teddy Riley - Vocoder, Voice-Box
Engineering
- Rob Chiarelli: Mix Engineer
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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