The Fight of My Life

The Fight of My Life is the ninth Gospel album by Kirk Franklin on GospoCentric Records.

The Fight of My Life
Studio album by
Kirk Franklin
ReleasedDecember 18, 2007
GenreUrban contemporary gospel
Length1:16:54
LabelGospoCentric
ProducerKirk Franklin, James "Jazzy" Jordan, Carla Williams, Jessie Hurst
Kirk Franklin chronology
Songs For The Storm: Volume 1
(2006)		 The Fight of My Life
(2007)		 Hello Fear
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Gospelflava.com(favorable)[2]
BlogCritics magazine(favorable)[3]
Rhapsody Online(not rated)[4]

Synopsis

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.[5] 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 at #33 with 74,000 copies sold in the first week.[6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kirk Franklin except where noted.[7]

#TitleTimeNotes
1."Intro"0:25Spoken word by Kirk Franklin
2."Declaration (This is It)"4:24Music composed by Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald[7]
3."Little Boy" (featuring Rance Allen and Isaac Carree)5:07
4."Help Me Believe"6:512009 Grammy Award winner ("Best Gospel Song")[8]
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.)3:05Music composed by Kirk Franklin and Emmanual Lambert[7]
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, vocals
  • Robert "Sput" Searight – drums
  • Jerome Harmon – keyboards, Hammond B3, programming
  • Doc Powell – lead guitar, Acoustic guitar
  • Jonathan David Wyatt – keyboards, Hammond B3
  • Ayron Lewis – Hammond B3
  • Tre Nagella – drum programming, guitar
  • Rodney 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 and certifications
Year Chart Peak
2007 U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums 1[7]
2008 U.S. Billboard 200 33[7]
2008 U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums 1[7]
2008 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 7[7]
Year Song Title Chart Peak
2007 "Declaration (This is It)" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 35[7]

Accolades

Wins

Nominations
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gollark: What do you mean dropped?
gollark: Do they sell for CB silvers or whatever nowadays?
gollark: I'll throw out a dark lumina or something.
gollark: Oh, four purple siyats. Those are probably valuable, but I can't accept them.

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Kirk Franklin (The Fight of My Life) - Reviews - GOSPELflava.com". www.gospelflava.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. Franklin, Kirk (2007). The Fight of My Life (CD inset). Kirk Franklin. GospoCentric Records.
  6. Chris M. Walsh, "Groban, Blige Enjoy Huge Weeks On Album Chart", Billboard.com, December 27, 2007.
  7. The Fight of My Life at AllMusic
  8. "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy.com. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
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