The Fight of My Life (album)

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The Fight of My Life
The Fight of My Life cover
Studio album by Kirk Franklin
Released Flag of the United States December 18, 2007
Genre Urban contemporary gospel
Label GospoCentric Records
Producer Kirk Franklin
James “Jazzy Jordan”
Carla Williams
Jessie Hurst
Professional reviews
Kirk Franklin chronology
Songs For The Strom: Volume 1 The Fight of My Life

The Fight of My Life is an American Gospel music album by Kirk Franklin on GospoCentric Records.

Contents

[edit] Synopsis

Produced by Franklin, James “Jazzy Jordan”, Carla Williams and Jessie Hurst, the album features songs with several urban contemporary gospel and Contemporary Christian artists including tobyMac, Rance Allen, Isaac Carree, Doug Williams, Melvin Williams, Da’ T.R.U.T.H., and Donovan Owens. [1] 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.[2]

[edit] Track listing

# 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]
3. "Little Boy" (featuring Rance Allen and Isaac Carree) 5:07
4. "Help Me Believe" 6:51
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 [3]
14. "Chains" 7:28
15. "Still (in Control)" (featuring Doug Williams and Melvin Williams 5:12
16. "The Last Jesus" 5:32

All songs composed by Kirk Franklin except where noted. [3]

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Vocalists

  • Ashley Gilbert
  • Anaysha Figueroa
  • Nikki Ross
  • Issac Carree
  • Charmaine Swimpson

[edit] Orchestra

[edit] Certification and Chart Success

[edit] Billboard Album Charts

Year Chart Peak
2007 Top Gospel Albums 1 [3]
2008 The Billboard 200 33 [3]
2008 Top Christian Albums 1 [3]
2008 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 7 [3]

[edit] Billboard Singles Charts

Year Song Title Chart Peak
2007 "Declaration (This is It)" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 35 [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Franklin, Kirk (2007). Album notes for The Fight of My Life by Kirk Franklin [CD inset]. GospoCentric Records.
  2. ^ Chris M. Walsh, "Groban, Blige Enjoy Huge Weeks On Album Chart", Billboard.com, December 27, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h The Fight of My Life at Allmusic


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This article is a part of a series on Kirk Franklin
Articles and categories
North American Albums
Notable Singles
"Why We Sing"  • "Now Behold the Lamb"  • "Melodies From Heaven"  • "Stomp"  • "Lean on Me"  • "Gonna Be A Lovely Day"  • "Nobody"  • "Brighter Day"  • "Looking for You"  • "Imagine Me"  • "Look At Me Now"  • "Declaration (This is It)"
Other Projects
Associated Acts
The Family  • The Nu Nation  • God's Property  • 1NC (One Nation Crew)