''Hello Fear'' is the tenth album overall by
Kirk Franklin
Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
. The live portion of the album was recorded on December 17, 2010, according to information on social media. It is his first to be released through
Verity Gospel Music Group The first single "I Smile" reached number 85 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it his first single in six years to appear on that chart; last single to do so was "
Looking for You" in 2005 which reached number 61. The album debuted at number five on the
''Billboard'' 200 with 87,000 copies sold in the first week, becoming his first album in nine years to debut in the top ten; last album being ''
The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin'' in 2002 which debuted at number four. The album has sold over 401,000 copies, ranking as the 64th highest selling album in the US in 2011. On February 12, 2012, the album was certified Gold by the
RIAA. In 2012, the album won
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album
The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the Gospel music genre. Honors in s ...
. As of August 2015, the album has sold 572,000 copies in the US.
Track listing
Personnel
Main vocalists/ensemble
*Nikki Ross,
1st Soprano
*Anaysha Figueroa,
2nd Soprano
*Cheryl Fortune,
1st Alto
*Charmaine Swimpson,
2nd Alto
*Eric Moore,
1st Tenor
*Isaac Carree,
2nd Tenor
Additional vocalists
*Candy West (soprano)
*Faith Anderson (soprano)
*Peaches West (alto)
*Debette Draper (alto)
*Michael Bethany (tenor)
*Deonis Cook (tenor)
*
Myron Butler
Myron Demond Butler (born July 27, 1974) is a gospel musician, record producer, singer-songwriter, music director, vocalist, organist and pianist. Most notably, he is known as the leader of the gospel choir, Myron Butler & Levi. Since 1997, he' ...
(tenor)
Musicians
*Kirk Franklin - Keyboards
*
Shaun Martin Shaun Martin is an American composer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumental musician. Martin is a member of the jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy, as well as music director for Gospel music star Kirk Franklin, and former Minister of Music at Dal ...
- Keyboards, 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
*
Nat Powers - Drums, Programming, Keys
*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
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2011 albums
Kirk Franklin albums
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album