''The Nu Nation Project'' is the fifth album by
Kirk Franklin
Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American Gospel music, gospel musician. One of the List of best-selling gospel music artists, best-selling gospel music artists, his accolades include 20 Grammy Awards. ''Variety (magazine), Var ...
. The album combined the choirs the Family and
God's Property
God's Property was a Gospel music, gospel choir known for its collaborations with Kirk Franklin, and other recording artists.
Music career
In 1992, God's Property Choir was organized and founded by Linda Ray Hall-Searight (a public school mus ...
, and it featured the new group,
One Nation Crew
One Nation Crew (also 1NC) was a gospel vocal group assembled by Kirk Franklin for a full-length album and tour. The group had ten members of various musical backgrounds. They were first featured on the album '' The Nu Nation Project'' on some of ...
. It was released on September 22, 1998, debuting at number 7 on the
''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 105,000 units and was certified
RIAA
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double platinum in March 2000 after selling 2 million copies in the US. The album won the 1999
Grammy Award
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for "Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album".
[
] With sales of 3 million units,
it is one of the
best-selling gospel albums of all time.
Track listing
Personnel
Production
* Chris Bell – engineer
Vocalists
* Kirk Franklin – lead vocals
* Rodney Jerkins – rap vocals on "Revolution"
* Bono – lead vocals on "Lean on Me"
* Crystal Lewis – lead vocals on "Lean on Me"
* Mary J. Blige – lead vocals on "Lean on Me"
* R. Kelly – lead vocals on "Lean on Me"
* Rance Allen – lead vocals on "Something About the Name Jesus"
* Men of Standard – background vocals on "Something About the Name Jesus"
* Fred Hammond – lead vocals on "My Desire"
* Donnie McClurkin – lead vocals on "Smile Again"
* James Henderson – lead vocals on "Gonna Be a Lovely Day" and "Smile Again"
* Lakiesha Grandy – lead vocals on "He Loves Me" and "Gonna Be a Lovely Day"
* Dalon Collins – lead vocals on "Lean on Me" and "Gonna Be a Lovely Day"
* Caltomeesh West – lead vocals on "Gonna Be a Lovely Day"
* Tamela Mann – lead vocals on "Lean on Me" and "Gonna Be a Lovely Day"
* The Family – background vocals on "Lean on Me", "Riverside", "He Loves Me", "You Are", "Blessing In The Storm", "My Desire", "I Can" and "Lovely Day"
* God's Property – background vocals on "Praise Joint (Remix)" and "Smile Again"
* One Nation Crew – background vocals on "Revolution"
* O.D. Wyatt High School Choir – background vocals on "If You've Been Delivered" and "My Desire"
Instrumentalists
*Kirk Franklin – piano, programming
*Bobby Sparks – keyboards, organ, piano, strings, programming, drum programming
*Jerome Allen – bass
*Mark Harper – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
*
Jerome Harmon – organ
*Len Barrett – percussion
*Erick J. Morgan – live drums
*Dan Shea – piano, keyboards and rhythm programming on "Lean On Me"
*
Nathan East
Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass guitarist and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts ...
– bass on "Lean On Me"
*Michael Landau – guitar On "Lean On Me"
*
Ricky Lawson
William Riser III (November 8, 1954 – December 23, 2013), better known as Ricky Lawson or Ricky Remo, was an American drummer and composer. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he worked extensively as a session musician, collaborating with Stev ...
– drums on "Lean On Me"
*Jeremy Haynes – live drums on "Riverside"
*Malcolm Robertson – trombone on "My Desire"
*Skip Warren– trumpet on "My Desire"
*Lee Charles Mitchell – tenor saxophone On "My Desire"
*Jack Williams – trumpet on "My Desire"
Ref. Album credit notes
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1998 albums
Kirk Franklin albums