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2011 studio album by Kirk Franklin
Hello Fear
Released March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22 ) Recorded December 17, 2010
Genre
Urban contemporary gospel Length 77 :39
Label
Verity
Producer
Franklin
Harris
Lewis
Tackett
"I Smile" Released: February 15, 2011
"A God Like You" Released: 2011
"Before I Die" Released: 2011
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
AllMusic
[1]
Hello Fear is the tenth album overall by
Kirk Franklin . 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,
[2] 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.
[3] The album has sold over 401,000 copies, ranking as the 64th highest selling album in the US in 2011.
[4] On February 12, 2012, the album was certified Gold by the
RIAA .
[5] In 2012, the album won
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album . As of August 2015, the album has sold 572,000 copies in the US.
[6]
Track listing
Album release Title 1. "Hello Fear" 5:33 2. "The Story of Fear" 1:10 3. "Before I Die" 4:23 4. "I Am" 5:36 5. "But the Blood" 4:06 6. "Everyone Hurts" 6:33 7. "I Smile" 5:07 8. "Give Me" (featuring
Mali Music ) 6:28 9. "Never Alone (Interlude)" 1:04 10. "The Altar" (featuring
Marvin Sapp &
Beverly Crawford ) 6:58 11. "Something About the Name Jesus Pt. 2" (featuring
Rance Allen ,
Marvin Winans ,
John P. Kee &
Isaac Carree ) 5:36 12. "Today" 5:30 13. "The Moment #1" 6:11 14. "The Moment #2" 7:06 15. "A God Like You" 6:18 Total length: 77:39
Personnel
Main vocalists/ensemble
Additional vocalists
Candy West (soprano)
Faith Anderson (soprano)
Peaches West (alto)
Debette Draper (alto)
Michael Bethany (tenor)
Deonis Cook (tenor)
Myron Butler (tenor)
Musicians
Kirk Franklin - Keyboards
Shaun Martin - 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
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
References
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"AllMusic review" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-08-05 .
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Billboard.com . Retrieved March 1, 2022 .
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Official Charts Company . April 14, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2022 .
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