The Fight of My Life
The Fight of My Life is the ninth Gospel album by Kirk Franklin on GospoCentric Records.
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. It is the 10th studio album by Franklin and his 11th North American album. The U.S. release on GospoCentric Records occurred on. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at #33 with 74,000 copies sold in the first week.Track listing
All tracks composed by Kirk Franklin except where noted.| # | Title | Time | Notes |
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:25 | Spoken word by Kirk Franklin |
| 2. | "Declaration " | 4:24 | Music composed by Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald |
| 3. | "Little Boy" | 5:07 | |
| 4. | "Help Me Believe" | 6:51 | 2009 Grammy Award winner |
| 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" | 5:05 | |
| 10. | "It Would Take All Day" | 5:11 | |
| 11. | "A Whole Nation" | 4:59 | |
| 12. | "Still in Love" | 5:19 | |
| 13. | "I Like Me" | 3:05 | Music composed by Kirk Franklin and Emmanual Lambert |
| 14. | "Chains" | 7:28 | |
| 15. | "Still " | 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 |
| 2008 | U.S. Billboard 200 | 33 |
| 2008 | U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums | 1 |
| 2008 | U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 7 |
| Year | Song Title | Chart | Peak |
| 2007 | "Declaration " | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 35 |
Accolades
Wins
- 40th GMA Dove Awards: Urban Album of the Year
- 51st Grammy Awards: Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- 51st Grammy Awards: Best Gospel Song
Nominations
- 40th GMA Dove Awards: Urban Recorded Song of the Year