Hello Fear

Hello Fear
Hello Fear
Studio album by Kirk Franklin
Released	March 22, 2011
Recorded	2010
Genre	Urban contemporary gospel
Length	77:39
Label	Verity
Producer	Franklin; Harris; Lewis; Tackett;
Kirk Franklin chronology
Singles from Hello Fear
	"I Smile"; Released: February 15, 2011; "A God Like You"; Released: 2011; "Before I Die"; Released: 2011;

Hello Fear is the tenth album overall by Kirk Franklin. 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]

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic	^[1]

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Album release
No.	Title	Length
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

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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 (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

Rob Chiarelli: Mix Engineer

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Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
UK Christian & Gospel Albums (OCC)^[7]	20
US Billboard 200^[8]	5
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)^[9]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Billboard 200^[11]	70
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)^[12]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	16

Chart (2012)	Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)^[14]	11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[15]	59

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010-2021)	Peak position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)^[16]	9

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[17]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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[1]
Bush, John (2011-03-22). "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
[2]
Price, Deborah Evans (April 2, 2011). "Kirk Franklin Continues His No. 1 Streak With 'Hello Fear'". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
[3]
Langhorne, Cyrus (2011-03-30). "Chris Brown's Fame Shoots Him To No. 1, Jennifer Hudson Crushes Her Competition, Gucci Mane Ices Top 20". Sohh.Com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
[4]
"Chart Watch Extra: The Year's Top Albums".
[5]
"Gold & Platinum".
[6]
"Exclusive: Kirk Franklin Talks New Single 'Wanna be Happy?'".
[7]
"Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. April 14, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
[8]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
[9]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
[10]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
[11]
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
[12]
"Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
[13]
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
[14]
"Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
[15]
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
[16]
"DECADE-END CHARTS: TOP GOSPEL ALBUMS: 2010s". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
[17]
"American album certifications – Kirk Franklin – Hello Fear". Recording Industry Association of America.

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[1] [1]
Bush, John (2011-03-22). "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-05.

[2] [2]
Price, Deborah Evans (April 2, 2011). "Kirk Franklin Continues His No. 1 Streak With 'Hello Fear'". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[3] [3]
Langhorne, Cyrus (2011-03-30). "Chris Brown's Fame Shoots Him To No. 1, Jennifer Hudson Crushes Her Competition, Gucci Mane Ices Top 20". Sohh.Com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-02-21.

[4] [4]
"Chart Watch Extra: The Year's Top Albums".

[5] [5]
"Gold & Platinum".

[6] [6]
"Exclusive: Kirk Franklin Talks New Single 'Wanna be Happy?'".

[UK-7] [7]
"Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. April 14, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Kirk_Franklin-8] [8]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

[ac_BillboardGospel_Kirk_Franklin-9] [9]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Kirk_Franklin-10] [10]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

[11] [11]
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[12] [12]
"Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

[13] [13]
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

[14] [14]
"Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

[15] [15]
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

[16] [16]
"DECADE-END CHARTS: TOP GOSPEL ALBUMS: 2010s". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.

[United_StatesKirk_FranklinHello_FearalbumCertRef-17] [17]
"American album certifications – Kirk Franklin – Hello Fear". Recording Industry Association of America.

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