The Fight of My Life

The Fight of My Life
The Fight of My Life
Studio album by Kirk Franklin
Released	December 18, 2007
Genre	Urban contemporary gospel
Length	76:54
Label	GospoCentric
Producer	Kirk Franklin, James "Jazzy" Jordan, Carla Williams, Jessie Hurst
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The Fight of My Life is the ninth Gospel album by Kirk Franklin on GospoCentric Records.

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Gospelflava.com	(favorable)^[2]
BlogCritics magazine	(favorable)^[3]
Rhapsody Online	(not rated)^[4]

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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.^[5] It is the 10th studio album by Franklin and his 11th North American album. The U.S. release on GospoCentric Records occurred on December 18, 2007 (2007-12-18). The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at #33 with 74,000 copies sold in the first week.^[6]

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All tracks composed by Kirk Franklin except where noted.^[7]

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#	Title	Time	Notes
1.	"Intro"	0:25	Spoken word by Kirk Franklin
2.	"Declaration (This is It)"	4:24	Music composed by Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald^[7]
3.	"Little Boy" (featuring Rance Allen and Isaac Carree)	5:07
4.	"Help Me Believe"	6:51	2009 Grammy Award winner ("Best Gospel Song")^[8]
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" (featuring tobyMac)	5:05
10.	"It Would Take All Day"	5:11
11.	"A Whole Nation" (featuring Donovan Owens)	4:59
12.	"Still in Love"	5:19
13.	"I Like Me" (featuring Da’ T.R.U.T.H.)	3:05	Music composed by Kirk Franklin and Emmanual Lambert^[7]
14.	"Chains"	7:28
15.	"Still (in Control)" (featuring Doug Williams and Melvin Williams)	5:12
16.	"The Last Jesus"	5:32

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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

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Weekly charts

Chart (2007–08)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[9]	33
US Christian Albums (Billboard)^[10]	1
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)^[11]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
US Billboard 200^[13]	133
US Christian Albums (Billboard)^[14]	4
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)^[15]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[16]	37

Chart (2009)	Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)^[17]	23

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Year	Song Title	Chart	Peak
2007	"Declaration (This is It)"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	35^[7]

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[18]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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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 ("Help Me Believe")

Nominations

40th GMA Dove Awards: Urban Recorded Song of the Year ("Declaration (This Is It)")

[1]
AllMusic review
[2]
"Kirk Franklin (The Fight of My Life) - Reviews - GOSPELflava.com". www.gospelflava.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
[3]
"Music Review: Kirk Franklin - the Fight of My Life". blogcritics.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
[4]
"Free Music: The Fight of My Life by Kirk Franklin - Rhapsody Online". Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
[5]
Franklin, Kirk (2007). The Fight of My Life (CD inset). Kirk Franklin. GospoCentric Records.
[6]
Chris M. Walsh, "Groban, Blige Enjoy Huge Weeks On Album Chart", Billboard.com, December 27, 2007.
[7]
The Fight of My Life at AllMusic
[8]
"The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy.com. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
[9]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
[10]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
[11]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
[12]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
[13]
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
[14]
"Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
[15]
"Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
[16]
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
[17]
"Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
[18]
"American single certifications – Kirk Franklin – The Fight of My Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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[1] [1]
AllMusic review

[2] [2]
"Kirk Franklin (The Fight of My Life) - Reviews - GOSPELflava.com". www.gospelflava.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.

[3] [3]
"Music Review: Kirk Franklin - the Fight of My Life". blogcritics.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[4] [4]
"Free Music: The Fight of My Life by Kirk Franklin - Rhapsody Online". Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-02-02.

[5] [5]
Franklin, Kirk (2007). The Fight of My Life (CD inset). Kirk Franklin. GospoCentric Records.

[6] [6]
Chris M. Walsh, "Groban, Blige Enjoy Huge Weeks On Album Chart", Billboard.com, December 27, 2007.

[AMG-7] [7]
The Fight of My Life at AllMusic

[09grammy-8] [8]
"The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy.com. Retrieved February 14, 2009.

[ac_Billboard200_Kirk_Franklin-9] [9]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[ac_BillboardChristian_Kirk_Franklin-10] [10]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[ac_BillboardGospel_Kirk_Franklin-11] [11]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Kirk_Franklin-12] [12]
"Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[13] [13]
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[14] [14]
"Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[15] [15]
"Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[16] [16]
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[17] [17]
"Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[United_StatesKirk_FranklinThe_Fight_of_My_LifesingleCertRef-18] [18]
"American single certifications – Kirk Franklin – The Fight of My Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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