The Fight of My Life

The Fight of My Life is the ninth Gospel album by Kirk Franklin on GospoCentric Records.

The Fight of My Life
Studio album by Kirk Franklin
Released	December 18, 2007
Genre	Urban contemporary gospel
Length	1:16:54
Label	GospoCentric
Producer	Kirk Franklin, James "Jazzy" Jordan, Carla Williams, Jessie Hurst
Kirk Franklin chronology
Songs For The Storm: Volume 1 (2006) The Fight of My Life (2007) Hello Fear (2011)

Professional ratings

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

Background

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]

Track listing

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

#	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

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

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

Single

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

Certifications

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

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 ("Help Me Believe")

Nominations

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

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Kirk Franklin (The Fight of My Life) - Reviews - GOSPELflava.com". www.gospelflava.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
3. . blogcritics.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
4. . 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.