Last go-round, Kirk Franklin was dark and cathartic for The Fight of My Life, but for 2011's Hello Fear, despite the title, Franklin sounds much more positive (but still dedicated).
On the cover, he stands at the edge of a rocky cliff, looking serious, ready to confront any obstacle.
(After all, saying hello to fear is a welcome and not a withdrawal.) Inside, although Franklin definitely sounds a sober note during his spoken word narrative "The Story of Fear," the music is different: hopeful, inspired, encouraging.
The album title is especially ironic given that Hello Fear features some of the most uplifting material Franklin has written in several years, including "Give Me," "Today," and the lead single "I Smile." Elsewhere, he reprises his 1998 classic "Something About the Name Jesus" with a part two that includes contributions from Rance Allen, Marvin Winans, and John P.
Kee, and welcomes Marvin Sapp for "The Altar." The closer, a celebratory old-school bounce track called "A God Like You," is the perfect capstone.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hello FearKirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | The Story of Fear | Kirk Franklin | Play | 01:10 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Before I DieKirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | I AmKirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | But the BloodKirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Everyone HurtsKirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 06:33 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | I SmileKirk Franklin, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Fred Tackett | Kirk Franklin | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Give MeKirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 06:28 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Never Alone (Interlude)Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 01:04 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | The AltarKirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 06:58 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | TodayKirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | The Moment #1Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 06:11 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | The Moment #2Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 07:06 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | A God Like YouKirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Play | 06:18 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Something About Jesus Pt. 2 | Kirk Franklin | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 77 mins | 178 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rance Allen | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Faith Anderson | Vocals |
| 3 | Terry Baker | Drums, Percussion |
| 4 | Ty Beal | Assistant |
| 5 | Chris Bell | Engineer |
| 6 | Michael Bethany | Vocals |
| 7 | Jon Blass | Assistant, Engineer |
| 8 | Matt Butler | Cello |
| 9 | Myron Butler | Vocals |
| 10 | Chris Byrd | Engineer |
| 11 | Isaac Carree | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 12 | Marcus Chaney | Engineer |
| 13 | Charmaine Swimpson | Vocals |
| 14 | Jeff Chestek | Engineer, String Arrangements, String Engineer |
| 15 | Rob Chiarelli | Mixing |
| 16 | Chadney Christie | Vocals |
| 17 | Michael Cioffoletti | Stylist |
| 18 | Brian Clancey | Flute |
| 19 | Jeff Coffin | Flute, Sax (Baritone) |
| 20 | Deonis "Pumah" Cook | Vocals |
| 21 | Beverly Crawford | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 22 | Doug DeHays | Sax (Baritone) |
| 23 | DeBette Draper | Vocals |
| 24 | Ernest "Ernie G" Green | DJ |
| 25 | Anthony Evans | Vocals |
| 26 | Todd Fairall | Engineer |
| 27 | Darius Fentress | Percussion |
| 28 | Anaysha Figueroa | Vocals |
| 29 | Cheryl Fortune | Vocals |
| 30 | Kirk Franklin | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer, Spoken Word |
| 31 | Jeff Gilligan | Art Direction, Design |
| 32 | Kyle Ginther | Engineer |
| 33 | Larry Gold | String Arrangements |
| 34 | Missi Hale | Vocals |
| 35 | Carl Harper | Assistant, Engineer |
| 36 | Malcolm Harper | Engineer |
| 37 | James Harris III | Composer |
| 38 | Will Harrison | Assistant, Engineer |
| 39 | Dave Hill | Photography |
| 40 | Roland Hill | A&R |
| 41 | John Jaszcz | Mixing |
| 42 | Sedrick Jenkins | Vocals |
| 43 | John P. Kee | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 44 | Phillip Lassiter | Flugelhorn, Horn Arrangements, Trumpet |
| 45 | Terry Lewis | Composer |
| 46 | Mali Music | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 47 | Nick Marchione | Trumpet |
| 48 | Shaun Martin | Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 49 | Francis Moka | Percussion |
| 50 | Jonathan Montemayor | Assistant, Engineer |
| 51 | Eric Moore | Vocals |
| 52 | Tre Nagella | Engineer, Mixing |
| 53 | Todd Parsnow | Guitar |
| 54 | Doc Powell | Guitar, Vocals |
| 55 | Herb Powers, Jr. | Mastering |
| 56 | Bryan Priddy | Choir Arrangement |
| 57 | Teddy Riley | Engineer, Vocoder, Voice Box |
| 58 | Nikki Ross | Vocals |
| 59 | Marian Sanders | Vocals |
| 60 | Marvin Sapp | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 61 | Aisha Searight | Vocals |
| 62 | Robert "Sput" Searight | Drums, Drums (Snare) |
| 63 | Rochella Searight | Vocals |
| 64 | Brian Smart | Engineer |
| 65 | Bobby Sparks | Hammond B3, Producer, Programming |
| 66 | Fred Tackett | Composer |
| 67 | Keith Taylor | Guitar (Bass) |
| 68 | The Texas Boys Choir | Main Personnel |
| 69 | Steve Tirpak | Assistant |
| 70 | Denise Trotman | Art Direction, Design |
| 71 | Candy West | Vocals |
| 72 | Chelsea West | Vocals |
| 73 | Marvin Winans | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 74 | Steve Wyatt | Vocals |
| 75 | Tommye Young-West | Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |