Declaration (This is It)
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"Declaration" is an Gospel
song by Kirk Franklin
from his 2007 album The Fight of My Life
. The song contains samples of and interpolations of "This Is It" by Michael McDonald
and Kenny Loggins
who are credited with Franklin as composers of the song.
Hot Adult R&B Airplay Chart and #35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Chart.
*Note: Personnel listing from The Fight of My Life
album liner.
Urban contemporary gospel
Traditional black gospel is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
song by Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin
Kirk Dwayne Franklin is an American Gospel music musician, choir director, and author, and is most notably known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property and One Nation Crew .- Early years :...
from his 2007 album The Fight of My Life
The Fight of My Life (album)
The Fight of My Life is an American Gospel music album by Kirk Franklin on GospoCentric Records.-Synopsis:Produced by Franklin, The Fight of My Life is an American [[Gospel music]] album by [[Kirk Franklin]] on [[GospoCentric Records]]....
. The song contains samples of and interpolations of "This Is It" by Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald (singer)
Michael McDonald is a five-time Grammy Award winning American singer and songwriter. McDonald is known for a soulful baritone singing style and a multi-octave range. He began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan...
and Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins
During the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...
who are credited with Franklin as composers of the song.
Charts and succession
"Declaration (This is It)" became a crossover hit, moving to #13 on the U.S. BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Adult R&B Airplay Chart and #35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
Chart.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100... |
23 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Gospel Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
35 |
Vocals
- Anaysha Figueroa
- Charmaine Swimpson
- Ashley Guilbert
- Nikki Ross
- Melodie Davis
- Issac Carree
- Joy Hill
- Myron Bulter
- Caltomeesh west
- Deonis Cook
- Anthony Evans
Instruments
- Robert "Sput Searight - Drums
- Ayron Lewis - Hammond B-3
- Rodney Lawson - Lead guitar
- DaBoyz'nBarry - Strings & Horns
Other personnel
- Programming - Shaun Martin, Kirk Franklin
- Ernest "Ernie G" Green - DJ
- Larry Gold - String arrangement
- Chris Godbey - String recording
- Tre Nagella - String recording
- Eric Hartman - Engineer, Asst. Engineer
- Ryan Moys - String recording
- Jason Goldstein - Mixing
*Note: Personnel listing from The Fight of My Life
The Fight of My Life (album)
The Fight of My Life is an American Gospel music album by Kirk Franklin on GospoCentric Records.-Synopsis:Produced by Franklin, The Fight of My Life is an American [[Gospel music]] album by [[Kirk Franklin]] on [[GospoCentric Records]]....
album liner.