Looking for You
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"Looking For You" is a gospel
song by Kirk Franklin
from his 2005 album Hero.
The song contains a sample from "Haven't you Heard" which was written by Patrice Rushen
, Charles Mims Jr, Sheree Brown, and Freddie Washington.
, and number one on the Hot Gospel Songs charts in the United States making it Kirk Franklin's most successful single to date.
*Note: Personnel listing from Hero 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 2005 album Hero.
The song contains a sample from "Haven't you Heard" which was written by Patrice Rushen
Patrice Rushen
Patrice Rushen is a Grammy Award-winning African American R&B and jazz vocalist, composer and pianist.-Biography:...
, Charles Mims Jr, Sheree Brown, and Freddie Washington.
Charts and succession
"Looking for You" became a crossover hit, popular with gospel, R&B, and pop audiences. The song reached number five on the Hip-Hop and R&B charts, number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, and number one on the Hot Gospel Songs charts in the United States making it Kirk Franklin's most successful single to date.
| Chart (2006) | 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... Hot 100 |
61 |
| 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,... |
5 |
Personnel
- Shaun Martin, Chris Godbey, and Kirk Franklin - Drum Programming
- Jerome Harmon, Shaun Martin, and Kirk Franklin - Keyboards
- Shaun Martin and D.J. Ernest "Ernie G" Green - Minimoog
- Chris Godbey - Tracking Engineer
- Dave Pensado - Mixing Engineer
*Note: Personnel listing from Hero album liner.