Hello Fear

Hello Fear is the tenth album overall by Kirk Franklin. The first single "I Smile" reached number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his first single in six years to appear on that chart; last single to do so was "Looking for You" in 2005 which reached number 61. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with 87,000 copies sold in the first week, becoming his first album in nine years to debut in the top ten; last album being The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin in 2002 which debuted at number four. The album has sold over 401,000 copies, ranking as the 64th highest selling album in the US in 2011. On February 12, 2012, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA. In 2012, the album won Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album. As of August 2015, the album has sold 572,000 copies in the US.

Main vocalists/ensemble

 * Nikki Ross, 1st Soprano
 * Anaysha Figueroa, 2nd Soprano
 * Cheryl Fortune, 1st Alto
 * Charmaine Swimpson, 2nd Alto
 * Eric Moore, 1st Tenor
 * Isaac Carree, 2nd Tenor

Additional vocalists

 * Candy West (soprano)
 * Faith Anderson (soprano)
 * Peaches West (alto)
 * Debette Draper (alto)
 * Michael Bethany (tenor)
 * Deonis Cook (tenor)
 * Myron Butler (tenor)

Musicians

 * Kirk Franklin - Keyboards
 * Shaun Martin - Keyboards, Programming
 * Bobby Sparks - Hammond B-3, Programming
 * Terry Baker - Drums, Percussion
 * Todd Parsnow - Lead Guitar
 * Keith Taylor - Bass Guitar
 * Ernest "Ernie G" Green - DJ
 * Darius Fentress - Percussion
 * Matt Butler - Cello
 * Robert "Sput" Searight - Snare
 * Doc Powell - Lead Guitar
 * Nat Powers - Drums, Programming, Keys
 * Philip Lassiter - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
 * Jeff Coffin - Baritone Saxophone, Flute Trio
 * Nick Marchione - Lead Trumpet
 * Doug DeHays - Baritone Saxophone
 * Brian Clancey - Flute
 * Teddy Riley - Vocoder, Voice-Box

Engineering

 * Rob Chiarelli: Mix Engineer