Hello Fear is the tenth studio album 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.
Terry Baker - Drums, Percussion Nat Powers - Drums, Programming, Keys Darius Fentress - Percussion Robert "Sput" Searight - Snare Keith Taylor - Bass Guitar Todd Parsnow - Lead Guitar Doc Powell - Lead Guitar Kirk Franklin - Keyboards Shaun Martin - Keyboards, Programming Matt Butler - Cello Bobby Sparks - Hammond B-3, Programming Ernest "Ernie G" Green - DJ 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
