Losing My Religion (album)

Losing My Religion
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 13, 2015 (2015-11-13)
GenreChristian R&B, urban contemporary gospel, R&B
Length1:00:54
LabelRCA Inspiration, Fo Yo Soul
ProducerKirk Franklin and Shaun Martin
Kirk Franklin chronology
Hello Fear
(2011)
Losing My Religion
(2015)
Long Live Love
(2019)

Losing My Religion is the eleventh studio album from Kirk Franklin. RCA Inspiration a division of RCA Records alongside Fo Yo Soul Recordings released the album on November 13, 2015. It won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album in 2017.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
CCM Magazine
The Christian Beat
Cross Rhythms
New Release Today

Signaling in a ten out of ten review from Cross Rhythms, Tony Cummings called the album "a great comeback". Matt Conner, indicating in a four star review by CCM Magazine, stated "Losing My Religion is every bit the spirited, charismatic and powerful album you’d expect (and hope for) from the seven-time GRAMMY winner." Awarding the album five stars at New Release Today, Dwayne Lacy stated, "This is vintage Kirk!" Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, praising the album for its message and concept saying "It's a rhyming, socio-political-spiritual manifesto, an admonition to evangelists that religion masks God's love and mercy; it's a barrier rather than a bridge."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 35,000 copies.

Track listing

All music is composed by Kirk Franklin except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Losing My Religion" 3:21
2."Miracles" 5:53
3."123 Victory"Kirk Franklin and Lawrence Parker3:57
4."Road Trip" 4:00
5."Pray for Me" 4:45
6."Wanna Be Happy?" (contains portion of "Tired of Being Alone" by Al Green)Kirk Franklin and Al Green4:25
7."It's Time" (featuring Tasha Page-Lockhart and Zacardi Cortez) 4:03
8."True Story" 4:20
9."Over" 4:16
10."When" (featuring Kim Burrell and Lalah Hathaway) 5:17
11."My World Needs You" (featuring Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs and Tamela Mann) 7:16
12."Intercession" 5:06
13."No Sleep Tonight" 4:15
Total length:60:54

Personnel

Vocalists

  • Faith Anderson
  • Melodie Davis
  • Chelsea West
  • Michael Bethany
  • Amber Bullock
  • Caltomeesh "Candy" West
  • Crystal Aikin
  • Myron Butler
  • Niya Cotton
  • Anthony Evans
  • Nathan Myers
  • Shawlesa Amos
  • Darian Yancey
  • Joy Hill
  • James Henderson
  • Dalon Collins
  • Deonis Cook
  • Maurice Brown
  • Adrian Oneal
  • Patron Thomas
  • Shaun Martin
  • Deon Yancey
  • Darius Dixon
  • Elgin Johnson
  • Sydnii Raymore
  • Teaira Dunn
  • Emoni Wilkins
  • John Montes

Instrumentalists

  • Kirk Franklin – piano, keyboards
  • Shaun Martin – keyboards, piano
  • Keith Taylor – bass
  • Robert Searight – drums
  • Braylon Lacy – bass, upright bass
  • Mark Lettieri – lead guitar
  • Kermit Wells – Hammond B-3
  • Max Stark – programming
  • Philip Lassiter – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Tyler Summers – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Roy Agee – trombone and bass trombone

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–2016) Peak
position
South Korean International Albums (Gaon) 27
UK Christian & Gospel Albums (OCC) 2
UK R&B Albums (OCC) 24
US Billboard 200 10
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 17

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