Critical reception
Signaling in a ten out of ten review from Cross Rhythms, Tony Cummings called the album "a great comeback".[5] 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."[3] Awarding the album five stars at New Release Today, Dwayne Lacy stated, "This is vintage Kirk!"[6] 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."[2]
The album debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 35,000 copies.[7]
Track listing
All music composed by Kirk Franklin except where noted.
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
References
- ↑ Thomasos, Christine (September 25, 2015). "Kirk Franklin Is Losing His Religion and Wants to Help Others Do the Same". The Christian Post. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- 1 2 Jurek, Thom (2015-11-28). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- 1 2 Conner, Matt (December 16, 2015). "Kirk Franklin – 'Losing My Religion' album review". CCM Magazine. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ↑ Dittmer, Madeleine (December 17, 2015). "Kirk Franklin Offers A Challenging Message With "Losing My Religion"". The Christian Beat. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- 1 2 Cummings, Tony (May 11, 2016). "Review: Losing My Religion - Kirk Franklin". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- 1 2 Lacy, Dwayne (November 9, 2015). "Kirk Franklin Never Disappoints". New Release Today. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6770303/near-record-eight-albums-debut-in-top-10-on-billboard-200-charts-one-direction
- ↑ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Gospel Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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