Declaration (This Is It) Explained

Declaration (This is It)
Cover:	Declaration(thisisit)single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Kirk Franklin
Album:	The Fight of My Life
Recorded:	2007
Genre:	Gospel
Length:	4:24
Label:	GospoCentric
Producer:	Kirk Franklin
Prev Title:	September
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Jesus
Next Year:	2008

"Declaration (This is It)" is a gospel song by Kirk Franklin from his 2007 album The Fight of My Life. The song contains samples of and interpolations of "This Is It" by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins who are credited with Franklin as composers of the song.^[1] ^[2]

Charts

"Declaration (This Is It)" became a crossover hit, moving to #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay Chart and #35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.^[3]

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles	23
U.S. Billboard Hot Gospel Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	35

Personnel

Vocals

Anaysha Figueroa
Charmaine Swimpson
Ashley Guilbert
Nikki Ross
Melodie Davis
Issac Carree
Joy Hill
Myron Bulter
Caltomeesh west
Deonis Cook
Anthony Evans

Instruments

Robert "Sput Searight - Drums
Ayron Lewis - Hammond B-3
Rodney Lawson - Lead guitar
DaBoyz'nBarry - Strings & Horns

Other personnel

Programming - Shaun Martin, Kirk Franklin
Ernest "Ernie G" Green - DJ
Larry Gold - String arrangement
Chris Godbey - String recording
Tre Nagella - String recording
Eric Hartman - Engineer, Asst. Engineer
Ryan Moys - String recording
Jason Goldstein - Mixing

Note: Personnel listing from The Fight of My Life album liner.^[4]

Awards

The song was nominated for a Dove Award for Urban Recorded Song of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.^[5]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t13423327|pure_url=yes}} Declaration (This Is It!)]. 2008-04-30.
Web site: The Fight of My Life. 2008-04-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080314121001/http://%7b%7bbillboardurlbyname%7cartist=kirk/. 2008-03-14. live.
Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kirk franklin|chart=all}} Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Kirk Franklin]. 2008-02-12.
The Fight of My Life. The Fight of My Life (album). Kirk Franklin. 2007. Declaration This is It. 1. CD liner. GospoCentric Records. 716772. Inglewood, CA.
http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/022009doves.aspx Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards