Declaration (This Is It)


"Declaration " 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.

Charts

"Declaration " 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.
Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles23
U.S. Billboard Hot Gospel Songs1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs35

Personnel

Vocals

  1. Anaysha Figueroa
  2. Charmaine Swimpson
  3. Ashley Guilbert
  4. Nikki Ross
  5. Melodie Davis
  6. Issac Carree
  7. Joy Hill
  8. Myron Bulter
  9. Caltomeesh west
  10. Deonis Cook
  11. Anthony Evans

    Instruments

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

    Other personnel

  16. Programming - Shaun Martin, Kirk Franklin
  17. Ernest "Ernie G" Green - DJ
  18. Larry Gold - String arrangement
  19. Chris Godbey - String recording
  20. Tre Nagella - String recording
  21. Eric Hartman - Engineer, Asst. Engineer
  22. Ryan Moys - String recording
  23. Jason Goldstein - Mixing
*Note: Personnel listing from The Fight of My Life album liner.

Awards

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