Kirk Franklin has announced a new album and that he will join Steve Harvey on the Gospel Comedy Tour.Franklin will release his 12th CD, Hello Fear, on March 22, 2011. Two singles from Hello Fear have been released simultaneously to gospel and urban adult contemporary radio. "'I Smile' is a fun, urban upbeat melody I wrote," said Franklin.
"It is a declarative statement that I'm not going to live my life based on how I feel. I will live my life based on God's Word. "'I Am' is about exchanging all of my weaknesses for God's strength," Franklin noted. "This song is also about declaring what God says about me and not my situation."
On March 19, Franklin joins Steve Harvey at the Philips Arena Theater in Atlanta for the first stop on the "Steve Harvey and Kirk Franklin Gospel Comedy Tour" (see tour dates below).
Saturday, March 19 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Theater
Saturday, March 26 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
Saturday, April 2 Memphis, TN Desoto Civic Center
Saturday, April 9 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
Saturday, April 30 Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum
Saturday, May 7 Bossier City, LA Century Tel Center
Saturday, May 21 Jacksonville, FL Veterans Memorial
