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Don't Give Up (Island Inspirational All-Stars song)
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Walker, Donald Lawrence and Karen Clark Sheard
| album = Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack
| released = October 28, 1995
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| genre = R&B, Gospel
| length = 3:57
| label = Island
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"'Don't Give Up'" is a 1996 song by the Island Inspirational All-Stars (Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Walker, Donald Lawrence and Karen Clark Sheard). The song appears on the soundtrack of the 1996 film 'Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'.Contemporary Black Biography
, Shirelle Phelps, page 48 The project of these artists was a part of Island Records' exploration into the gospel music scene. The song peaked in the top 30 of the U.S. R&B chart. Proceeds from the sale of the single were donated to the rebuilding of black churches destroyed by arson.Contemporary Black Biography
, Shirelle Phelps, page 48 A total of $225,000 was raised from this song for this purpose.
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Category:1995 songs
Category:Kirk Franklin songs
Category:Island Records singles
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