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Looking for You
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Wikipedia article
"'Looking For You'" is a gospel song by Kirk Franklin from his 2005 album 'Hero'.
The song contains a sample from "Haven't You Heard," which was written by Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims Jr, Sheree Brown, and Freddie Washington.
Chart performance
"Looking for You" became a crossover hit as it was popular with gospel, R&B, and pop audiences. The song reached number five on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, number 61 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, and number one on the Hot Gospel Songs chart in the United States, making it Kirk Franklin's most successful single to date.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Personnel
#Shaun Martin, Chris Godbey, and Kirk Franklin - Drum Programming
#Jerome Harmon, Shaun Martin, and Kirk Franklin - Keyboards
#Shaun Martin and D.J. Ernest "Ernie G" Green - Minimoog
#Chris Godbey - Tracking Engineer
#Dave Pensado - Mixing Engineer
'*Note: Personnel listing from Hero album liner.
Awards
The song was nominated for a Dove Award for Urban Recorded Song of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards.[http://christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/06gmanoms.htm 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners] on About.com; Jones, Kim
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