''God's Property'' is a collaboration live album by

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, as well as Kirk Franklin's fourth album. It was released on May 27, 1997. Recorded as a live-in-studio project in July 1996. At the time of its release,

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had gained massive ground in the music industry, thus sending the album to its third position peak on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and making it the first gospel album to top the

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chart, where it reached number one on five nonconsecutive weeks. With sales of 3 million units, it is one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time.

Track listing

Chart performance and RIAA certification

The album debuted at #3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 120,000 copies, making it the highest charting gospel album at the time (until

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's ''Here I Am'' debuted at #2 in 2010). It was also #1 on the

chart for 5 non-consecutive weeks making it the first gospel album ever to top that chart. It was also #1 on the

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chart for 42 consecutive weeks also making it the longest streak at #1 on that chart, and the album would remain on the chart for 105 weeks total. In October 2001 the album was certified triple platinum with over 3 million copies sold across the United States.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles chart positions

"Stomp"

Personnel

Musicians *Kirk Franklin: Piano/Organ *Keith Taylor: Bass *David "Paco" Cruz: Electric Guitar *Bobby Sparks: Keyboards *

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: Keyboards/Organ *

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: Drums/Keyboards * Jerome Harmon: Organ *Lawrence Ferrell: Drums *R.C. Williams: Organ/Keyboards *Jerriel Carter: Trumpet *Jason Davis: Saxophone *Derrick Harris: Saxophone

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation - Kirk Franklin Kirk Franklin albums 1997 albums