Lean on Me (Kirk Franklin song)

"Lean on Me"
Single by Kirk Franklin featuring Mary J. Blige, Bono, R. Kelly, Crystal Lewis & The Family
from the album The Nu Nation Project
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1998
Recorded1998
GenreUrban contemporary gospel
Length5:08
LabelGospoCentric, Interscope
Songwriter(s)Kirk Franklin
Producer(s)Kirk Franklin
Dan Shea
Kirk Franklin singles chronology
"You Are the Only One"
(1997)
"Lean on Me"
(1998)
"Revolution"
(1998)

"Lean on Me" is a song by American gospel artist Kirk Franklin. Released in 1998, the song greatly helped ascend Kirk Franklin's album The Nu Nation Project.[1] The Nu Nation Project went on to top the Billboard Contemporary Christian Albums chart for 23 weeks and the Billboard Gospel Albums chart for 49 weeks, and brought Franklin his third Grammy.[2]

  1. ^ Christianity Today. "Kirk Franklin". Crosswalk.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Kirk Franklin at The Wiltern". 102.3 KJLH Radio. KJLH Radio. Retrieved 10 April 2016.