Don't Give Up (Island Inspirational All-Stars song)

"Don't Give Up"
Single by Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Walker, Donald Lawrence and Karen Clark Sheard
from the album Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack
ReleasedOctober 28, 1995
GenreR&B, Gospel
Length3:57
LabelIsland
Producer(s)

"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.[1] The project of these artists was a part of Island Records' exploration into the gospel music scene.[2] 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.[3] A total of $225,000 was raised from this song for this purpose.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Contemporary Black Biography , Shirelle Phelps, page 48
  2. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1995-10-28.
  3. ^ Contemporary Black Biography , Shirelle Phelps, page 48
  4. ^ "Ministers receive check from ADL/UL to rebuild burned churches". Call and Post. 28 November 1996.
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