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
Released	October 28, 1995
Genre	R&B, Gospel
Length	3:57
Label	Island
Producers	Stanley Brown Donald Lawrence (co.)

"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

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.