Here I Am is the fifth live album and eighth overall album by Marvin Sapp as well as his first on the newly established Verity Gospel Music Group and Jive partnership. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 76,000 copies, making it the highest charting gospel album in history.

Track listing Track number Track titleWriter(s) Time 1 "I Came (Intro)"Aaron Lindsey 1:38 2 "I Came"Marvin Sapp, Aaron Lindsey, and Keith Cistrunk 4:25 3 "Keep Holding On"Aaron Lindsey, Dana Sorey, and Aaron Camper 4:57 4 "Fresh Wind"Jonathan Dunn 6:19 5 "Comfort Zone"Ted Winn, Aaron Lindsey, and Daniel Moore 4:34 6 "Wait"Jason Hendrickson, Kenny Black, Shakira Jones, and Donella Harris 5:11 7 "He Has His Hands on You"Stan Jones 6:31 8 "Don't Count Me Out"Jason Nelson 5:37 9 "The Best in Me"Marvin Sapp and Aaron Lindsey 8:34 10 "Here I Am"Jonathan Dunn 5:48 11 "Praise You Forever"Jarmone Davis, Bob Terry, Christopher B. Lewis, and Jerry Vines 6:29 12 "More Than a Conqueror"Jason Hendrickson, Kenny Black, and Shakira Jones 5:34

Credits Note: Personnel is from iTunes digital booklet

Production Marvin Sapp – executive producer MaLinda Sapp – executive producer James "Jazzy" Jordan – executive producer Aaron W. Lindsey – producer Danny Duncan – recording Nick Sparks – string recording John Jaszcz – mixing at French Beach Studio (Franklin, Tennessee) Vlado Meller – mastering at Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York)

Vocalists Marvin Sapp – lead vocals Backing vocals Myron Butler (also choir director) Michael Bethany Aisha Cleaver Deonis Cook Jamil Freeman Caltomeesh West Chelsea West

Musicians Parris Bowens – keyboards Aaron W. Lindsey – keyboards Buddy Strong – keyboards Rick Watford – guitars Derrick Ray Sr.– bass Calvin Rodgers – drums Javier Solis – percussion Bruce Vanderveen – alto saxophone, horn arrangements Tommy Proulx – tenor saxophone Joe Mason – trombone Mark Wells – trombone Dan Duncan – trumpet Mike Martz – trumpet Nashville String Machine – strings Lloyd Barry – string arrangements

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position US Billboard 200 95 US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 26 Chart (2011) Position US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) 12 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 91

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