Kirk Franklin and the Family

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Kirk Franklin and the Family Live!
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Live album by
Kirk Franklin & the Family
ReleasedJune 29, 1993
RecordedJuly 25, 1992 (1992-07-25)
VenueGrace Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church, Fort Worth, Texas
Genre Urban contemporary gospel
Length53:54
Label GospoCentric
Producer Rodney Frazier
Arthur Dyer
Kirk Franklin & the Family chronology
Kirk Franklin and the Family Live!
(1993)		 Christmas
(1995)
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Kirk Franklin and the Family (Live) is the debut album released by Kirk Franklin. This is also the debut album by Franklin in collaboration with his seventeen-voice formed choir, the Family. It was released on June 29, 1993, and it was his first album. [2] With sales of 2 million units, [3] it is one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time.

Contents

Background information

The album was recorded live on July 25, 1992 at Grace Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church in Fort Worth, Texas [4] and produced by Rodney Frazier and Arthur Dyer.

All songs on the album were written and arranged by Kirk Franklin. "Speak To Me" includes partial adaptation of a Stanley Brown/Hezekiah Walker composition. [5]

Track listing

#TitleTimeLead vocalsNotes
1.Why We Sing5:55Kirk FranklinContains re-sung lyrics from "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" performed by Ethel Waters, based on Gospel hymn written by Civilla D. Martin & Charles H. Gabriel
2.He's Able4:05Kirk Franklin; David Mann
3.Silver & Gold4:52Cassandra Cleveland
4.Call on the Lord3:32Sheila Brice
5.Real Love5:22Teresa Young; Dalon Collins; Yolanda McDonald
6.He Can Handle It5:09Kirk Franklin
7.A Letter from My Friend5:41Dalon Collins
8.The Family Worship Medley7:55Terri Pace; Nelda Washington; Demetrius Herefort; Darrell Blair; Tamela Mann
9.Speak to Me4:19Kirk Franklin; Byron Cole
10.Till We Meet Again7:14Carrie Young-Davis; Ramona White; Duawne Starling

Charts

Certifications

The album was certified Platinum on November 14, 1995. [11]

Personnel

Vocalists

Musicians

Awards

The album won a GMA Dove Award for Traditional Gospel Album of the Year at the 24th GMA Dove Awards in 1993.

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Kirk Franklin & Family
  3. ↑ MacDonald, Patrick (December 14, 2001). "The gospel according to Kirk Franklin: lively and lucrative". Seattle Times . Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ Kirk Franklin and the Family (Live) CD (2001)
  5. ↑ Franklin, Kirk (1993). Kirk Franklin & The Family (CD inset). Kirk Franklin. GospoCentric Records/Sparrow Records. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  11. ↑ RIAA website
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