Kirk Franklin and the Family
Kirk Franklin and the Family Live! | ||||
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Live album by Kirk Franklin & the Family | ||||
Released | June 29, 1993 | |||
Recorded | July 25, 1992 | |||
Venue | Grace Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church, Fort Worth, Texas | |||
Genre | Urban contemporary gospel | |||
Length | 53:54 | |||
Label | GospoCentric | |||
Producer | Rodney Frazier Arthur Dyer | |||
Kirk Franklin & the Family chronology | ||||
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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.
Background information
[edit]The album was recorded live on July 25, 1992Fort Worth, Texas[4] and produced by Rodney Frazier and Arthur Dyer.
at Grace Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church inAll 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
[edit]# | Title | Time | Lead vocals | Notes |
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1. | Why We Sing | 5:55 | Kirk Franklin | Contains 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 Able | 4:05 | Kirk Franklin; David Mann | |
3. | Silver & Gold | 4:52 | Cassandra Cleveland | |
4. | Call on the Lord | 3:32 | Sheila Brice | |
5. | Real Love | 5:22 | Teresa Young; Dalon Collins; Yolanda McDonald | |
6. | He Can Handle It | 5:09 | Kirk Franklin | |
7. | A Letter from My Friend | 5:41 | Dalon Collins | |
8. | The Family Worship Medley | 7:55 | Terri Pace; Nelda Washington; Demetrius Herefort; Darrell Blair; Tamela Mann | |
9. | Speak to Me | 4:19 | Kirk Franklin; Byron Cole | |
10. | Till We Meet Again | 7:14 | Carrie Young-Davis; Ramona White; Duawne Starling |
Charts
[edit] Weekly charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]The album was certified Platinum on November 14, 1995[11]
.Personnel
[edit]Vocalists
[edit]- David Mann
- Elder Jonathan Drummond
- Dalon Collins
- Byron Cole
- Minister Darrell Blair
- Tommy Colter
- Duawne Starling
- Sheila Brice
- Ramona White
- Nelda Washington
- Terri Pace
- Carrie Young-Davis "Mousie"
- Kesha Grandy
- Tamela Mann
- Jeannette Williams
- Demetrius "Dee" Hereford
- Yolanda McDonald
- Teresa Young
- Cassandra Cleveland-Robertson
Musicians
[edit]- Jerome Allen - bass
- Eric Morgan - drums
- Jerome Harmon, Bobby Sparks - keyboards
- Anthony Thomas - bandleader
Awards
[edit]The album won a GMA Dove Award for Traditional Gospel Album of the Year at the 24th GMA Dove Awards in 1993.
References
[edit]- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Kirk Franklin & Family
- ^ MacDonald, Patrick (December 14, 2001). "The gospel according to Kirk Franklin: lively and lucrative". Seattle Times. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ Kirk Franklin and the Family (Live) CD (2001)
- ^ Franklin, Kirk (1993). Kirk Franklin & The Family (CD inset). Kirk Franklin. GospoCentric Records/Sparrow Records. p. 6.
- ^ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ RIAA website