Kirk Franklin and the Family
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]
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Background information
The album was recorded live on July 25, 1992 at Grace Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church in Fort Worth, Texas[3] 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.[4]
Track listing
| # | Title | Time | Lead vocals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[5] |
| 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 |
Certification and chart success
The album was certified Platinum on November 14, 1995.[6]
Personnel
Vocalists
- 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"
- Kisha Grandy
- Tamela Mann
- Janette Williams
- Demetrius "Dee" Hereford
- Yolanda McDonald
- Teresa Young
- Cassandra Cleveland-Robertson
Musicians
- Jerome Allen - bass
- Eric Morgan - drums
- Jerome Harmon, Bobby Sparks - keyboards
- Anthony Thomas - bandleader
Awards
The album won a GMA Dove Award for Traditional Gospel Album of the Year at the 24th GMA Dove Awards in 1993.
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gollark: I didn't either, I would put the right amount of spacing in.
gollark: I can neither unconfirm nor antideny that I didn't not unwrite something which may or may not have possibly been equivalent or not the same as 11.
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References
- AllMusic review
- Kirk Franklin & Family
- 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.
- "Why We Sing" Sample of "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/109048/Kirk-Franklin-Why-We-Sing-Ethel-Waters-His-Eye-Is-on-the-Sparrow/
- RIAA website
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