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1993 live album by Kirk Franklin & the Family
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Kirk Franklin and the Family (Live) 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. With sales of 2 million units, it is one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time .
Background information
The album was recorded live on July 25, 1992 (1992-07-25) at Grace Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church in Fort Worth , Texas 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.
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
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1995)
Position
US Billboard 200
192
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )
16
Certifications
The album was certified Platinum on November 14, 1995 (1995-11-14).
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"
Kesha Grandy
Tamela Mann Jeannette Williams
Demetrius "Dee" Hereford
Yolanda McDonald
Teresa Young
Cassandra Cleveland-Robertson Musicians
Jerome Allen - bass
Eric Morgan - drums
Jerome Harmon , Bobby Sparks - keyboardsAnthony 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 .
References
AllMusic review
Kirk Franklin & Family MacDonald, Patrick (December 14, 2001). "The gospel according to Kirk Franklin: lively and lucrative" . Seattle Times
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 "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)" . Billboard "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
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