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Kirk Franklin and the Family (Live)
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
GenreUrban contemporary gospel
Length53:54
LabelGospoCentric
ProducerRodney Frazier
Arthur Dyer
Kirk Franklin & the Family chronology
Kirk Franklin and the Family (Live)
(1993) 		Christmas
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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]

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[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 (1995-11-14).[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.

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Kirk Franklin & Family
  3. ^ Kirk Franklin and the Family (Live) CD (2001)
  4. ^ Franklin, Kirk (1993). Kirk Franklin & The Family (CD inset). Kirk Franklin. GospoCentric Records/Sparrow Records. p. 6.
  5. ^ "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/
  6. ^ RIAA website
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