Kirk Franklin and the Family

Kirk Franklin & the Family
Live album by Kirk Franklin & The Family
Released June 29, 1993
Recorded 1992-1993
Genre Urban contemporary gospel
Label Sparrow Records
Producer Rodney Frazier
Arthur Dyer
Kirk Franklin & The Family chronology

Kirk Franklin & the Family
(1993)		 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas
(1995)
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Allmusic [1]

Kirk Franklin & the Family is the first album released by Kirk Franklin. This is also the first album by Franklin in collaboration with the vocal ensemble, The Family. It was released on June 29, 1993.

Background information

The album was recorded live on July 25, 1992 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.[2]

Track listing

# TitleTimeLead Vocals
1.Why We Sing5:54Franklin
2.He's Able4:05Franklin; David Mann
3.Silver and Gold4:51Cassandra Cleveland
4.Call On The Lord3:31Sheila Brice
5.Real Love5:22Teresa Young; Dalon Collins; Yolanda McDonald
6.He Can Handle It5:06Franklin
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 Me4:19Franklin; Byron Cole
10.Till We Meet Again7:10Carrie Young-Davis; Ramona White ;farrell mannings

Certification and Chart Success

The album was certified Platinum on November 14, 1995.[3]

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. ↑ Franklin, Kirk (1993). Kirk Franklin & The Family (CD inset). Kirk Franklin. GospoCentric Records/Sparrow Records. p. 6.
  3. ↑ RIAA website