| 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 (1992-07-25) | |||
| 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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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Kirk Franklin and the Family (Live) is the debut album released byKirk Franklin. The album was recorded by Franklin in collaboration with his seventeen-voice formed choir, the Family. It was released on June 29, 1993.[2] With sales of 2 million units,[3] it is one of thebest-selling gospel albums of all time.
The album was recorded live on July 25, 1992 (1992-07-25) at Grace Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church inFort Worth,Texas[4] and produced by Rodney Frazier and Arthur Dyer.
All songs on the album were written and arranged byKirk Franklin. "Speak To Me" includes partial adaptation of a Stanley Brown/Hezekiah Walker composition.[5]
| # | 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 byEthel Waters, based on Gospel hymn written byCivilla 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 |
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The album was certified Platinum on November 14, 1995 (1995-11-14).[11]
The album won aGMA Dove Award for Traditional Gospel Album of the Year at the24th GMA Dove Awards in1993.
