Kirk Franklin

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Kirk Franklin (1999)

Kirk Franklin (born January 26, 1970 in Fort Worth , Texas ) is an American gospel musician.

biography

Kirk Franklin grew up with his great-aunt Gertrude Franklin, she was 64 years old at the time of his birth. At the age of four he began to be interested in playing the piano and received his first piano lessons. He later sang in the church choir and at the age of eleven took over the direction of the Mt. Rose Baptist Church Adult Choir.

As a teenager, he founded the gospel group The Humble Hearts . The American gospel choir director Milton Bigham was so impressed by the recording of Franklin's own composition that he invited the then 20-year-old to lead the choir of the Gospel Music Workshop of America Convention in 1990. In 1992 he founded the family with which he brought his first successful gospel album Kirk Franklin & Family to the American market in 1993 . Since then he has been one of the most important performers in the American gospel scene.

music

His music is characterized by its great diversity: from quiet ballads like Lean on Me , he bridges the gap to funk and hip-hop in titles like Brighter Day and My Desire or to Latin and salsa music in He reigns . Typical of his music are long unanimous choir passages (often only sung by the female voices) and Franklin's short shouts , with which he cheers on singers and band. Another trademark of Kirk Franklin's live performances is his dance performance on stage.

Discography

Albums

year Title
artist 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, artist , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1994 Kirk Franklin and the Family
as Kirk Franklin and the Family 		US58
platinum
platinum

(36 weeks)US 		R&B6 (108 weeks)
R&B
Live album
1995 Kirk Franklin and the Family Christmas
as Kirk Franklin and the Family 		US60
gold
gold

(8 weeks)US 		-
Live album
1996 Whatcha Lookin '4
as Kirk Franklin and the Family 		US23
platinum
platinum

(58 weeks)US 		R&B3 (73 weeks)
R&B
1997 God's Property
as Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation 		US3
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(54 weeks)US 		R&B1 (77 weeks)
R&B
1998 The Nu Nation Project
as Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation 		US7th
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(49 weeks)US 		R&B4 (77 weeks)
R&B
2002 The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin US4th
platinum
platinum

(47 weeks)US 		R&B1 (80 weeks)
R&B
2005 Hero US13
platinum
platinum

(57 weeks)US 		R&B4 (104 weeks)
R&B
2006 Songs for the Storm, Vol. 1 US74 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (23 weeks)
R&B
2008 The Fight of My Life US33 (23 weeks)
US 		R&B7 (62 weeks)
R&B
2011 Hello Fear US5
gold
gold

(39 weeks)US 		R&B3 (78 weeks)
R&B
2012 Setlist: The Very Best of Kirk Franklin - Live - R&B59 (3 weeks)
R&B
The Essential Kirk Franklin - R&B50 (5 weeks)
R&B
2015 Losing my religion US10 (14 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (45 weeks)
R&B
2019 Long Live Love US20 (1 week)
US 		R&B12 (1 week)
R&B

More albums

  • 1NC (One Nation Crew) (2000)
  • A Season of Remixes (2002)

Video albums

  • Kirk Franklin and the Family (2003, US:goldgold)
  • The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin (2002, US:goldgold)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1998 Lean on Me US79 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B26 (8 weeks)
R&B
feat. Mary J. Blige , Bono , R. Kelly , Crystal Lewis and the Family
1999 revolution - R&B59 (12 weeks)
R&B
2006 Looking for you US61 (20 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (60 weeks)
R&B
2006 Imagine Me US-
gold
gold
US 		R&B52 (20 weeks)
R&B
2008 Declaration (This Is It) - R&B35 (20 weeks)
R&B
2008 Jesus - R&B96 (1 week)
R&B
2010 Are you listening - R&B28 (18 weeks)
R&B
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United for Haiti
benefit single in aid of earthquake victims in Haiti
2011 I smile US85
platinum
platinum

(5 weeks)US 		R&B12 (45 weeks)
R&B
2011 Before I Die - R&B89 (2 weeks)
R&B
2016 Wanna be happy US-
gold
gold
US 		R&B38 (2 weeks)
R&B

More singles

  • Now Behold the Lamb (Kirk Franklin and the Family, 1995)
  • Stomp (with God's Property featuring Cheryl “Salt” James, 1997)
  • Thank You (with Mary Mary , 2001)
  • Brighter Day (2002)
  • September (2007)
  • A God like You (2011)
  • Something About The Name Jesus (2015, US:goldgold)
  • 123 Victory (2016)
  • Intercession (2016)
  • My World Needs You (featuring Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs & Tamela Mann , 2017)
  • If You Don't Mind (with Ledisi , 2018)
  • Never Alone ( Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin, 2018)
  • Love Theory (2019)
  • Just for Me (2019)
  • OK (2019)

Awards

swell

  1. ↑ Kirk Franklin - The Nu Nation Project ( January 24, 2010 memento in the Internet Archive ) September 24, 2009
  2. ↑ Hip-Hop Gets Religion - Review - NYTimes.com , September 24, 2009
  3. ↑ a b Kirk Franklin in the US charts (Billboard)
  4. ↑ a b Awards for Music Sales: US
  5. ↑ Kirk Franklin in the Grammy Database, accessed January 27, 2020

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Franklin, Kirk
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American gospel musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Worth , Texas , USA