23 on the Billboard 200 Chart and sold more than 500,000 copies. 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, and no. 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart, no. In 1996, Whatcha Lookin’ 4 was released and again showed the group’s crossover appeal. The album Christmas was also released in 1995, selling more than 500,000 copies (certified gold). Their second song from the album, “Why We Sing,” reached no. 50 on the Billboard R&B Chart, reflecting the group’s crossover appeal beyond their gospel music audience. In 1995, their song, “Jesus Is the Reason for the Season” from the album Kirk Franklin and the Family peaked at no.
The album remained charted for 100 weeks (nearly two years) and in 1992 won the annual GMA Dove Award for “Best Traditional Gospel Album of the Year” at the 24th Annual GMA Dove Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. Kirk Franklin and the Family was the first Gospel album to sell more than a million copies. The album was recorded in 1992 at Grace Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. Franklin wrote and arranged the album’s music after signing with the GospoCentric label. This informal musical collaboration became an official organization in 1992 when they released their debut album Kirk Franklin and the Family. My, my.) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Ooo, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah.Kirk Franklin and the Family, an ensemble that comprised 23 singers and musicians who were biologically related or friends, was spearheaded and directed by contemporary gospel Grammy Award recipient Kirk Franklin (born January 26, 1970, in Dallas, Texas). (You can make this go away) No, that cross I cannot bare But He can and He cares. Is there anybody out there listening? (Does anybody know?) Does anybody know my name? (Does anyone know my name?) Oh, my friend we were not there But I'm right here and I care And yes, (yes) we feel (i feel) your pain.ĭoes anybody out there know me? (Do you know me?) Then stop the clock and make this go away. Is there anybody out there listening? And does anybody know my name? Oh, my friend we were not there But we're here and we care And yes, we feel your pain. Please can anybody see, Because my faith is getting weak Don't know how much more I can take Hear my heart and please don't deny it. Is there anybody out there listening? And does anybody know my name? No, my friend we were not there But we're are here and we care And yes, we feel your pain.Īnd does anybody out there know me? (Do you know me?) Can you stop the clock, make this go away? (Make it go away) No, that cross you cannot bare But God can and He cares And yes, HE feels your pain. As the Earth begins to cry And you ask the preacher, 'Why?' Tonight, we can hear the children say.
I can't image how you felt as you sat there, Trying to hide the fear upon your face. Is there anybody out there listening? And does anybody know my name? No, my friend we were not there, But we're here and we care. Tell my son, 'My work on Earth is done.' You're the One that can still hear them say. I can't imagine how it felt as you stood there Through the winds that would just not go away. With your friend, by your side Held his hand and watched him die And you cried as you prayed for his soul.
)Ĭan't image how it felt as you lay there Through the dark, through the heat, through the cold.