While fans of Franklin will more than likely have these tracks from his albums, hearing them sequenced this way makes for an enlightening experience. The set also comes with an historical liner essay by Bil Carpenter, and sells for a very attractive budget price. There are 28 completely remastered cuts in all, spanning 18 years, totaling two-and-a-half hours of music. 1, and includes "Revolution" from Nu Nation Project, “Let Me Touch You (Live)” from 2001’s Whatcha Lookin’ 4, as well as “I Am” and the title track off 2011’s Hello Fear to bring things up to date. Disc two also relies on tracks from those offerings and includes the funky “Looking for You,” which contains a sample from Patrice Rushen's stepper “Haven’t You Heard,” delves more deeply into cuts from Songs for the Storm, Vol.
The track that started it all, the stellar single "Why We Sing" from 1993's Kirk Franklin & the Family, also appears on disc one, as do cuts from Hero (an album that featured guest appearances by Rance Allen and Stevie Wonder) and Songs for the Storm, Vol. The accents on sopranos, altos, and contraltos weave through the beat-heavy Spanish guitar arrangement, and genuinely stir the listener - no matter her or his belief system. Winans)Īs if to showcase just how wide-ranging Franklin's music is, the album opener - a live "He Reigns/Awesome God (The Medley)," from his 2002 album The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin - weaves together hip-hop, gritty contemporary soul, contemporary gospel, and the norteño and conjunto sounds Franklin grew up with on the radio and in the streets of Riverside, Texas. 4 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.Kirk Franklin - The Essential Kirk Franklin (2014) ģ20 kbps | MP3 | unmixed | 2015 | 02:32:59 | 351 Mb 13 on The Billboard 200 chart on October 22, 2005 ( ), and was a top-five hit on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Looking for You" was released as a single on Septemin the U.S. Hero featured the singles " Looking for You" and "Imagine Me". John Mitchell – Eb Contrabass Clarinet/ Bassoon.Andre Harris - Percussion, Additional Instruments.Vidal Davis - Percussion, Additional Instruments.Doc Powell - Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar.Shaun Martin - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Minimoog, Programming, Drums.Kirk Franklin - Keyboards, Minimoog, Piano, Drum Programming.*Note: Personnel listing from Hero album liner. Samples Keep Your Head to the Sky by Earth, Wind, and Fire "Could've Been" (featuring J Moss and Tye Tribbett) "Let It Go" (featuring Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D. Samples " Haven't You Heard" by Patrice Rushen and appears on the soundtrack to " Norbit". Moss, the album features songs with several urban contemporary gospel and R&B artists including Dorinda Clark-Cole, Tye Tribbett, Marvin Winans (member of the Winans), Stevie Wonder, Yolanda Adams, and Moss himself.
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