![]() 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. As 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. ![]() Sony Legacy lays out this eclectically sequenced double-disc comp full of singles and album tracks from all of his Gospocentric recordings. In addition, Franklin is a true crossover artist: his recordings have consistently charted on the pop, R&B, and gospel charts. He sold over seven million records between 19, and that total continues to rise. It's almost unthinkable that contemporary gospel star Kirk Franklin hasn't had a greatest-hits offering before now.
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