Kirk Franklin Discography

The 2012 Grammy Awards' Best Gospel Album also gave us the Best Gospel Song (the title track). The album was also named the NAACP Image Awards 2012 Outstanding Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary) with the single, "I Smile" being named the Outstanding Song the same year and at the 2012 Dove Awards, it took home the Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year win and the Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year.

• Certified RIAA Gold on February 15, 2012

1. Hello Fear
2. The Story Of Fear
3. Before I Die
4. I Am
5. But The Blood
6. Everyone Hurts
7. I Smile
8. Give Me (featuring Mali Music)
9. Never Alone Interlude
10. The Altar (featuring Marvin Sapp & Beverly Crawford)
11. Something About The Name Jesus Pt. 2 (featuring Rance Allen, Marvin Winans, John P. Kee & Isaac Carree)
12. Today
13. The Moment #1
14. The Moment #2
15. A God Like You

The 2007 album addresses issues that our nation faces: crime in the streets, young people trying to grow up too fast, fathers not being in the picture and the negative self-images that abound in a way that we all can relate to, regardless of our age. The winner of the Grammy Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album in 2009 also gave us the Grammy Best Gospel Song ("Help Me Believe").

1. The Fight Of My Life
2. Intro
3. Declaration (This Is It!)
4. Little Boy (featuring Rance Allen)
5. Help Me Believe
6. Hide Me
7. How It Used to Be
8. He Will Supply
9. Jesus
10. I Am God (featuring tobyMac)
11. It Would Take All Day
12. A Whole Nation
13. Still In Love
14. I Like Me (featuring Da' T.R.U.T.H.)
15. Chains
16. Still (In Control) (featuring Doug Williams and Melvin Williams)
17. The Last Jesus

The 2007 Grammy Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album delivered the Best Gospel song as well ("Imagine Me"). Hero also won the Stellar Awards CD of the Year for 2007 and the 2006 Dove Awards Urban Album of the Year. The project was also nominated for the Soul Train Music Award Best Gospel Album in 2006.

• Certified RIAA Gold on December 02, 2005
• Certified RIAA Platinum on December 14, 2006

1. Intro (America The Beautiful)
2. Looking For You
3. Hero (featuring Dorinda Clark-Cole)
4. Interlude #1
5. Let It Go (featuring tobyMac & Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D.)
6. The Process
7. Imagine Me
8. Could've Been (featuring J Moss & Tye Tribbett)
9. Better
10. Afterwhile (featuring Yolanda Adams)
11. Brokenhearted (featuring Marvin L. Winans)
12. Without You
13. Keep Your Head
14. Why (featuring Stevie Wonder)
15. First Love
16. The Appeal
17. Brokenhearted (Reprise)
18. Interlude #2
19. Sunshine
20. Outro

In 2003, The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin won the NAACP Image Award Outstanding Album award, the Soul Train Music Award's Top Gospel Album award and the Dove Awards Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year honor.

• Certified RIAA Gold on March 20, 2002
• Certified RIAA Platinum on May 19, 2003

1. Intro
2. Hosanna
3. Caught Up (featuring Shirley Caesar)
4. 911 (featuring Shirley Caesar)
5. The Blood Song (featuring Crystal Lewis, Donnie McClurkin and Jaci Velasquez)
6. Brighter Day
7. My Life, My Love, My All
8. Lookin' Out For Me (featuring Willie Neal Johnson)
9. He Reigns / Awesome God
10. Interlude
11. Don't Cry (featuring Richard Smallwood)
12. The Transition
13. Always
14. When I Get There
15. Interlude
16. Outro (The Blood) (featuring Yolanda Adams and Alvin Slaughter)
17. Throw Yo Hands Up (featuring tobyMac)

Seamlessly blending an African music sound with hip-hop, soul, and pure old-school gospel, Kirk Franklin and the 1 Nation Crew gave listeners something new and different.

1. Interlude
2. Movin' On
3. Unconditional
4. Interlude
5. Breath Away
6. Be Like Him
7. Nobody
8. Interlude
9. Donna
10. Free
11. Interlude
12. Hands Up
13. When You Fall
14. Could've Been Me
15. Interlude: Prayer In Schools
16. Lost Hearts
17. I Can't Live Without You
18. Free (Reprise)
19. In Your Grace

Kirk Franklin along with The Family, God's Property, One Nation Crew and Nu Nation won enough awards for The Nu Nation Project to fill up any mantle. The album won the 1999 Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year, the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, the 1999 MOBO Award for Best Gospel Act, the 1999 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist, and several 2000 Stellar Awards (Artist of the Year, Producer of the Year, CD of the Year, Contemporary CD of the Year, Contemporary Choir of the Year and Rap/Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year).

• Certified RIAA Gold on January 20, 1999
• Certified RIAA Platinum on January 20, 1999
• Certified RIAA 2x Platinum on March 28, 2000

1. Interlude: The Verdict
2. Revolution (featuring Rodney Jenkins)
3. Lean on Me (featuring Mary J. Blige, Bono, R. Kelly and Crystal Lewis)
4. Something About the Name Jesus
5. Riverside
6. He Loves Me
7. Gonna Be A Lovely Day (featuring Skip Scarborough and Bill Withers)
8. Praise Joint
9. Hold Me Now
10. You Are
11. Interlude: The Car (Stomp)
12. If You've Been Delivered
13. Smile Again
14. Love
15. My Desire
16. Blessing In The Storm
17. I Can

God's Property was the first Kirk Franklin album in my collection and I fell in love with the energy and flow of the praise. I wasn't alone in the love affair as this project won multiple awards: It was the 1998 Dove Awards Urban Album of the Year with "Stomp" being named the Urban Song of the Year; it garnered Franklin the Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus Award at the 1998 Grammy's; it won him two NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Music Video and Outstanding Gospel Artist and a Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel Album.

• Certified RIAA Gold on July 30, 1997
• Certified RIAA Platinum on July 30, 1997
• Certified RIAA 2x Platinum on March 4, 1998
• Certified RIAA 3x Platinum on October 19, 2001

1. Stomp (Remix)
2. My Life Is In Your Hands
3. It's Rainin'
4. More Than I Can Bear
5. Up Above My Head
6. Love
7. Sweet, Sweet Spirit
8. Faith
9. You Are The Only One
10. So Good
11. The Storm Is Over Now
12. Stomp
13. He'll Take the Pain Away

The only Christmas project from Kirk Franklin, Kirk Franklin and The Family - Christmas is as contemporary in the 21st century as is was in the 90s.

• Certified RIAA Gold on January 22, 1999

1. Silent Night
2. Now Behold the Lamb
3. Jesus Is the Reason for the Season
4. Go Tell It On The Mountain
5. They Need To Know
6. There's No Christmas Without You
7. O Come All Ye Faithful
8. The Night That Christ Was Born
9. Thank You For Your Child
10. Love Song
11. Silver And Gold (Remix)

The 1997 Grammy Awards winner for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album offered both upbeat/up tempo tunes and slower, more worship oriented songs.

• Certified RIAA Gold on August 16, 1996
• Certified RIAA Platinum on May 28, 1997

1. Savior More Than Life
2. Whatcha Lookin' 4
3. Melodies From Heaven
4. Conquerors
5. Don't Take Your Joy Away
6. When I Think About Jesus
7. Mama's Song
8. Jesus Paid It All
9. I Love You, Jesus
10. Washed Away
11. Where The Spirit Is
12. Let Me Touch You
13. Anything 4 U
14. Whatcha Lookin' 4 (Remix)
15. Melodies From Heaven (Skate Remix)

The album that introduced the world to Kirk Franklin appeared on five different Billboard charts: Heatseekers (#2), R&B Albums (#6), The Billboard 200 (#58), Top Contemporary Christian (#1) and Top Gospel Albums (#1).

• Certified RIAA Gold on February 08, 1995
• Certified RIAA Platinum on November 14, 1995

1. Why We Sing
2. He's Able
3. Silver & Gold
4. Call On The Lord
5. Real Love
6. He Can Handle It
7. A Letter From My Friend
8. The Family Worship Medley
9. Speak to Me
10. Till We Meet Again