Morton, CeCe Winans, and Donnie McClurkin to record the single “Are You Listening: A Love Song for Haïti” to benefit earthquake relief efforts. With the devastating earthquake in Haïti in 2010, Kirk Franklin & the Family organized Artists United for Haïti which including Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams, Mary Mary, BeBe Winans, Marvin L. That album won a Grammy at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards in 1996 for “Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album” and the following year, 1997, it was awarded the Soul Train Music Award for “Best Gospel Album.” The album Kirk Franklin and the Family Christmas was released later that year and sold more than one million copies. 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. 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).
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