Franklin's fondness for collaborations within secular and Christian music circles, and his innate knack for combining charismatic gospel with R&B and hip-hop, has continued to appeal to a wide. I have always LOVED Kirk Franklins work and he now further shows me why we all should love his work. Seven-Time GRAMMY Award Winner Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti Gospel Music All-Stars Record An Inspiring Song to Aid Relief Efforts in. Forget about 'a room without a roof' and let 'Jesus take the wheel' If you wanna be happy, this song will give you detailed instructions as to how. live album: 'Kirk Franklin And The Family' (1993) Why We Sing. AMCOS licensed and royalty paid. Produced and distributed by Hit Trax MIDI Files. Kirk Franklin hit songs include Hosanna, I Smile, He Reigns. Kirk Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is a Grammy Award winning gospel artist from Fort Worth, United States. This broad appeal would prove to be a recurring theme in Franklin's collaborations with the Family (1996's Whatcha Lookin' 4) and another choir, God's Property (1998's The Nu Nation Project), as well as in his subsequent solo career, which he started with The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin (2002). It reminds me of a contemporary gospel version of Micheal Jacksons 'Man In The Mirror'. Kirk Franklin MIDI Files Backing Tracks Lyrics. One of contemporary gospel music's brightest and most enduring stars, singer, songwriter, and producer Kirk Franklin emerged in the early '90s leading the Texas-based choir the Family, whose platinum-selling debut, Kirk Franklin & the Family (1993), proved not only to be a chart-topping gospel success, but crossed over to the R&B and pop charts as well.