Two Renditions Of The Contemporary Black Gospel Song "Something About the Name Jesus"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides lyrics and two YouTube examples of the contemporary Black (African American) Gospel song "Something About The Name Jesus".

This post also provides information about Kirk Franklin, that song's composer as well as information about the other featured choir that performed a rendition of that song along with Kirk Franklin.

The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Kirk Franklin and The Rance Allen Group for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/02/comments-about-old-school-gospel-music.html for a companion pancocojams post that provides information/comments about traditional "old school" Black Gospel music, contemporary Black Gospel music, and Praise & Worship music. That post also features two examples of the traditional (old school) Gospel song "I Will Trust In The Lord".

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INFORMATION ABOUT KIRK FRANKLIN
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Franklin
"Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American gospel musician, choir director, and author. He is known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property and One Nation Crew (1NC), and has won multiple awards, including eight Grammy Awards...

In 1992, Franklin organized "The Family", which was a seventeen-voice choir, formed from neighborhood friends and associates....

In 1993, the group, now known as "Kirk Franklin & The Family," released their debut album, Kirk Franklin & The Family. It spent almost two years on the Gospel music charts and charted on the R&B charts, eventually earning platinum sales status. It remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart for 42 weeks. It was the first gospel music album to sell over a million units.[citation needed]
Two years later, after releasing a 1995 Christmas album entitled Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas, the group released Whatcha Lookin' 4 in 1996. The album was certified 2x platinum and earned Franklin his first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album. 1997 brought another album, a collaboration with the vocal ensemble God's Property, aptly named God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation. The lead single, "Stomp", featuring Cheryl "Salt" James (of Salt-N-Pepa), was a big hit, enjoying heavy rotation on MTV and other music channels, and charting at No. 1 on the R&B Singles Airplay chart for two weeks, even making it into the Top 40. God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation was No. 1 on the R&B Albums chart for five weeks, No. 3 on the Pop charts, and would go on to be certified 3x platinum. It also brought Franklin another Grammy for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, as well as three Grammy nominations."...
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/04/kirk-franklin-gods-property-featuring.html for the pancocojams post "Kirk Franklin & God's Property, featuring Salt - Stomp (Gospel video, information, lyrics, & comments)"

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rance_Allen_Group
"The Rance Allen Group is a gospel music group formed in Monroe, Michigan, and based in Toledo, Ohio.[1]...

The group was the first to be signed to the Stax imprint Gospel Truth, and they recorded for the Stax organization throughout the 1970s.[1][3]:256 In 1972, the group appeared in the documentary film Wattstax. Following this appearance, the group was named "Best Religious Group" by the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers (NATRA).[3]:272 David Porter co-produced the group's 1975 album A Soulful Experience, for which he wrote an autobiographical song, "Just Found Me".

The group's incorporation of rock and soul into traditional black gospel music prefigures the crossover success of such artists as Amy Grant, Andrae Crouch, and The Winans"...
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Note that traditional Gospel groups may also perform contemporary Gospel music.

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LYRICS: SOMETHING ABOUT THE NAME JESUS
(Composer: Kirk Franklin)

[chorus:]
There is something about the name Jesus
Something about the name Jesus.
It is the sweetest name I know
Oh how I love the name Jesus, Oh how I love the name Jesus
It is the sweetest name I know.

Some people say I'm crazy but, I can't explain the power that I feel when I call your name (when I call your name) said it's just like fire shut-up in my bones.
The holy ghost is moving (yes it is) and just won't leave me alone. There's something

[chorus]

Said it's sweeter than honey from a honeycomb. I can fell the holy ghost moving and it won't leave won't leave me alone (no, no, no, no, no, nooo) at the name of Jesus (ooohhh) every knee has got to bow (got to bow) so you don't have to wait till the fire comes you can call on him shout praise him do it right now.

[chorus:]
Something about the name Jesus, something about the name Jesus.
It is the sweetest name I know
Oh how I love the name Jesus,
Oh how I love the name Jesus.
It is the sweetest name I know, I know, I know, I knoooowwwwww

[repeat chorus]

It is the sweetest name I knooooowwwwwww
[repeat 5 times]

[Break it up]

Oh I love the name Jesus (Jesus)
oh (oh)
oh (oh)
Jesus

Source http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kirkfranklin/somethingaboutthenameofjesus.html

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLES
Example #1: Kirk Franklin - Something About The Name Jesus [sound file]



onedadou1984, Uploaded on Apr 15, 2009

Kirk Franklin - Something About The Name Jesus. From The Nu Nation Album

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Example #2: Something About the Name Jesus - The Rance Allen Group feat. Kirk Franklin



Tyscot, Published on Mar 11, 2013

Distributed by WMG
This truly has become THE SIGNATURE song for the Rance Allen Group. Please sit back, watch, and you'll see why.

The Rance Allen Group have a powerful remix of this song on their new project, CELEBRATE....

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Will Reagan & United Pursuit and Tasha Cobbs - "Break Every Chain" (Gospel Song)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a video of Will Reagan & United Pursuit performing Reagan's composition "Break Every Chain". This post also showcases a video of Tasha Cobbs singing that Contemporary Gospel song. Cobbs received a Grammy award for that song in 2013.

This post also provides information about "Break Every Chain".

An Addendum to this post showcases a video of Payten Foster, a preschool girl singing the hook of this same song.

The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Will Reagan, the composer of "Break Every Chain" and thanks to United Pursuits for their performance of "Break Every Chain". Thanks also to Tasha Cobbs for her performance of this song and thanks to Payten Foster, the preschool girl who is also featured in another video singing "Break Every Chain". Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "BREAK EVERY CHAIN"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_Every_Chain
"Break Every Chain" is a song performed by American recording artist Tasha Cobbs from her major-label debut studio album Grace (2013). The song was composed by Will Reagan, produced by VaShawn Mitchell and released as the album's lead single. The songs features guest vocals performed by Timiney Figueroa from Hezekiah Walker's Love Fellowship Crusade Choir.

The song was originally written and performed by Will Reagan and the United Pursuit Band in 2009. The song was later covered by Jesus Culture in 2011. However, Tasha Cobb's interpretation of the song is the first commercially successful and accepted within the gospel community, of the trio.

The song topped the Billboard Gospel Songs chart in 2012, as well as the corresponding digital and airplay gospel charts. The song also managed to peak at number thirty-five on the Billboard Holiday Songs chart and twenty-nine on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. At the 56th Grammy Awards, the song won a Grammy for "Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance". Cobbs performed the song at the 44th GMA Dove Awards in October 2013.[1] The Digital Age recorded a version of this song in 2013 off their debut album Evening:Morning."...

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LYRICS: BREAK EVERY CHANGE
(Will Reagan)

There is power in the name of Jesus [3x]
to break every chain, break every chain, break every chain. [2x]

[Chorus:]
There is power in the name of Jesus [3x]
to break every chain, break every chain, break every chain. [2x]

[Lead:]
Theres an army rising up. [3x]
To break every chain, break every chain, break every chain. [2x]

[Chorus:]
Theres an army rising up. [3x]
To break every chain, break every chain, break every chain. [2x]

[Vamp:]
I hear the chains falling.

[End:]
There is power in the name of Jesus
to break every chain, break every chain, break every chain.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdlvTwp0z_k Tasha Cobbs - Break Every Chain (with Lyrics) [sound file], published by SoundsofHeaven

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Will Reagan & United Pursuit - Break Every Chain (Live)



United Pursuit, Uploaded on Mar 4, 2010

song written by Will Reagan

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Example #2: Break Every Chain - Tasha Cobbs - Worship Night In America



isaacovitch yao, Published on Nov 7, 2016


This was during the Worship Night In America 2016
People gathered as one to pray for America
Glory be to Our Lord and Saviour

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ADDENDUM: Little Girl Sings Break Every Chain



Giles Foster, Published on Apr 21, 2015

One week after being released from hospital, fighting for her health, Payten Foster has been singing this song non-stop!

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Chris Tomlin - "I Will Follow You" & Gloria Muliro - "Follow You"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases a video of American contemporary Gospel singer Chris Tomlin's original composition "I Will Follow You". This post also showcases a video of Kenyan Gospel singer Gloria Muliro's version of this song which is entitled "Follow You". Links to the complete lyrics of both of these songs are given in this post.

The content of this post is presented for religious, inspirational, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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FEATURED VIDEOS
Chris Tomlin - I Will Follow - Lyrics



JakeSD19, Uploaded on Sep 19, 2010
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Here are the lyrics to the song that are also found in Gloria Muliro's recording:

"Where You go, I'll go
Where You stay, I'll stay
When You move, I'll move
I will follow You"
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Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ODe4sGCKxc for the complete [English language] lyrics to this song as found in the summary of this video.

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Gloria Muliro - Follow You

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Johni Celeb, Published on Dec 19, 2012

The Latest video by Gloria muliro who brought the hits songs Sitolia feat Willy Paul and Kando. Feel free to write your comments below.
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Click http://www.ulizalinks.co.ke/follow-you-lyrics-by-gloria-muliro-in-detail/ for the complete lyrics to this song.
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There are a number of comments in this video's viewer comment thread critizing Gloria Muliro for recording a song that was originally recorded by Chris Tomlin. Here's one response to that criticism:
"Congrats Muliro.. It is a blessing for those who does not know English if you do more of the hillsongs in Swahili. There is no copy paste when i comes to Gospel... Look at the song above all, chris tomlin, lenny le blank, women of faith, michael smith, don moen... all sung. In fact all version in Enlish... Thanks to God Gloria did it and added a Swahili version.. It is a way of spreading the Gospel in all Languages"
-Linderson Johns, 2013
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I think "hillsongs" is a typo for "hit songs".
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Many of those who questioned Gloria Muliro's use of this chorus indicated that they wouldn't have any problem with that if she had credited Chris Tomlin, the original composer on her record notes. I don't know if she did so or not, but I agree that there's nothing wrong with performers singing another person's song as long as they don't take the credit for that composition.

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