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Revision as of 04:14, 23 January 2006 by WarriorScribe (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Don Francisco (1946 - ) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, specializing in the field of contemporary Christian music. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of a Christian seminary professor. Francisco's early career centered on the secular folk-rock music common during the mid 1960s, but after an experience Francisco attributed as supernatural, he rededicated his life to God and changed his personal, musical direction.
Even among Christian musicians, Francisco's style is fairly distinctive. He tends to focus on acoustic instruments barren of modern production techniques and concentrate on the narratives of the songs, using ballad styles or speaking through the music that interprets Scriptural events or Biblical lessons, specifically with respect to the teachings of Jesus Christ and his messages of "unconditional love" ("I Don't Care Where You've Been Sleeping"), salvation ("Give Your Heart a Home"), and even a lesson against religious self-righteousness and pharisaic condemnation ("Beautiful To Me"). As is the case with many singer/songerwriters advocating a specific religious belief or philosophical viewpoint through music, Francisco uses his adaptations and interpretations as the means to convey what he feels are the most important teachings of the JudeoChristian scriptures.
Francisco is married and lives in Colorado with his wife, Wendy, also a recording artist as well as a graphic artist. From there, he runs a music-based ministry.
Discography
Out of print CDs are still available on CDr direct from the artist.
- Brother of the Son 1976 (out of Print)
- Forgiven1977 (out of Print)
- Got to Tell Somebody 1979 (out of Print)
- The Traveler 1981 (out of Print)
- The Live Concert 1982 (out of Print)
- Holiness 1984 (out of Print)
- One Heart at a Time 1985 (out of Print)
- The Poet 1985 (out of Print?)
- Power 1987 (out of Print)
- High Praise 1988 (out of Print)
- Live in the UK 1989 (out of Print)
- Early Works 1991 (out of Print?)
- Vision of the Valley 1991 (out of Print)
- Come Away 1992 (out of Print)
- He's Alive 1997
- Genesis and Job (out of Print)
- Beautiful to Me 1998
- Grace on Grace 1999
- Only Love is Spoken Here 2001
- The Package
- The Promises 2003 (Spoken Word)
- That I May Know You 2005
collections
- He's Alive, Collection Vol. I 1996
- He's Alive, Collection Vol. II 1998
- He's Alive, Collection Vol. III 2004
Overview
In 1997 Don Francisco recorded "I Don't Care Where You've Been Sleeping" for the "He's Alive" album. According to the members website: "We get more letters about the healing impact this of song than any other except He's Alive." However, the recording company he was with at that time were worried by the content of the song and might offend people because it was "too radical" and so they deleted it. Ironically, it is considered by many to be one of his best songs.
It was for reasons such as this that eventually Don Fancisco opted to operate independently which while affording him more control seems to have had no ill effect on his musical output or quality.
Some of Don Fransisco's songs deal with what his site calls Churchianity where the habit of church life replaces actual Christianity. Such songs include: "Stand Up" ("Only Love is Spoken Here", 2004), "Steeple Song", "Everybody Else But Me" & "Beautiful to Me" ("Beautiful to Me", 1998), "The Rule of the Spirit" & "Call Nobody Teacher Here, my child" ("Grace on Grace", 1999) and "Pushin On" which is currently unreleased and available only from his websites members only download section.
Don Francisco released an "album" which consists only of selected and paraphrased readings from the Bible. The disk is called "The Promises" and is a collaboration between Don and Wendy Francisco released in 2003 under the Airlift Recordings label. Track Listing:
- "The Word"
- "Salvation"
- "Grace"
- "Faith"
- "Health"
- "Prosperity"
- "Deliverance"
- "Encouragement"
- "Hope"
- "Peace"
Don Francisco and Copyright
Like any artist Don Fransisco retains full copyright on all his work but provides chord charts and lyrics for most of his songs. In addition to this many of his albums have been recorded sans-lyrics so that an enthusastic fan might sing them for themselves.
In addition to this rather liberal approach to the base material, his site actively encourages its download members to create CD's for friends that might appreciate (the site actually says "...might be blessed...") a custom Don Francisco and Friends CD with the limits against sale and so forth and the simple requirement that the website URL be written on each CD.
External link
- Official site
- Official site (alt)
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