Hero (album)
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| Studio album by Kirk Franklin | |||||
| Released |  September 20, 2005 May 29, 2006 June 26, 2006 |
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| Recorded | July 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Urban contemporary gospel Hip hop |
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| Length | 73:13 | ||||
| Label | GospoCentric | ||||
| Producer | Kirk Franklin, J Moss | ||||
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Hero is an American Gospel music album released in 2005 by Kirk Franklin on GospoCentric Records.
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[edit] Synopsis
Produced by Franklin and J Moss, the album features songs with several urban contemporary gospel and R&B artists including Dorinda Clark Cole, Tye Tribbett, Marvin Winans (member of the Winans), Stevie Wonder, and Yolanda Adams.[1] It is the 8th album by Franklin. Hero was certified as Gold by the RIAA on December 2, 2005 and Platinum on December 14, 2006. [2]
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Time | Notes |
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| 1. | "Intro - America the Beautiful" | 0:45 | vocals by the African Children’s Choir |
| 2. | "Looking for You" | 4:06 | |
| 3. | "Hero" (with Dorinda Clark Cole) | 5:20 | |
| 4. | "Interlude" (with Fred Hammond) | 0:55 | |
| 5. | "Let It Go" (with Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D. and tobyMac) | 4:59 | Samples "Shout" by Tears for Fears |
| 6. | "The Process" | 1:08 | |
| 7. | "Imagine Me" | 5:18 | |
| 8. | "Could've Been" (with J Moss and Tye Tribbett) | 6:47 | |
| 9. | "Better" | 4:00 | |
| 10. | "Afterwhile" (with Yolanda Adams) | 2:51 | |
| 11. | "Brokenhearted" (with Marvin L. Winans) | 6:01 | |
| 12. | "Without You" | 5:02 | |
| 13. | "Keep Your Head" | 4:36 | |
| 14. | "Why" (with Stevie Wonder) | 4:36 | |
| 15. | "First Love" | 5:52 | |
| 16. | "The Appeal" | 7:21 | |
| 17. | "Brokenhearted (Reprise)" | 1:09 | |
| 18. | "Interlude" | 0:30 | |
| 19. | "Sunshine" | 4:59 | |
| 20. | "Outro" | 1:11 |
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Vocalists
- Nikki Ross
- Daphanie Wright
- Anashya Figueroa
- Faith Anderson
- Erica Davis
- Jana Bell
- Ashley Guilbert
- Charmaine Swimpson
- Isaac Carree
- Eric Moore
- Jason Champion
- Anthony Evans
- Myron Butler
[edit] Orchestra
- Assa Drori – Violin
- Agnes Gottschewsky – Violin
- Armen Garabedian – Violin
- Elizabeth Wilson – Violin
- Sally Berman – Violin
- Brian Benning – Violin
- Irma Neumann – Violin
- Berj Garabedian – Violin
- Robert Brosseau – Violin
- Shari Zippert – Violin
- Kazi Pitelka – Viola
- Jorge Moraga – Viola
- Renita Koven – Viola
- Karie Prescott – Viola
- Cecilia Tsan – Cello
- Dan Smith – Cello
- Miguel Martinez – Cello
- Earl Madison – Cello
- Frances Liu – Contrabass
- Nicholas Phillippon – Contrabass
- Katie Kirkpatrick – Harp
- Gary Foster – Flute
- Sheridan Stokes – Flute
- Vince Trombetta, Jr. – Flute
- Larry Caplan – Flute
- Don Shelton – Clarinet
- Jeff Driskill Alto Clarinet
- Phil Feather – Bass Clarinet/Oboe
- John Mitchell – Eb Contrabass Clarinet/Bassoon
- David Duke – French horn
- John Reynolds – French horn
- Loren Marstellar – Baritone horn
- Chuck Koontz – Tuba
- Brent Fishcher – Cymbals/Timpani
*Note: Personnel listing from Hero album liner. [1]
[edit] Notable Singles
Hero featured the singles "Looking for You" and "Imagine Me". "Looking for You" was released as a single on September 20, 2005 in the U.S. and was a top-five hit on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [3][4]
[edit] Charts and succession
Hero peaked at #13 on the The Billboard 200 200 chart on October 22, 2005, [5] It also reached #4 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [5]
| Chart | Peak position [5] |
Date [5] |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 13 | October 22, 2005 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 4 | 2005 |
[edit] Awards
In 2007, Hero won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album and "Imagine Me" won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b (2005) "Looking for You", p. 1 [CD liner]. Album notes for Hero by Kirk Franklin. Inglewood, CA: GospoCentric Records.
- ^ RIAA official website
- ^ Hero at Allmusic
- ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Kirk Franklin. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ a b c d Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Kirk Franklin. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ 49th Annual Grammy Award Winners.
[edit] External links
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