Hero is the eighth album by Kirk Franklin, released October 4, 2005 on GospoCentric Records.
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Released | October 4, 2005 | |||
Recorded | July 2005 | |||
Genre | Urban contemporary gospel | |||
Length | 77:26 | |||
Label | B-Rite, GospoCentric, J Records | |||
Producer | Kirk Franklin, J Moss | |||
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Hero was certified as Gold by the RIAA on December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02) and Platinum on December 14, 2006 (2006-12-14).[2]
In 2007 Hero won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album and "Imagine Me" won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song.[3]
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, Yolanda Adams, and Moss himself.[4]
# | 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 | Samples "Haven't You Heard" by Patrice Rushen and appears on the soundtrack to "Norbit". |
3. | "Hero" (featuring Dorinda Clark Cole) | 5:20 | |
4. | "Interlude #1" (featuring Fred Hammond) | 0:55 | |
5. | "Let It Go" (featuring 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 | 2007 Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song |
8. | "Could've Been" (featuring J Moss and Tye Tribbett) | 6:47 | |
9. | "Better" | 4:00 | Produced By Dre & Vidal |
10. | "Afterwhile" (featuring Yolanda Adams) | 2:51 | |
11. | "Brokenhearted" (featuring Marvin L. Winans) | 6:01 | |
12. | "Without You" | 5:02 | |
13. | "Keep Your Head" | 4:36 | Samples Keep Your Head to the Sky by Earth, Wind, and Fire |
14. | "Why" (featuring Stevie Wonder) | 4:36 | Samples Free by Deniece Williams |
15. | "First Love" | 5:52 | |
16. | "The Appeal" | 7:21 | |
17. | "Brokenhearted (Reprise)" | 1:09 | |
18. | "Interlude #2" | 0:30 | |
19. | "Sunshine" | 4:59 | Samples "You Bring The Sun Out" by Randy Crawford |
20. | "Outro" | 1:11 | |
*Note: Personnel listing from Hero album liner.[4]
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.[5][6]
Hero peaked at No. 13 on The Billboard 200 chart on October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22), [6] It also reached No. 4 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[6]
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In 2006, the album won a Dove Award for Urban Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. The song "Looking for You" also won a Dove Award for Urban Recorded Song of the Year.[11]
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