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Hero (Kirk Franklin album)

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Hero
Studio album by
Kirk Franklin
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005
RecordedJuly 2005
GenreUrban contemporary gospel
Length77:26
LabelGospoCentric, Fo Yo Soul Entertainment, Zomba Group
ProducerKirk Franklin, Shaun Martin (co), Chris Godbey (co)
Kirk Franklin chronology
A Season of Remixes
(2003) 		Hero
(2005) 		Songs for the Storm
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[1]

Hero is the eighth album by Kirk Franklin, released October 4, 2005 on GospoCentric Records. Hero was certified as Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02) and Platinum on December 14, 2006 (2006-12-14).[2] it is one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time. 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]

Synopsis

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Produced by Franklin and co-produced by Shaun Martin and Chris Godbey, 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 J. Moss.[4]

Track listing

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# Title Time Notes
1. "Intro (America the Beautiful)" 0:45 Vocals by the African Children’s Choir; written by Katharine Lee Bates and Samuel A. Ward
2. "Looking for You" 4:06 Samples "Haven't You Heard" written by Rushen, Charles Mims, Sheree Brown, Freddie Washington as performed by Patrice Rushen and appears on the soundtrack to "Norbit"; written by Kirk Franklin.
3. "Hero" (featuring Dorinda Clark Cole) 5:20 Written by Franklin
4. "Interlude #1" (featuring Fred Hammond) 0:55 Written by Franklin
5. "Let It Go" (featuring Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D. and tobyMac) 4:59 Samples "Shout" written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley as performed by Tears for Fears; written by Franklin
6. "The Process" 1:08
7. "Imagine Me" 5:18 2007 Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song; written by Franklin
8. "Could've Been" (featuring J Moss and Tye Tribbett) 6:47 Written by Franklin
9. "Better" 4:00 Produced & Written by Dre & Vidal and Kirk Franklin
10. "Afterwhile" (featuring Yolanda Adams) 2:51 Written by Franklin
11. "Brokenhearted" (featuring Marvin L. Winans) 6:01 Written by Franklin
12. "Without You" 5:02 Written by Franklin
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 Written by Franklin
16. "The Appeal" 7:21 Written by Franklin
17. "Brokenhearted (Reprise)" 1:09
18. "Interlude #2" 0:30
19. "Sunshine" 4:59 Samples "You Bring The Sun Out" written by Jessy Dixon and Tom Snow as performed by Randy Crawford and Say You Love Me written by D. J. Rogers as performed by Jennifer Holliday; written by Franklin and Ernie Green
20. "Outro" 1:11 Written by Kerrion Franklin

Personnel

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*Note: Personnel listing from Hero album liner.[4]

Vocalists

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Instrumentalists

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  • Kirk Franklin - Keyboards, Minimoog, Piano, Drum Programming
  • Terry Baker - Drums
  • Shaun Martin - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Minimoog, Programming, Drums
  • Jerome Harmon - Keyboards, Hammond B3
  • Braylon Lacy - Bass Guitar
  • Doc Powell - Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
  • Ernie G - DJ, Keyboards, Programming
  • Jason Bell - Lead Guitar
  • Sheila E. - Percussion, Percussion Color
  • Chris Godbey - Programming
  • Vidal Davis - Percussion, Additional Instruments
  • Andre Harris - Percussion, Additional Instruments
  • Ryan Toby - Percussion
  • Jason Boyd - Percussion
  • Humberto Ruiz - Trombone
  • Lee Thornburg - Trumpet
  • Paul Cerra - Saxophone
  • Dave Monsch - Baritone Sax
  • Jamie Hovorka - Trumpet

Orchestra

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Notable singles

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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]

Charts

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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]

Awards

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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.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "49th Annual Grammy Award Winners".
  4. ^ a b "Looking for You". Hero (CD liner). Kirk Franklin. Inglewood, CA: GospoCentric Records. 2005. p. 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Hero at AllMusic
  6. ^ a b c "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Kirk Franklin". Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  7. ^ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Best of the 2000s: Gospel Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine on About.com; Jones, Kim
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