Hero (Clarence Clemons album)

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Released November, 1985 The Chief(1984) Hero(1985) Release date November 1985 Label Legacy Recordings		Length 41:56 Artist Clarence Clemons Producer Narada Michael Walden Genres Rock music, Pop music

Recorded Tarpan Recording Studios, San Rafael, CA; Shore Fire Studios, Long Branch, NJ; The Plant, Sausalito, CA; Carnegie Hill Studios, New York City, NY; Mediasound, New York City, NY; Shakedown Sound, New York City, NY; Mission Control Studios, Boston, MA. 1985. Hero(1985) A Night With Mr. C(1989) Similar Live in Asbury Park - Vol 2, Live in Asbury Park, Born to Run

Hero is a studio album by Clarence Clemons. Known for his saxophone work with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, Clemons released this pop album at the height of Springsteen's popularity following the success of Born in the U.S.A. It spawned two hit singles, 1985's "You're a Friend of Mine", a duet with Jackson Browne also featuring Browne's then-girlfriend Daryl Hannah on background vocals, and 1986's "I Wanna Be Your Hero".

Personnel

Clarence Clemons - lead vocals, background vocals, saxophone, percussion, cover design

Daryl Hannah - vocals, background vocals

Kitty Beethoven - vocals, background vocals

Princess Loria - vocals, background vocals

Jennifer Hall - vocals, background vocals

Liz Jackson - vocals, background vocals

Brenda Joy Nelson - vocals, background vocals

Sundari - vocals, background vocals

Tina B. - vocals, background vocals

Richard Walsh - vocals, background vocals

Craig Thomas - vocals, background vocals, saxophone

Jackson Browne - vocals, producer on "You're A Friend Of Mine"

Lotti Golden - vocals

Darlene Love - vocals

Norman Mershon - vocals

Tony "Rocks" Cowans - guitar, rhythm guitar

Carlos Pepper - guitar, rhythm guitar

Lewis West - guitar, rhythm guitar

Billy Loosigian - guitar, acoustic guitar

Corrado Rustici - guitar, acoustic guitar

Vernon "Ice" Black - guitar

Stuart Kimball - guitar

Bob Messano - guitar

Maurice Starr - bass guitar

John Siegler - bass guitar

Doug Wimbish - bass guitar, drums

Preston Glass - acoustic guitar, keyboards, vibraphone

Booker T. Jones - keyboards, organ

Walter Afanasieff - keyboards, sound effects

Frank Martin - keyboards

David Sancious - keyboards

Richard Scher - keyboards

William Beard - drums

Anton Fig - drums

Premik McFly - baritone saxophone, saxophone

Greg "Gigi" Gonaway - glockenspiel, percussion

Bill Sebastian - glockenspiel, percussion

Randy Jackson - bass guitar, drums, percussion, sequencing

Michael Rado - harp

Hangsa - choir, chorus

Charles Robin - choir, chorus, vocals, background vocals

Venu - choir, chorus

Yogaloy - choir, chorus

Gordon Worthy - associate producer, organ, Hammond organ

Narada Michael Walden – producer, arrangements, reduction, keyboards, drums, percussion, bells

Tom Lord-Alge - mixing

Ed Stasium - mixing

Morrie Brown - producer, arrangements on "Cross The Line"

Lloyd Landesman - co-producer on "Cross The Line"

Michael Jonzun - producer on "It's Alright With Me Girl"

Arthur Baker - producer on "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"

George Marino - mastering

Steve Goldman - engineer

Alvin Meyerson - engineer

Tom Moore - engineer

Andy Wallace - engineer

David Frazer - assistant engineer, sound effects

Stuart "Satoshi" Hirotsu - assistant engineer, sound effects

Michael "Patton" Brauer - assistant engineer

Gordon "Wardrobe" Lyon - assistant engineer

Michael Hommel - assistant engineer

Scott Yetka - assistant engineer

Dana Chappelle - assistant engineer

Tim Hatfield - assistant engineer

Geoff Keehn - assistant engineer

Arthur Payson - assistant engineer

Sidney Burton - assistant engineer

Caroline Greyshock - photography

Christopher Austopchuk - art direction

Songs

1You're a Friend of Mine4:51
2Temptation4:54
3It’s Alright With Me Girl4:10

References

Hero (Clarence Clemons album) Wikipedia

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