Released October 4, 2005 Length 73:13 | Recorded July 2005 Release date 4 October 2005 | |
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Hero(2005) Songs for the Storm(2006) Awards Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album Similar Kirk Franklin albums, Urban contemporary gospel albums, Other albums | ||
1 2 kirk franklin america the beautiful intro looking for you
Hero is an album released by Kirk Franklin, released October 4, 2005 on GospoCentric Records.
Contents
- 1 2 kirk franklin america the beautiful intro looking for you
- Synopsis
- Personnel
- Vocalists
- Instrumentalists
- Orchestra
- Notable Singles
- Charts
- Awards
- Songs
- References
Hero was certified as Gold by the RIAA on December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02) and Platinum on December 14, 2006 (2006-12-14).
In 2007 Hero won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album and "Imagine Me" won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song.
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.
Personnel
*Note: Personnel listing from Hero album liner.
Vocalists
Instrumentalists
Orchestra
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.
Charts
Hero peaked at No. 13 on The Billboard 200 chart on October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22), It also reached No. 4 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Awards
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.
Songs
1Intro (America The Beautiful)0:45
2Looking for You4:07
3Hero5:21