Hero
by Clarence Clemons
- Type: Album
- Released: 8 November 1985
- Label: Columbia
- Country: United States
- Length: 41:56
- Community rating: 3.25/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recorded across the Tarpan, The Plant and Shore Fire studios with producers Narada Michael Walden, Michael Jonzun, Arthur Baker and Morrie Brown, the E Street Band saxophonist's nine-track solo album reached number 55 in Australia. The duet 'You're a Friend of Mine' with Jackson Browne reached number 18 on the Hot 100, and Darlene Love sings on the remake of 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore'.
Genres
Descriptors: soulful, duet, melodic, saxophone, accessible
Tracklist
- You're A Friend Of Mine (4:48)
- Temptation (4:51)
- It's Alright With Me Girl (4:06)
- Liberation Fire (Mokshagun) (Instrumental) (3:57)
- The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (4:25)
- I Wanna Be Your Hero (4:47)
- Cross The Line (3:59)
- Kissin' On U (5:11)
- Christina (5:52)
Credits
- Clarence Clemons - primary artist, concept by [cover], lead vocals, saxophone, lead guitar, backing vocals, saxophone, written-by, saxophone, backing vocals, lead vocals [man being kissed on], rap [lead], saxophone
- Craig Thomas - backing vocals, vocals [additional], saxophone [additional], lead vocals, backing vocals
- Randy Jackson - bass, electric bass, drums, percussion, bass
- Gigi Gonaway - glockenspiel, percussion [impact electronic]
- Corrado Rustici - guitar, electric guitar
- Preston Glass - keyboards [additioanl], keyboards [additional], vibraphone, written-by, acoustic guitar, keyboards
- Jackson Browne - vocals [duet with]
- Mark Weiner - advisor [spiritual]
- Morrie Brown - producer, producer, arranged by, written-by
- Christopher Austopchuk - art direction
- Arthur Payson - engineer [assistant]
- Dana Jon Chappelle - engineer [assistant]
- Geoff Keehn - engineer [assistant]
- Gordon Lyon - engineer [assistant]
- Michael Hommel - engineer [assistant]
- Scott Yetka - engineer [assistant]
- Tim Hatfield - engineer [assistant]
- George Marino - mastered by
- Caroline Greyshock - photography by
- Arthur Baker - producer
- Michael H. Brauer - engineer [chief]
- Jeffrey Cohen - written-by
- Frank Heller - engineer
- Sidney Burton - engineer
- Thom Moore - engineer
- Ed Stasium - mixed by
- Alvin Meyerson - engineer
- Andy Wallace - engineer
- Tom Lord-Alge - mixed by
- Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio - written-by
- Steve Goldman - engineer
- Jude Johnstone - written-by