Hero (Clarence Clemons album)

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Hero
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 8, 1985
RecordedMarch−August 1985
StudioTarpan Studios (San Rafael, CA)
Genre Pop
Length41:56
Label Columbia/CBS Records
Producer Narada Michael Walden
Michael Jonzun
Arthur Baker
Morrie Brown
Clarence Clemons chronology
The Chief
(1984)
Hero
(1985)
A Night With Mr. C
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're a Friend of Mine" Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen4:49
2."Temptation"Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen4:53
3."It's Alright With Me Girl" Clarence Clemons, Michael Jonzun 4:08
4."Liberation Fire (Mokshagun)"Narada Michael Walden3:59
5."The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio 4:26
6."I Wanna Be Your Hero"Clarence Clemons, Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden4:49
7."Cross The Line"Morrie Brown, Clarence Clemons, Jude Johnstone, Lloyd Landesman3:59
8."Kissin' On U"Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen5:13
9."Christina"Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen5:51
Total length:41:56

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)55 [2]

Personnel

Production

Notes

  1. The album's liner notes credit Clemons' performing and songwriting to "Mokshagun Clarence Clemons"; [3] Mokshagun is a spiritual name given to Clemons by Sri Chinmoy. [4]

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 66. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  3. Hero at Discogs
  4. Clarence Clemons and Don Reo. Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales. Grand Central Publishing, 2009. p. 104. ISBN   9780446558242