Hero (Kirk Franklin album)


Hero is the eighth album by Kirk Franklin, released October 4, 2005 on GospoCentric Records.
Hero was certified as Gold by the RIAA on and Platinum on.
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, Stevie Wonder, and Yolanda Adams.

Track listing

Personnel

''*Note: Personnel listing from Hero album liner.

Vocalists

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,
It also reached No. 4 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
ChartPeak
position
U.S. Billboard 20013
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums4

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.