# Hero (Clarence Clemons album)

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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".

## Charts

| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 55 |

## Personnel

* Clarence Clemons – saxophone, lead vocals (1-3, 6, 8), backing vocals (3, 7, 9), vocals (5), lead rap (8)
* David Sancious – keyboards (1, 2, 6, 9)
* Preston Glass – additional keyboards (1, 2, 6), vibraphone (4), keyboard vibes (8), keyboards (9), acoustic guitar (9)
* Booker T. Jones – organ (1, 2, 6, 9)
* Michael Jonzun – keyboards (3), synthesizer programming (3), drums (3), marimba (3), backing vocals (3)
* Gordon Worthy – Hammond B3 organ (3)
* Frank Martin – keyboards (4)
* Richard Scher – keyboards (5)
* Lloyd Landesman – keyboards (7), LinnDrum programming (7), backing vocals (7)
* Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (8), keyboard bass sequencer (8), sound effects (8)
* Corrado Rustici – guitars (1, 2, 4, 8), electric guitars (9)
* Billy Loosigian – lead guitar (3), acoustic guitar (3)
* Tony "Rocks" Cowans – rhythm guitar (3)
* Carlos Pepper – rhythm guitar (3)
* Lewis West – rhythm guitar (3)
* Vernon "Ice" Black – guitars (4)
* Stuart Kimball – guitars (5)
* Bobby Messano – guitars (7)
* Randy Jackson – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 9), electric bass (8), drums (9), percussion (9)
* Maurice Starr – bass (3)
* Doug Wimbish – bass (5)
* John Siegler – bass (7)
* Narada Michael Walden – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), percussion (1, 2, 6, 8), church bells (1), keyboards (4)
* Billy Beard – drums (5)
* Anton Fig – drums (7)
* Greg "Gigi" Gonaway – glockenspiel (1), electronic percussion (8)
* Bill Sebastian – glockenspiel (3)
* Bashiri Johnson – percussion (5)
* Premik McFly – baritone saxophone (1)
* Michael Rado – harp (1)
* David Frazer – sound effects (8)
* Stuart "Satoshi" Hirotsu – sound effects (8)
* Jackson Browne – lead vocals (1)
* Daryl Hannah – backing vocals (1)
* Craig Thomas – backing vocals (1, 7, 9), additional vocals (2, 6), additional saxophone (4), lead vocals (7, 9)
* Hangsa – backing vocals (1)
* Sundan – backing vocals (1)
* Princess Loria – backing vocals (3)
* Charles Robins – backing vocals (3)
* Richard "Hock" Walsh – backing vocals (3)
* Mark Weiner – spiritual advisor (3)
* Darlene Love – vocals (5)
* Tina B. – backing vocals (5)
* Lotti Golden – backing vocals (5)
* B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (5)
* Norman Mershon – backing vocals (7)
* Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals (8)
* Jennifer Hall – backing vocals (8)
* Liz Jackson – backing vocals (8)

### Production

* Narada Michael Walden – producer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9), arrangements (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9), reducing (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* Michael Jonzun – producer (3), arrangements (3), engineer (3)
* Gordon Worthy – associate producer (3)
* Arthur Baker – producer (5)
* Morrie Brown – producer (7), arrangements (7)
* Lloyd Landesman - co-producer (7), arrangements (7)
* Michael H. Brauer – chief engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* David Frazer – chief engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* Sidney Burton – engineer (3)
* Frank Heller – engineer (3)
* Tom Moore – engineer (3)
* Ed Stasium – mix engineer (3)
* Alvin Meyerson – engineer (5)
* Rob Taustin – engineer (5)
* Andy Wallace – engineer (5)
* Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (5)
* Steve Goldman – engineer (7)
* Dana Jon Chappelle – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* Tim Hatfield – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* Stuart "Satoshi" Hirotsu – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* Michael Hommel – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* Geoff Keehn – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* Gordon Lyon – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* Arthur Payson – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* Scott Yetka – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
* Clarence Clemons – cover concept
* Caroline Greyshock – photography
* Christopher Austopchuk – art direction