Hero (John Paul Young album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hero
| type = Studio
| artist = John Paul Young
| cover = Hero_by_John_Paul_Young.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 1975
| recorded = 1974–75
| venue =
| studio = Albert Studios
| genre = Pop
| length = 42.39
| label = Albert Productions/EMI
| producer = Harry Vanda, George Young
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = J.P.Y.
| next_year = 1976
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Hero
| type = studio
| single1 = Yesterday's Hero
| single1date = February 1975
| single2 = The Love Game
| single2date = September 1975
}}
}}
Hero is the debut studio album by Australian pop singer John Paul Young. The album was released in October 1975 and peaked at 9 and stayed in the charts for 20 weeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/hero-by-john-paul-young|title= John Paul Young – Hero @ Australian Music Database|publisher= Australian Music Database|access-date=17 February 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/John-Paul-Young-Hero/release/6406134 |title=John Paul Young – Hero (Album)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=17 February 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://rockonvinyl.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/john-paul-young-hero-1975-bonus-track.html |title=John Paul Young – Hero (1975) + Bonus Track |publisher=Rock on Vinyl|access-date=17 February 2017}}
The album was certified gold in Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.milesago.com/artists/jpy.htm|title=MILESAGO: Australasian Music & Popular Culture 1964–1975|website=Miles Ago|access-date=6 February 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = Harry Vanda and George Young, except where noted.
| extra_column =
| title1 = St. Louis
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:44
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| title2 = Pasadena
| note2 = 1975 re-recording
| length2 = 3:16
| writer2 = David Hemmings, Harry Vanda, George Young
| extra2 =
| title3 = Friends
| note3 =
| length3 = 3:41
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| title4 = Silver Shoes And Strawberry Wine
| note4 =
| length4 = 8:50
| writer4 =
| extra4 =
| title5 = The Love Game
| length5 = 3:30
| writer5 =
| total_length =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| all_writing =
| extra_column =
| title1 = Yesterday's Hero
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:46
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| title2 = Bad Trip
| note2 =
| length2 = 3:14
| writer2 =
| extra2 =
| title3 = Things To Do
| note3 =
| length3 = 4:10
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| title4 = The Next Time
| note4 =
| length4 = 3:32
| writer4 =
| extra4 =
| title5 = Birmingham
| length5 = 4:16
| writer5 =
| title6 = You Drive Me Crazy (Bonus Single 1973)
| length6 = 2:40
| writer6 = Ted Mulry
| total_length =
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1975/76)
!scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Kent Music Report{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=346}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 |
Certifications
Personnel
- John Paul Young – Lead vocals
- Ian "Willie" Winter – guitar
- Johnny Dick – drums, percussion
- Warren Morgan – keyboards, backing vocals
- Ronnie Peel – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ray Goodwin – guitar
References
{{Reflist}}
{{John Paul Young}}
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Category:Albums produced by Harry Vanda
Category:Albums produced by George Young (rock musician)
Category:John Paul Young albums
Category:Albert Productions albums
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