Too Late the Hero (album)

Too Late the Hero
Too Late the Hero
Studio album by John Entwistle
Released	23 November 1981
Recorded	1979–May 1981
Studio	Crystal (Los Angeles); Ramport (London);
Genre	Pop rock; new wave; hard rock; arena rock;
Length	42:07
Label	ATCO (US); WEA (UK);
Producer	John Entwistle; Dave "Cyrano" Langston;
John Entwistle chronology
Singles from Too Late the Hero
	"Too Late the Hero"; Released: October 1981; "Talk Dirty"; Released: December 1981;

Too Late the Hero is the fifth and final solo studio album by the English rock musician John Entwistle, released on 23 November 1981 by ATCO Records in the US, and by WEA in the UK. This was his only solo studio album of the 1980s and his last album to chart. The album peaked at No. 71 on the US Billboard 200, making it his best-selling album and his only album to reach the top 100.

"Talk Dirty" was the first single released from the album and it received some airplay in the US on album-oriented rock radio, peaking at No. 41 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Too Late the Hero" was the second single to be released from the album and it would be his only single to chart on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 76. It also peaked at No. 101 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, making it his best-selling single all round. "Too Late the Hero" was the only single from the album that had a music video filmed for it.

The album was recorded as a core trio of musicians that were Entwistle on bass guitar with Joe Walsh of the Eagles providing all guitar work and Walsh's former Barnstorm bandmate Joe Vitale on drums. Billy Nicholls also sang backing vocals on most of the tracks.