Hero (Kirk Franklin album)

Hero
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005
RecordedJuly 2005
GenreUrban contemporary gospel
Length77:26
LabelB-Rite, GospoCentric, J Records
ProducerKirk Franklin, J Moss
Kirk Franklin chronology
A Season of Remixes
(2003)
Hero
(2005)
Songs for the Storm
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Hero is the eighth album by Kirk Franklin, released October 4, 2005 on GospoCentric Records.

Hero was certified as Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02) and Platinum on December 14, 2006 (2006-12-14).[2] it is one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time.

In 2007 Hero won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album and "Imagine Me" won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song.[3]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "49th Annual Grammy Award Winners".