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 (member of the Winans), Stevie Wonder, Yolanda Adams, and Moss himself. Track listing Personnel <small>*Note: Personnel listing from Hero album liner.</small> Vocalists Ashley Guilbert Nikki Ross Daphanie Wright Anaysha Figueroa Faith Anderson Erica Davis Jana Bell Charmaine Swimpson Isaac Carree Eric Moore Jason Champion Anthony Evans Myron Butler Instrumentalists Kirk Franklin - Keyboards, Minimoog, Piano, Drum Programming Terry Baker - Drums Shaun Martin - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Minimoog, Programming, Drums Jerome Harmon - Keyboards, Hammond B3 Braylon Lacy - Bass Guitar Doc Powell - Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Ernie G - DJ, Keyboards, Programming Jason Bell - Lead Guitar Sheila E. - Percussion, Percussion Color Chris Godbey - Programming Vidal Davis - Percussion, Additional Instruments Andre Harris - Percussion, Additional Instruments Ryan Toby - Percussion Jason Boyd - Percussion Humberto Ruiz - Trombone Lee Thornburg - Trumpet Paul Cerra - Saxophone Dave Monsch - Baritone Sax Jamie Hovorka - Trumpet Orchestra Assa Drori – Violin Agnes Gottschewsky – Violin Armen Garabedian – Violin Elizabeth Wilson – Violin Sally Berman – Violin Brian Benning – Violin Irma Neumann – Violin Berj Garabedian – Violin Robert Brosseau – Violin Shari Zippert – Violin Kazi Pitelka – Viola Jorge Moraga – Viola Renita Koven – Viola Karie Prescott – Viola Cecilia Tsan – Cello Dan Smith – Cello Miguel Martinez – Cello Earl Madison – Cello Frances Liu – Contrabass Nicholas Phillippon – Contrabass Katie Kirkpatrick – Harp Gary Foster – Flute Sheridan Stokes – Flute Vince Trombetta, Jr. – Flute Larry Caplan – Flute Don Shelton – Clarinet Jeff Driskill – Alto Clarinet Phil Feather – Bass Clarinet/Oboe John Mitchell – Eb Contrabass Clarinet/Bassoon David Duke – French horn John Reynolds – French horn Loren Marstellar – Baritone horn Chuck Koontz – Tuba Brent Fischer – cymbals/Timpani Notable Singles 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.