Hero (John Paul Young album)

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.^[1][2][3]

Hero
Studio album by John Paul Young
Released	October 1975
Recorded	1974–75
Studio	Albert Studios
Genre	Pop
Length	42.39
Label	Albert Productions/EMI
Producer	Harry Vanda, George Young
John Paul Young chronology
Hero (1975) J.P.Y. (1976)
Singles from Hero
"Yesterday's Hero" Released: February 1975 "The Love Game" Released: September 1975

The album was certified gold in Australia.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Harry Vanda and George Young, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"St. Louis"		3:44
2.	"Pasadena" (1975 re-recording)	David Hemmings, Harry Vanda, George Young	3:16
3.	"Friends"		3:41
4.	"Silver Shoes And Strawberry Wine"		8:50
5.	"The Love Game"		3:30

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Yesterday's Hero"		3:46
2.	"Bad Trip"		3:14
3.	"Things To Do"		4:10
4.	"The Next Time"		3:32
5.	"Birmingham"		4:16
6.	"You Drive Me Crazy (Bonus Single 1973)"	Ted Mulry	2:40

Charts

Chart (1975/76)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report[5]	9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	Gold	20,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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