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Heroes (Mark O'Connor album)
Heroes is an album by Mark O'Connor, in which he plays duets alongside his childhood fiddle heroes, including Jean-Luc Ponty, Benny Thomasson, Byron Berline, Stéphane Grappelli, Johnny Gimble, and others. It crosses a variety of musical genres and contains recordings made from 1976 to 1992.
| Heroes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Various; mainly in 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 66:21 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Mark O'Connor, Jim Ed Norman | |||
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Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "New Country" | Jean-Luc Ponty | 3:54 |
| 2. | "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" | Charlie Daniels | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Fiddlin' Around" | Johnny Gimble | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Gold Rush" | Bill Monroe | 4:36 |
| 5. | "House of the Rising Sun" | Traditional | 7:52 |
| 6. | "Diggy Diggy Lo" | J. D. Miller | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Sweet Jole Blon" | Doug Kershaw | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Sadness/Darlin' Waltz" | Traditional | 2:51 |
| 9. | "Jerusalem's Ridge" | Bill Monroe | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Sally Johnson" | Traditional | 5:09 |
| 11. | "Ashokan Farewell" | Jay Ungar | 4:52 |
| 12. | "This Can't Be Love" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 5:27 |
| 13. | "Ain't Misbehavin'" | Thomas Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf | 5:30 |
| 14. | "Nomad" | L. Shankar, Caroline Shankar | 8:00 |
Personnel edit
On New Country:
- Jean-Luc Ponty - fiddle
On The Devil Comes Back to Georgia:
- Charlie Daniels - fiddle
- Johnny Cash - Vocals
- Marty Stuart - Vocals
- Travis Tritt - Vocals
On Fiddlin' Around:
- Johnny Gimble - fiddle
On Gold Rush:
- Byron Berline - fiddle
- Bill Monroe - Mandolin
On House of the Rising Sun:
- Vassar Clements -fiddle
On Diggy Diggy Lo:
On Sweet Jole Blon:
- Doug Kershaw - fiddle
On Sadness/Darlin' Waltz:
- Buddy Spicher - fiddle
On Jerusalem's Ridge:
- Kenny Baker - fiddle
On Sally Johnson:
- Terry Morris - fiddle
- Texas Shorty - fiddle
- Benny Thomasson - fiddle
On Ashokan Farewell:
- Pinchas Zukerman - fiddle
On This Can't Be Love:
- Stéphane Grappelli - fiddle
On Ain't Misbehavin':
- Stéphane Grappelli - fiddle
On Nomad:
- L. Shankar - 10-string double fiddle
also
- Mark O'Connor - Producer
- Mark O'Connor - Mixer
- Rob Feaster - Mixer for tracks 2,6, and 7
- Mark O'Connor - Music Editing
- Denny Purcell - Mastering
- Craig Miller - Executive Producer
- Laura LiPuma-Nash - Art Direction/Design
- Kip Lott - Photography/Background Painting
- Jonita Aadland - Additional Photos
- Jim Dant - Gold violin
Chart performance edit
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 46 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 14 |