! Hero es un álbum que incluye las canciones de la ópera rock,! Hero. Se basa en la pregunta: “¿Y si Jesús nació en Belén, Pensilvania?” La ópera rock moderniza los últimos dos años de Jesús en la tierra y cuenta con un elenco de muchos artistas de rock cristiano conocidos con Michael Tait, Rebecca St. James y Mark Stuart como los tres personajes principales: Hero (Jesús), Maggie (Mary Magdalene ) y Petrov (Peter).
Chris Well, escribiendo para CCM Magazine, lo revisó favorablemente y dijo: “! Hero es inventivo, rítmico y, sin duda, debería provocar un debate en todas partes sobre el verdadero Jesús. Por otro lado, Andree Farias de Christian Music Today, escribió: “! El intento de Hero de ser todo para todas las personas es bien intencionado, su valor de ‘rejugabilidad’ es mínimo, considerándolo no más que un recuerdo glorificado posterior al concierto para el espectáculo en vivo”.
Track listing and performers
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “This is How it Happened” | Mat Kearney and Pete Stewart | Paul Wright | 2:08 |
| 2. | “A Few Good Men” | Eddie DeGarmo | Michael Quinlan, Mark Stuart, Michael Tait | 5:09 |
| 3. | “Wedding Celebration” | Eddie DeGarmo | John Cooper, John Grey, Michael Tait, Nirva Dorsaint, and GRITS | 4:32 |
| 4. | “Fire of Love” | Eddie DeGarmo | John Cooper and Michael Tait | 4:38 |
| 5. | “Lose My Life with You” | Eddie DeGarmo | Michael Tait and Nirva Dorsaint | 3:14 |
| 6. | “Man on a Mission” | Matt Kearney and Pete Stewart | Paul Wright | 1:14 |
| 7. | “Secrets of the Heart” | Eddie DeGarmo | Rebecca St. James and Michael Tait | 3:52 |
| 8. | “Stand Up and Walk” | Eddie DeGarmo | John Cooper, Matt Hammitt, and Michael Tait | 4:24 |
| 9. | “Do What You Gotta Do” | Eddie DeGarmo | John Cooper and Pete Stewart | 3:05 |
| 10. | “Take My Hand” | Eddie DeGarmo | Michael Tait | 1:48 |
| 11. | “Love’s Declaration” | Eddie DeGarmo | Rebecca St. James, Mark Stuart, and Michael Tait | 3:17 |
| 12. | “Raised in Harlem“ | Eddie DeGarmo and Pete Stewart | T-Bone and Michael Tait | 4:21 |
| 13. | “They’re Callin’ Him Hero” | Mat Kearney and Pete Stewart | Paul Wright | 2:42 |
| 14. | “Manna From Heaven” | Eddie DeGarmo | Rebecca St. James, Michael Quinlan, Mark Stuart, and Michael Tait | 4:20 |
| 15. | “Hero” | Eddie DeGarmo | Rebecca St. James, Michael Quinlan, and Mark Stuart | 4:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “He Just Had to Stir Things Up/Leave Here” | Eddie DeGarmo | Rebecca St. James, Michael Tait, and Paul Wright | 5:19 |
| 2. | “Stand by You” | Eddie DeGarmo | Rebecca St. James and Paul Wright | 2:47 |
| 3. | “Say the Word” | Eddie DeGarmo | Paul Wright | 1:36 |
| 4. | “Intentions” | Eddie DeGarmo | Michael Quinlan | 3:20 |
| 5. | “Finally Home” | Eddie DeGarmo | Rebecca St. James, Michael Quinlan, and Mark Stuart | 3:37 |
| 6. | “Not in Our House” | Eddie DeGarmo and Pete Stewart | John Cooper and Michael Tait | 2:09 |
| 7. | “Murder on Their Minds” | Mat Kearney and Pete Stewart | Paul Wright | 2:59 |
| 8. | “Party in the House Today” | Eddie DeGarmo | Mark Stuart | 3:49 |
| 9. | “In Remembrance of Me” | Eddie DeGarmo | Michael Tait | 1:53 |
| 10. | “Shadowman” | Eddie DeGarmo | Michael Quinlan and Pete Stewart | 5:00 |
| 11. | “Hero’s Agony” | Eddie DeGarmo | Michael Tait | 2:37 |
| 12. | “I Am” | Eddie DeGarmo | Michael Tait | 4:17 |
| 13. | “Kill the Hero” | Eddie DeGarmo | John Cooper, Paul Wright, and Bob Farrell | 6:00 |
| 14. | “Execute/Intentions (Reprise)/Hero (Reprise)/Lose My Life With You” | Eddie DeGarmo | Rebecca St. James, Nirva Dorsaint and Michael Quinlan | 3:58 |
| 15. | “He’s Not Here” | Eddie DeGarmo | Rebecca St. James and Nathaniel Lee | 3:41 |
| 16. | “The Truth Comes Out” | Eddie DeGarmo and Mat Kearney | Paul Wright | 1:47 |