Too Late the Hero (album)

Too Late the Hero
Studio album by John Entwistle
Released	September 1981
Genre	Rock
Label	Atco
Producer	John Entwistle, Cy Langston
John Entwistle chronology
Mad Dog (1975) Too Late the Hero (1981) The Rock (1986)

Too Late the Hero is the fifth solo album by John Entwistle, bassist for The Who. Entwistle is joined by guitarist Joe Walsh and drummer Joe Vitale on all tracks. Walsh and Vitale produced the album.

It was released at the height of the popularity of the new wave music movement. Talk Dirty received some airplay in the US on album-oriented rock radio, but the album was generally poorly received. Entwistle soon returned to the Who for their last studio output for 24 years, It's Hard, and their "Farewell Tour".

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Track listing

All songs written by John Entwistle

1. "Try Me" - 3:55
2. "Talk Dirty" - 4:06
3. "Lovebird" - 4:51
4. "Sleeping Man" - 3:55
5. "I'm Coming Back" - 4:01
6. "Dancing Master" - 4:23
7. "Fallen Angel" - 4:40
8. "Love Is a Heart Attack" - 5:13
9. "Too Late the Hero" - 7:25

Bonus tracks (2005 reissue)

10. "Sleeping Man" (Demo) - 4:03
11. "Dancing Master" (Demo) - 3:26
12. "I'm Coming Back" (Demo) - 4:12
13. "Love Is a Heart Attack" (Demo) - 2:54
14. "Overture" (Unreleased outtake) - 5:14

Non-album track

1. "Too Late the Hero" (Single edit)

Personnel

• John Entwistle - vocals, bass, keyboards
• Joe Walsh - guitar
• Joe Vitale - drums
• Billy Nicholls - backing vocals