Too Late the Hero by John Entwistle

Too Late the Hero is the fifth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter John Entwistle, bassist for The Who. It was released on ATCO Records in the United States, and WEA in the United Kingdom. This was his only solo album of the 1980s and his last album to chart. The album reached number #71 on the Billboard 200. It was Entwistle's highest charting album since Smash Your Head Against the Wall in 1971 and the highest charting of his solo career. "Talk Dirty" was released as a single and also received significant airplay in the US on the album-oriented rock radio, along with "Fallen Angel". "Too Late the Hero" was released in Italy on Jukeboxes where he also performed the song live. The album features Joe Walsh on lead guitar, Billy Nicholls singing backing vocals, and Joe Vitale on drums.