| Time Loves a Hero | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 15, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976-1977 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA Warner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood, CA Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA Record Plant, Sausalito, CA | |||
| Length | 35:23 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
| Little Feat chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Time Loves a Hero is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1977.
The album's cover art is by Neon Park.
Record World called the title track "a philosophical, mid-tempo funk tune with some interesting melodic and instrumental hooks."[3]
Track listing
Side One
- "Hi Roller" (Paul Barrère) – 3:35 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Time Loves a Hero" (Barrère, Kenny Gradney, Bill Payne) – 3:47 (lead singers: Bill Payne, Paul Barrère)
- "Rocket in My Pocket" (Lowell George) – 3:25 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Day at the Dog Races" (instrumental) (Barrère, Sam Clayton, Gradney, Richie Hayward, Payne) – 6:27
Side Two
- "Old Folks Boogie" (Barrère, Gabriel Barrère) – 3:31 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)
- "Red Streamliner" (Payne, Fran Tate) – 4:44 (lead singer: Bill Payne)
- "New Delhi Freight Train" (Terry Allen) – 3:42 (lead singer: Lowell George)
- "Keepin' Up with the Joneses" (Barrère, George) – 3:51 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)
- "Missin' You" (Barrère) – 2:21 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 48 |
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 34 |
Personnel
- Little Feat
- Paul Barrère – guitar, vocals
- Sam Clayton – congas, percussion, vocals
- Lowell George – vocals, guitar
- Kenny Gradney – bass
- Richie Hayward – drums, percussion, vocals
- Bill Payne – keyboards, synthesizer, marimba, vocals
Additional musicians
- Greg Adams – trumpet
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – dobro ("Missin' You")¹
- Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
- Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet
- Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
- Michael McDonald – vocals ("Red Streamliner")
- Lenny Pickett – alto saxophone and tenor saxophone
- Patrick Simmons – guitar ("New Delhi Freight Train"), vocals ("Red Streamliner")
- Fred Tackett – mandocello and guitar ("Time Loves a Hero") (joined band 1988)
Note
¹ Little Feat – Raw Tomatoes Vol.1 (2002) booklet p14: "the skunk was not on that track"
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Time Loves a Hero at AllMusic
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ↑ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. September 3, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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