Time Loves a Hero
Time Loves a Hero is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1977.
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| 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 | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, jazz funk, jazz rock, swamp rock | |||
| Length | 35:23 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
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)
Personnel
- 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.
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