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{{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
| name = Time Loves a Hero | | name = Time Loves a Hero | ||
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==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
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|rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000193614|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine}}</ref> | |rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000193614|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine}}</ref> | ||
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''[[Record World]]'' called the title track "a philosophical, mid-tempo funk tune with some interesting melodic and instrumental hooks."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=September 3, 1977|accessdate=2023-02-16|title=Single Picks|page=14|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/77/RW-1977-09-03.pdf}}</ref> | ''[[Record World]]'' called the title track "a philosophical, mid-tempo funk tune with some interesting melodic and instrumental hooks."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=September 3, 1977|accessdate=2023-02-16|title=Single Picks|page=14|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/77/RW-1977-09-03.pdf}}</ref> | ||
In his review of the album, music critic [[Robert Christgau]] held a somewhat neutral view, writing that "they're not a rock band or even a boogie band anymore—they're a funk band" but that "'Old Folks Boogie' beats anything on the last two albums, 'Time Loves a Hero' tries, and 'Rocket in My Pocket' is a Lowell George readymade like you didn't think he had in him anymore."<ref>{{cite web | title=Robert Christgau: CG: Little feat | url=https://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=little+feat }}</ref> | |||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
{{Track listing | |||
| extra_column = Lead Vocals | |||
| headline = Side one | |||
| title1 = Hi Roller | |||
| writer1 = [[Paul Barrere|Paul Barrère]] | |||
| extra1 = [[Lowell George]] | |||
| length1 = 3:35 | |||
= | | title2 = Time Loves a Hero | ||
| writer2 = P. Barrère, [[Kenny Gradney]], [[Bill Payne]] | |||
| extra2 = P. Barrère, Payne | |||
| length2 = 3:47 | |||
=== | | title3 = Rocket in My Pocket | ||
| writer3 = George | |||
| extra3 = George | |||
| length3 = 3:25 | |||
| title4 = Day at the Dog Races | |||
| writer4 = P. Barrère, [[Sam Clayton]], Gradney, [[Richie Hayward]], Payne | |||
| extra4 = (instrumental) | |||
| length4 = 6:27 | |||
}} | |||
{{Track listing | |||
| extra_column = Lead Vocals | |||
| headline = Side two | |||
| title1 = Old Folks Boogie | |||
| writer1 = Gabriel Barrère, P. Barrère | |||
| extra1 = P. Barrère | |||
| length1 = 3:31 | |||
| title2 = Red Streamliner | |||
| writer2 = Payne, Fran Tate | |||
| extra2 = Payne | |||
| length2 = 4:44 | |||
| title3 = New Delhi Freight Train | |||
| writer3 = [[Terry Allen (artist)|Terry Allen]] | |||
| extra3 = George | |||
| length3 = 3:42 | |||
| title4 = Keepin' Up with the Joneses | |||
| writer4 = P. Barrère, George | |||
| extra4 = P. Barrère | |||
| length4 = 3:51 | |||
| title5 = Missin' You | |||
| writer5 = P. Barrère | |||
| extra5 = P. Barrère | |||
| length5 = 2:21 | |||
}} | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:34, 28 August 2025
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". 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.
Critical reception
Template:Music ratings Record World called the title track "a philosophical, mid-tempo funk tune with some interesting melodic and instrumental hooks."[1]
In his review of the album, music critic Robert Christgau held a somewhat neutral view, writing that "they're not a rock band or even a boogie band anymore—they're a funk band" but that "'Old Folks Boogie' beats anything on the last two albums, 'Time Loves a Hero' tries, and 'Rocket in My Pocket' is a Lowell George readymade like you didn't think he had in him anymore."[2]
Track listing
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Personnel
- Little Feat
- Paul Barrère – vocals, guitar
- Sam Clayton – backing vocals, congas, percussion
- Lowell George – vocals, guitar
- Kenny Gradney – bass
- Richie Hayward – backing vocals, drums, percussion
- Bill Payne – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, marimba
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, tenor saxophone
- Patrick Simmons – guitar ("New Delhi Freight Train"), vocals ("Red Streamliner")
- Fred Tackett – mandocello and guitar ("Time Loves a Hero") (joined band 1988)
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 48 |
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 34 |
Certifications
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Note
¹ Little Feat – Raw Tomatoes Vol.1 (2002) booklet p14: "the skunk was not on that track"
References
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