Heroes (Commodores album)

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Heroes
The Commodores Heroes.jpg
Studio album by
The Commodores
ReleasedJune, 1980
GenreSoul, R&B, gospel
Length43:26
LabelMotown
ProducerJames Anthony Carmichael, The Commodores
The Commodores chronology
Midnight Magic
(1979) 		Heroes
(1980) 		In the Pocket
(1981)

Heroes is the eighth studio album by the Commodores, released in June 1980 by Motown Records.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
Smash Hits9/10[2]
Village Voice(B)[3]
Stereo Review(favourable)[4]

Heroes was Grammy nominated in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[5]

Track listing[]

  1. "Got to Be Together" (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) – 5:44
  2. "Celebrate" (Harold Hudson, Larry Davis, Thomas McClary) – 5:03
  3. "Old-Fashion Love" (Milan Williams) – 4:56
  4. "Heroes" (Darrell Jones, Lionel Richie) – 5:24
  5. "All The Way Down" (David Cochrane, Walter Orange) – 3:35
  6. "Sorry to Say" (Darrell Jones, Ronald LaPread) – 4:01
  7. "Wake Up Children" (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) – 4:33
  8. "Mighty Spirit" (Harold Hudson, William King) – 4:06
  9. "Jesus is Love" (Lionel Richie) – 6:04

Personnel[]

Commodores

Additional personnel

  • David Cochrane – keyboards, guitars, saxophones
  • Harold Hudson – keyboards, trumpet
  • Darrell Jones – guitars
  • Ollie E. Brown – drums
  • Eddie "Bongo " Brown – percussion
  • James Anthony Carmichael – horn and string arrangements

Production[]

  • Commodores – producers, arrangements
  • James Anthony Carmichael – producers, arrangements
  • Calvin Harris – engineer, mixing
  • Jane Clark – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Suzee Ikeda – production manager
  • JoAnn Geffen – package coordinator
  • Ginny Livingston – art direction
  • Tom Nikosey – art direction, cover art
  • Gene Gurley – photography
  • Benjamin Ashburn – management

Charts[]

Album[]

1980 Billboard US
R&B 		3
Billboard US Pop 7
Sweden 26[6]
Holland 44[7]
New Zealand 45[8]
Australia 94[9]

Singles[]

Year Single Chart positions[10]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1980 "Old-Fashion Love" 20 8 —
"Heroes" 54 27 —
"Jesus Is Love" - 34 —

References[]

  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. "Heroes - Commodores". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ Hillier, Bev (July 23, 1980). "Commodores: Heroes". archive.org. Vol. 2 no. 14. Smash Hits. p. 31.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Commodores: Heroes". robertchristgau.com. Village Voice.
  4. ^ Garland, Phyl (November 1980). "Commodores: Heroes" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 45 no. 5. Smash Hits. p. 110.
  5. ^ "Commodores". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
  6. ^ "Commodores: Heroes". swedishcharts.com. Sverigetopplistan.
  7. ^ "Commodores: Heroes". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
  8. ^ "Commodores: Heroes". charts.nz. Official New Zealand Music Chart.
  9. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ^ "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.

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