Heroes (Commodores album)
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Heroes is the eighth studio album by the
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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Robert Christgau | B[5] |
Smash Hits | 9/10[4] |
With a 9 out of 10 rating, Bev Hillier of
Accolades
Heroes was nominated for a
Songs
Record World said of the title track that "Lionel Ritchie sings with loving sincerity."[8] Record World said of "Old-Fashion Love" that "Multi-octave vocal carousing and a funky percussion backdrop provide the setting on this plea for some premium love."[9] Record World called the single "Jesus Is Love" an "inspirational ballad."[10]
Track listing
- "Got to Be Together" (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) – 5:44
- "Celebrate" (Harold Hudson, Larry Davis, Thomas McClary) – 5:03
- "Old-Fashion Love" (Milan Williams) – 4:56
- "Heroes" (Darrell Jones, Lionel Richie) – 5:24
- "All The Way Down" (David Cochrane, Walter Orange) – 3:35
- "Sorry to Say" (Darrell Jones, Ronald LaPread) – 4:01
- "Wake Up Children" (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) – 4:33
- "Mighty Spirit" (Harold Hudson, William King) – 4:06
- "Jesus is Love" (Lionel Richie) – 6:04
Personnel
Commodores
- Lionel Richie – vocals, saxophones, acoustic piano, keyboards
- Milan Williams – keyboards
- Thomas McClary – vocals, guitars
- Ronald LaPread – bass
- Walter Orange– vocals, drums, percussion
- William King – trumpet
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 – producer, arrangements
- Calvin Harris – engineer, mixing
- Jane Clark – engineer, mixing
- Chris Bellman – mastering
- Suzee Ikeda – production manager
Charts
Album
1980 | Billboard US R&B | 3 |
Billboard US Pop | 7 | |
Sweden | 26[11] | |
Holland | 44[12] | |
New Zealand | 45[13] | |
Australia | 94[14] |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions[15] | ||
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US | US R&B |
US
Dance | ||
1980 | "Old-Fashion Love" | 20 | 8 | — |
"Heroes" | 54 | 27 | — | |
"Jesus Is Love" | - | 34 | — |
References
- Motown Records. 1980.
- RIAA. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ Lytle, Craig. "Heroes - Commodores". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- ^ a b Hillier, Bev (July 23, 1980). "Commodores: Heroes". archive.org. Vol. 2, no. 14. Smash Hits. p. 31.
- ^ Village Voice.
- ^ Garland, Phyl (November 1980). "Commodores: Heroes" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 45, no. 5. Smash Hits. p. 110.
- ^ "Commodores". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 13, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. June 21, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. December 13, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "Commodores: Heroes". swedishcharts.com. Sverigetopplistan.
- ^ "Commodores: Heroes". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
- ^ "Commodores: Heroes". charts.nz. Official New Zealand Music Chart.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.