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Heroes is the eighth studio album by the Commodores, released in June 1980 by Motown Records.
| Heroes | ||||
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| Studio album by The Commodores | ||||
| Released | June 1980 | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B, gospel | |||
| Length | 43:26 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | James Anthony Carmichael, The Commodores | |||
| The Commodores chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Smash Hits | 9/10[2] |
| Village Voice | (B)[3] |
| Stereo Review | (favourable)[4] |
Accolades
Heroes was nominated for a Grammy award in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[5]
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[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
- Lytle, Craig. "Heroes - Commodores". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- Hillier, Bev (July 23, 1980). "Commodores: Heroes". archive.org. Vol. 2, no. 14. Smash Hits. p. 31.
- Christgau, Robert. "Commodores: Heroes". robertchristgau.com. 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.
- "Commodores: Heroes". swedishcharts.com. Sverigetopplistan.
- "Commodores: Heroes". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
- "Commodores: Heroes". charts.nz. Official New Zealand Music Chart.
- 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.
- "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
External links
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