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Time Loves a Hero is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1977.

Time Loves a Hero
Studio album by Little Feat
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
Length	35:23
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ted Templeman
Little Feat chronology
The Last Record Album (1975) Time Loves a Hero (1977) Waiting for Columbus (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]

The album's cover art is by Neon Park.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Hi Roller" (Paul Barrère) – 3:35 (lead singer: Lowell George)
2. "Time Loves a Hero" (Barrère, Kenny Gradney, Bill Payne) – 3:47 (lead singers: Bill Payne, Paul Barrère)
3. "Rocket in My Pocket" (Lowell George) – 3:25 (lead singer: Lowell George)
4. "Day at the Dog Races" (instrumental) (Barrère, Sam Clayton, Gradney, Richie Hayward, Payne) – 6:27

Side Two

1. "Old Folks Boogie" (Barrère, Gabriel Barrère) – 3:31 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)
2. "Red Streamliner" (Payne, Fran Tate) – 4:44 (lead singer: Bill Payne)
3. "New Delhi Freight Train" (Terry Allen) – 3:42 (lead singer: Lowell George)
4. "Keepin' Up with the Joneses" (Barrère, George) – 3:51 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)
5. "Missin' You" (Barrère) – 2:21 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	48
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)	34

Personnel

Little Feat

• 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

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