Time Loves a Hero

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
Genre	Southern rock, jazz funk, jazz rock, swamp rock
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]

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
USA (Billboard 200)	34

Personnel

• 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

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Time Loves a Hero at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.