Time Loves a Hero

Time Loves a Hero
Studio album by Little Feat
Released	May 1977
Recorded	1976-1977 at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA; Warner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA and Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
Genre	Southern rock, jazz funk, jazz 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)

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Time Loves a Hero is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1977. (see 1977 in music). Cover shows a little Italian church "La Cattolica di Stilo". http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattolica_di_Stilo

Track listing

1. "Hi Roller" (Paul Barrère) – 3:35
2. "Time Loves a Hero" (Barrère, Kenny Gradney, Bill Payne) – 3:47
3. "Rocket in My Pocket" (Lowell George) – 3:25
4. "Day at the Dog Races" (Barrère, Sam Clayton, Gradney, Richie Hayward, Payne) – 6:27
5. "Old Folks Boogie" (Barrère) – 3:31
6. "Red Streamliner" (Payne, Fran Tate) – 4:44
7. "New Delhi Freight Train" (Terry Allen) – 3:42
8. "Keepin' up With the Joneses" (Barrère, George) – 3:51
9. "Missin' You" (Barrère) – 2:21

Band members

• 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 personnel

• Greg Adams - trumpet
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - dobro (track 9)¹
• Emilio Castillo - tenor saxophone
• Mic Gillette - trombone, trumpet
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxophone
• Mike McDonald - vocals (track 6)
• Lenny Pickett - alto saxophone and tenor saxophone
• Patrick Simmons - guitar (track 7), vocals (track 6)
• Fred Tackett - mandocello and guitar (track 2) (joined band 1988)

¹ Little Feat - Raw Tomatoes Vol.1 (2002) booklet p14: "the skunk was not on that track"