| Time Loves a Hero | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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Time Loves a Hero is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1977.
The album's cover art is by Neon Park.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Record World called the title track "a philosophical, mid-tempo funk tune with some interesting melodic and instrumental hooks." [4]
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] | 48 |
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 34 |
Additional musicians
¹ Little Feat – Raw Tomatoes Vol.1 (2002) booklet p14: "the skunk was not on that track"
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