Heroes (Commodores album)

Heroes
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
Midnight Magic (1979) Heroes (1980) In the Pocket (1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	9/10[2]

Heroes is the eighth studio album by the Commodores, released in June 1980 by Motown Records.

Track listing

1. "Got to Be Together" (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) 5:44
2. "Celebrate" (Harold Hudson, Larry Davis, Thomas McClary) 5:03
3. "Old Fashion Love" (Milan Williams) 4:56
4. "Heroes" (Darrell Jones, Lionel Richie) 5:24
5. "All The Way Down" (David Cochrane, Walter Orange) 3:35
6. "Sorry to Say" (Darrell Jones, Ronald LaPread) 4:01
7. "Wake Up Children" (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) 4:33
8. "Mighty Spirit" (Harold Hudson, William King) 4:06
9. "Jesus is Love" (Lionel Richie) 6:04

Personnel

• Lionel Richie - vocals, saxophone, piano, keyboards
• Thomas McClary - vocals, guitar
• Milan Williams - keyboards
• Ronald LaPread - bass guitar
• William King - trumpet
• Walter Orange - drums, vocals, percussion

Charts

Year	Chart positions[3]
	US	US R&B
1980	7	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[4]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1980	"Old-Fashion Love"	20	8	—
	"Heroes"	54	27	—
	"Jesus Is Love"	-	34	—

References

1. "Heroes - Commodores". Allmusic.
2. Hillier, Bev. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 10–23 1980): 31.
3. "The Commodores US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
4. "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.

External links

• The Commodores-Heroes at Discogs