Heroes Are Hard to Find
| Heroes Are Hard to Find | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Fleetwood Mac | ||||
| Released | 13 September 1974 | |||
| Recorded | July 1974 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 39:26 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Fleetwood Mac, Bob Hughes | |||
| Fleetwood Mac chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive) [2] |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Heroes Are Hard to Find is the ninth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1974. This is the last album with Bob Welch, who left at the end of 1974, and was replaced by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. It was the first Fleetwood Mac studio album properly recorded in the US as well as the first to enter the Billboard top 40 albums chart. The title track was edited and issued as a single but it failed to chart.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Heroes Are Hard to Find" | Christine McVie | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Coming Home" | Bob Welch | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Angel" | Welch | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Bermuda Triangle" | Welch | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Come a Little Bit Closer" | C. McVie | 4:48 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "She's Changing Me" | Welch | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Bad Loser" | C. McVie | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Silver Heels" | Welch | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Prove Your Love" | C. McVie | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Born Enchanter" | Welch | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Safe Harbour" | Welch | 2:32 |
Credits
Fleetwood Mac
- Bob Welch – guitar, vocals, vibraphone
- Christine McVie – keyboards, vocals, ARP String Ensemble
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar on "Come a Little Bit Closer" and "She's Changing Me"
Production
- Producers: Fleetwood Mac, Bob Hughes
- Engineers: Doug Graves, Bob Hughes
- Assistant engineer: Doug Graves
- Remastering: Lee Herschberg
- Horn arrangements: Nick DeCaro
- String arrangements: Nick DeCaro
- Design: Desmond Strobel
Charts
Without a successful single to support the album, it still managed to peak at number 34 on the Billboard Top 200 albums, which at the time was the highest Billboard placing for any Fleetwood Mac album. The album also peaked at number 5 on the Billboard FM Action chart.[4]
The album achieved moderate success in Canada, peaking at #46 on the Canadian Albums Chart.
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top 200 | 34 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 46 |
Certification
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[5] | None | 425,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Heroes Are Hard to Find at AllMusic
- ↑ Barnes, Ken (October 24, 1974). "Fleetwood Mac Heroes Are Hard to Find > Album Review". Rolling Stone (172). Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Fleetwood Mac". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. pp. 302–304. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 22 February 2012. Portions posted at "Fleetwood Mac > Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=twcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT73&dq=fleetwood+mac+heroes+are+hard+to+find&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEIQ6wEwBzgeahUKEwisq5iLjNzHAhWENT4KHZqRCI8#v=onepage&q=fleetwood%20mac%20heroes%20are%20hard%20to%20find&f=false
- ↑ "American album certifications – Fleetwood Mac – Penguin". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 May 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
