Time Loves a Hero

Time Loves a Hero
Studio album by Little Feat
Released	May 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)The Last Record Album1975 Time Loves a Hero (1977) Waiting for Columbus (1978)Waiting for Columbus1978

Time Loves a Hero is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1977. The album cover depicts the Cattolica di Stilo which is a church in Italy, but the background is the town of San Miguel de Allende Mexico and the statue in front of the Cattolica di Stilo is in San Miguel de Allende.

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 Barrere)
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) – 3:31 (lead singer: Paul Barrere)
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 Barrere)
5. "Missin' You" (Barrère) – 2:21 (lead singer: Paul Barrere)

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 (track 9)¹
• Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
• Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
• Michael 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)

Note

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