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The Commodores - "Heroes" (1980)

Title track from the 1980 album.

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Reply #1 posted 11/14/11 8:11am

SoulAlive

music nice song from a very underrated album

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Reply #2 posted 11/14/11 8:18am

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Allmusic Review:

From 1974 until the end of the '70s, the Commodores enjoyed kicking out the hits.

As the 1980s rolled in, the Commodores did not lose much steam as they scored their first Top Ten hit of the decade with the midtempo beauty "Old Fashion Love." From the flattering lyric to the zestful groove, the splendid selection is complemented by Lionel Richie's colorful delivery.

It peaked at number eight on the Billboard R&B charts. "Heroes" extols everyday people for their feats and courage and checked in at 27 after 11 weeks on the charts.

The former Tuskegee collegians were not known to do gospel, but the self-contained sextet scored big with "Jesus Is Love." Richie's prayerful message and pleading cries are solidified with a lyric and melody that complement one another. The song's popularity is far greater than what the charts reflected (number 37). "Wake Up Children" and "Mighty Spirit" are two other inspirational selections.

Track List:

"Got To Be Together"

Written-By – L. Richie, T. McClary

"Celebrate"

Written-By – H. Hudson, L. Davis, T. McClary

"Old Fashion Love"

Written-By M. Williams

"Heroes"

Written-By D. Jones, L. Richie

"All The Way Down"

Written-By D. Cochrane, W. Orange

"Sorry To Say"

Written-By D. Jones, R. LaPread

"Wake Up Children"

Written-By L. Richie, T. McClary

"Mighty Spirit"

Written-By H. Hudson, W. King

"Jesus Is Love"

Written-By L. Richie

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Reply #3 posted 11/14/11 8:43am

funkpill

yup music

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Reply #4 posted 11/14/11 8:58am

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Celebrating With The Commodores: Interviews shot in 1980 upon the release of the Heroes album.

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Reply #5 posted 11/14/11 3:58pm

Whatsinit4me

hug

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Reply #6 posted 11/14/11 5:04pm

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Great track. I loved side 1 of the album. Really didn't get

into side 2 much.

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Reply #7 posted 11/14/11 5:22pm

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"Celebrate" is bangin'. Lionel was truly unstoppable on vocals.

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