- ambient, art rock, electronic, rock
- 41 min
- 10 tracks
- RCA
"Heroes" is the twelfth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 14 October 1977 through RCA Records. Recorded in collaboration with the musician Brian Eno and the producer Tony Visconti, it was the second release of his Berlin Trilogy, following Low, released in January the same year, and the only one wholly recorded in Berlin.
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Character
Character-led, grave, contemporary and prestige.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender4/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB+
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork10/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 ★
- Select5/5
- Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10
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Tracks
- A1Beauty and the Beast3:36
- A2Joe the Lion3:07
- A3“Heroes”6:10
- A4Sons of the Silent Age3:19
- A5Blackout3:49
- B1V‐2 Schneider3:11
- B2Sense of Doubt3:58
- B3Moss Garden5:05
- B4Neuköln4:35
- B5The Secret Life of Arabia3:47
10 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- David Bowie
- Label
- RCA
- Released
- 1977
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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