War Child Presents Heroes

War Child Presents Heroes
Compilation album by
War Child
Released16 February 2009
GenreVarious
Label
ProducerWar Child charity albums
War Child chronology
Help: A Day in the Life
(2005) 		War Child Presents Heroes
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment Weekly(B)[1]
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)[2]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
USA Today[5]

War Child Presents Heroes is a 2009 charity album devoted to the War Child charity's aid efforts in war-stricken areas, such as Iraq, Uganda, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. With a theme of "placing faith in the next generation," the concept of the album is to have music legends select a track from their own canon and nominate an artist from the next generation to create a modern reworking of that song.[6]

The album was recorded over six months in London, Manchester, Paris, Berlin, New York, and Los Angeles,[7] and mastered at Abbey Road Studios in North London.[8] Previous War Child charity albums include The Help Album (1995), 1 Love (2002), Hope (2003) and Help: A Day in the Life (2005).

  1. ^ "War Child Presents Heroes". EW.com.
  2. ^ "Various Artists: War Child Presents Heroes". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: War Child Presents Heroes: An Album to Benefit Children Affected by War". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on February 24, 2009.
  5. ^ "Listen Up: Legends pass torch for album of 'Heroes' - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
  6. ^ "Heroes". War Child. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  7. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (2009-01-12). "Beck, Lily Allen, TV on the Radio Cover Rock Legends". Spin. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  8. ^ "War Child 'Heroes' album release date confirmed". NME. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-17.