War Child Presents Heroes
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| War Child Presents Heroes | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | 16 February 2009 | |||
| Genre | Various | |||
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| Producer | War Child | |||
| War Child charity albums chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10)[2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [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).
While initial reports indicated the album would be released on 24 November 2008, on 7 October, it was announced that the release date would be pushed back to February 2009 due to an overwhelming interest from musicians hoping to contribute to the compilation.[9][10] On 17 December, a release date of 16 February 2009 was announced.
