War Child Presents Heroes

War Child Presents Heroes
Compilation album by
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)
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)
Robert Christgau
Rolling Stone
USA Today

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.

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