Heroes & Thieves
by Vanessa Carlton
  • Record Label: The Inc.
  • Release Date: Oct 9, 2007
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 69
  3. Negative: 12 out of 69

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  1. MusicLover
    Oct 22, 2007
    0
    A big disappointment, especially after Harmonium being such a classic.
  2. JoseG.
    Oct 17, 2007
    0
    Nothing here stacks up with "A Thousand Miles". I easily preferred her other albums to this.

Awards & Rankings

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#84 Best Album of 2007
84
#84 Most Discussed Album of 2007

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. AllMusic
    70
    Her voice is too sweet and girlish to command, her melodies mellifluous but not grabbing--but Heroes & Thieves flows easily, and it's a nice return to the strengths of her debut.
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  2. Billboard
    80
    Fans of Carlton's indelible white-chick anthem "A Thousand Miles," on the other hand, have plenty to be excited about, since Heroes presents another batch of appealingly wistful reflections on life and love.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    However precious her poetry can be, Carlton always pins it to melodies that morph and expand evocatively.
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