Album Retrospective: "Hero (Deluxe Edition)" by Maren Morris

"Hero (Deluxe Edition)" by Maren Morris album cover

The next album retrospective is "Hero (Deluxe Edition)" by Maren Morris.

On Wednesday 3rd June 2026, this album turned ten (10) years old.

Hero is the major-label debut album by American country music singer Maren Morris, released on June 3, 2016, through Columbia Nashville. It marks Morris' first release on a major label and her fourth overall. The album debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 chart and was nominated for Best Country Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

In August 2015, Morris self-released five songs as a self-titled extended play, Maren Morris, on Spotify. The songs garnered 2.5 million streams on Spotify in a month, with three songs appearing in Spotify's US and Global "Viral 50" chart. The success of Morris' EP attracted the interest of major labels and she eventually signed to Columbia Nashville in September 2015. The label then re-released the 5-song EP on November 6, 2015, with "My Church" as the lead single.

"My Church" would become a success on the chart, reaching number 5 on the Hot Country Songs chart and winning Best Country Solo Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. The success of "My Church" was followed by the release of Morris' first major label album release, Hero. All tracks from the EP are included on the album, with "Company You Keep" included on the deluxe edition. The additional songs in the album were co-written with Chris DeStefano, Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, and others. Morris has writing credits on all the songs in the album. Excerpt taken from Hero (Maren Morris album)

Here's my review of each track on the album!

1. Sugar 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

2. Rich 🌟🌟🌟🌟

3. My Church 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / ❤️‍🔥

4. I Could Use a Love Song 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

5. 80s Mercedes 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

6. Drunk Girls Don't Cry 🌟🌟🌟🌟

7. How It's Done 🌟🌟🌟

8. Just Another Thing 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

9. I Wish I Was 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

10. Second Wind 🌟🌟🌟🌟

11. Once 🌟🌟🌟🌟

12. Bummin' Cigarettes 🌟🌟🌟🌟

13. Company You Keep 🌟🌟🌟

14. Space 🌟🌟🌟

Album Rating: 8️⃣ / 🔟

"Hero (Deluxe Edition)" by Maren Morris album tracklist


What are your overall thoughts on the album? What are your favourite songs from the album? Let me know in the comments section!



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