Heroes or Ghosts is the debut album

Album

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 by the Irish

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 indie act The Coronas

The Coronas

The Coronas are an Irish rock and indie band. They have released three studio albums, Heroes or Ghosts , Tony Was An Ex-Con and "Closer to You"...

, released in October 2007 by 3ú Records and published by Little Rox Music. An Irish language

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 version of the titular song was also recorded called "Taibhsí nó Laoich".

The title may be a reference to the Pink Floyd

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 song Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)

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, which includes the lyric "Did they get you to trade / Your heroes for ghosts"

Track listing

All tracks written by Danny O'Reilly, arranged by The Coronas except where stated.

1. "Grace, Don't Wait!" - 3:26 Lyrics by McPhillips/O'Reilly
2. "Make a Change" - 3:41
3. "San Diego Song" - 2:51
4. "Heroes or Ghosts" - 4:34 Lyrics by McPhillips/O'Reilly
5. "The Talk" - 3:56
6. "The Great Divide" - 3:28 Music O'Reilly/Egan/Knox; Lyrics by O'Reilly
7. "I Choose Love" - 4:24
8. "Decision Time" - 3:29
9. "Filtho" - 2:49
10. "Real World" - 3:44
11. "The Joker" - 10:14
    • Contains the hidden track
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      "Temporary Release" at 5:49