Condition:
Jim Croce - Life & Times
Label: ABC/Dunhill
1973
USA
Record: VG + a couple of light marks
Cover: light wear, light ring wear. Gatefold cover, see pic.
Tracklisting:
A
One Less Set of Footsteps
Roller Derby Queen
Dreamin' Again
Careful Man
Alabama Rain
Good Time Man Like Me Ain't Got No Business (Singin' the Blues)
B
Next Time, This Time
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
These Dreams
Speedball Tucker
It Doesn't Have to Be That Way
Until his untimely death, Jim Croce was a force to be reckoned with on radio playlists. Photographs & Memories repackages some of his best work. Romantic acoustic-oriented songs were his hallmark, and songs like "Time in a Bottle," were huge hits because of their easy sentimentality. "I Got a Name" was the singer as well-worn folk traveler, while "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and even "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" followed standard boogie chord progressions, albeit with Croce's softer rock feel. There wasn't much really separating the overt emotions of "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" and "Operator" from his sap-dripping contemporaries, but there was just enough of an edge in Croce's warm voice to elevate his love songs to another level. Like a, oh, moderately priced wine, Croce remains a classic--accessible, affordable, and easy to enjoy. "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" is one of Croce's most successful songs.
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