Muehleisen, of course, died with jim croce in that plane crash at the age of 24. Jim croce a good time man like me aint got no business. The definitive jim croce collection by jim croce, released 16 may 2000 a 3 cd collection by readers digest. I used to do a morning music feature on this blog and i featured jim croce on a number of times. The title is a paraphrase of the last line in the hard way every time.
Jim croce life and times lyrics and tracklist genius. For those who want to dig a little deeper into croces music than just his wellknown songs, the double cd set the 50th anniversary collection is a fine buy. Sept 20, 1973 was an american singersongwriter from south philadelphia whose biggest single bad, bad leroy brown hit number 1 on the us charts in the summer of 1973. Operator recorded at harper college, 2573 previously unreleased.
I was born to sing a goodtime song you know that nothin used to bring me down til the day i fell. This is especially evident in listening to his album tracks, many of which are remarkably potent and arguably could have been hits themselves. The jim croce story is a biography about jim croce written by his widow and her second husband. I only recently bought an album of jim after thinking of some past holidays with my. Jim croce albums with his down to earth, every man persona, philly born singersongwriter artist won legions of fans with a winning mix of soulful vocals, fluid guitar, occasional humor and always colorful storytelling. Its been 40 years since jim croces spectacular rise to super stardom with a string of hits including bad, bad leroy brown, time in a bottle, and you dont mess around with jim was. Life and times is the fourth studio album by american singersongwriter jim croce, released in 1973.
Oct 11, 2012 its been 40 years since jim croces spectacular rise to super stardom with a string of hits including bad, bad leroy brown, time in a bottle, and you dont mess around with jim was. Jim croce rock music cds and dvds for sale shop with. He leaves his listeners with the conviction that they can do anything they dream. Add some exquisite acoustic guitar picking performed by maury muehleisen and croce and jim s smooth, rich voice, and youve got an immensely enjoyable listening experience.
Jim croce had the warmth and sensibility of a folk singer, but also the ability to write both hookladen pop songs and melodic ballads. The official croces online store for all things jim croce, ingrid croce, a. Della croce is a captivating speaker and an enchanting storyteller. Between 1966 and 1973, croce released five studio albums and 11 singles. Written in the honest, clear voice of jim croce s widow and singing. The official croce s online store for all things jim croce, ingrid croce, a. I am sending this mail to let you know that jim croces music is still an inspiration to me, someone from the netherlands who was born 10 years after jim croces death. Oct 20, 2012 jim croce january 10, 1943 september 20, 1973 was an american singersongwriter.
I only recently bought an album of jim after thinking of some past holidays with my parents long time ago. Since then they have released jim croce home recordings, facets, jim croce. Jun 05, 2012 however, at times the portrayal of jim croce and most of the people he associated with seemed biased and harsh. Jim croce cd discography buy it now at cd universe. Released at the height of the singersongwriter era, life and times put jim croce up there with the best of them. A good time man like me aint got no business sin lyrics. Jim croce, life and times is one of my favorite albums of his to listen to. Containing the upbeat top forty songs such as one less set of footsteps and bad bad leroy brown along with such ballads as these dreams, recalling james taylor, and alabama rain. The singles you dont mess around with jim, operator thats not the way it feels and time in a bottle which features in the movie, xmen. You can take it anywhere and it helps me reach listeners of all ages and walks of life. Feb 05, 2009 ok,nowone question id like to askwhats your take on the differences between the steve hoffmanmastered gold in a bottle jim croce cd versus the new rhino cd reissues.
In the late 1990s, ingrid croce, croces widow, and their son, a. Croce was nominated for two 1973 grammy awards in the pop male vocalist and record of the year categories for the song bad, bad. You dont mess around with jim final tour, 1973 previously released 2. Get the best deals on rock cds jim croce when you shop the largest online selection at. Croce obtained the publishing rights for croces entire catalog of songs. Classic hits, and the firstever dvd of jims television performances on have you heard jim croce live, with their most. This cast doubt in my mind about the authenticity of some parts of the story. In 1972, croce signed a threerecord contract with abc records, releasing two albums, you dont mess around with jim and life and times. Though jim croce was just 30 when he died, he packed a world of experience into his shortlived music career. The recordings were taken from different television programs that croce appeared on. Thank you for your time and for the joy your husbands music has given my daughter. Jim croce a good time man like me aint got no business singin the blues. Time in a bottle, jim croces greatest love songs discogs. The jim croce story is an unforgettable, bittersweet, and deeply personal biography of the talented songwriter that captures the rise of the burgeoning counterculture of the 60s and early 70s.
Though jim croce produced a handful of hit singles before his death, one can nonetheless argue that croce was and is a rather underrated songwriter. Jim croce january 10, 1943 september 20, 1973 was an american singersongwriter. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and. His greatest hits by jim croce cd, sep1995, atlantic label 4. Get the best deals on jim croce rock music cds and dvds. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Before digging deeper into his music, all i knew of jim croce was bad, bad leroy brown. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Ingrid croce moves forward on making jim croce movie a. Folk rock jim croce life and times 2015, cd discogs explore.
The album is a companion to a dvd released previously in 2003 of jim croces performances. I am sending this mail to let you know that jim croce s music is still an inspiration to me, someone from the netherlands who was born 10 years after jim croce s death. Stream adfree or purchase cd s and mp3s now on amazon. The 49track collection, released in 1992 to commemorate what would have been croces 50th birthday, includes all of his radio singles as well as many of the noteworthy album tracks that the singledisc photographs and memories overlooks. Everything you need to know about jim croce frankly curious. Mar 31, 2010 mix jim croce chain gang medley youtube. Jim croce jim croce life and times lp vinyl record. Jim said, theres something about approaching universal truths with the simplicity of the acoustic guitar. Jim croce life and times abc records abcx769 vinyl jim croce. Therefore, i am only rating the book 4 i got a name. Jim croce live is a live album by american singersongwriter jim croce, released in 2006, over thirty years after his death.
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