Time: 40:33
Size: 92.9 MB
Styles: AM pop, Folk/rock
Year: 1975/1995
Art: Front
[2:58] 1. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
[3:46] 2. Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)
[2:05] 3. Photographs And Memories
[2:42] 4. Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
[2:25] 5. Time In A Bottle
[3:05] 6. New York's Not My Home
[2:29] 7. Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
[3:09] 8. I Got A Name
[2:29] 9. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
[2:59] 10. You Don't Mess Around With Jim
[3:01] 11. Lover's Cross
[2:44] 12. One Less Set Of Footsteps
[3:09] 13. These Dreams
[3:26] 14. Roller Derby Queen
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. ~Steve Gdula
Photographs And Memories: His Greatest Hits