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Jim and Ingrid Croce
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Though Jim Croce was just 30 when he died, he packed a world of experience into his short-lived music career. When he wrote songs he kept it basic. Jim said, “There’s something about approaching universal truths with the simplicity of the acoustic guitar. You can take it anywhere and it helps me reach listeners of all ages and walks of life.”
Jim Croce’s discography includes his work as a solo artist and as a duo with his wife Ingrid Croce and with his good friend, lead guitarist Maury Muheleisen.
“Jim Croce struggled for years to break into the music industry before the release of his first major-label album, You Don't Mess Around with Jim, which resulted in three hit singles: "You Don't Mess Around With Jim," "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)," and "Time in a Bottle." The follow up, Life and Times, came out the following year, and it featured his first number one hit, "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown."
Croce was at the top of pop firmament as he toured behind Life and Times in 1973. He and his wife Ingrid had recently relocated to San Diego with their newborn son A.J., intending to slow down the pace of his suddenly fast-paced career, when he and frequent collaborator Maury Muehleisen were killed in a plane crash in Natchitoches, LA.
His label released a posthumous collection of unreleased songs, but it was the previously released hits, especially "Time In a Bottle," which proved to be his legacy.”
- Shout Factory


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Facets Croce Records 101 (1966) Facets was originally recorded and released in 1966, with only 500 copies ever made. Recorded when he was just 22-years-old, Facets illustrates the singer/songwriter's earliest influences and hints at the talent that would later make him one of the most popular artists of his era. The new version of the album includes all the original songs, as well as bonus songs from "Jim & Ingrid Too," as a two disc set. |


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Jim & Ingrid Croce
Capitol Records ST-315 (1969)
The original Jim and Ingrid Croce Capitol release CD from 1969. |


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You Don't Mess Around With Jim ABC Records ABCX-756 (May 1972)
Jim Croce’s first professional solo album released in 1972 includes his first title hit “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim”, plus “Time in a Bottle” and “New York’s Not My Home”. |


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Life And Times ABC Records ABCX-769 (January 1973)
Jim Croce’s second release on ABC Dunhill in early 1973 was a great indicator of how his talent continued to grow and includes his all time best known hit, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”, along with “One less Set of Footsteps, “Speedball Tucker” and “These Dreams” |


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I Got A Name ABC Records ABCX-797 (December 1973)
Jim’s third and last album for ABC Dunhill released posthumously included “I’ve Got a Name”, “Roller Derby Queen, and “Workin’ at the Carwash Blues” as well as one of his favorite ballads, Operator (That’s not the way it Feels”). |


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Photographs And Memories (His Greatest Hits) ABC Records ABCD-835 (1984) or 1974 Saja Records
Jim's greatest songs, including all his hits. A value you don't want to miss! |


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Down the Highway (1975) Saja Records/Capitol Records
Jim wrote about the people he worked with and learned from “Down the Highway”. The most special track on the album is Jim’s one-take version of “Old Man River’ which he sang in the studio one day while the tape was rolling. |


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The Faces I've Been
Saja Records/Lifesong Records LS 900 (1975)
An amazing album no longer in print, this loving tribute to Jim Croce by his producers Tommy West and Terry Cashman is a heartfelt chronology of Jim’s music with the bonus of personal narrative by the producers and best of all, it includes some of Jim’s Raps.
”Anybody who ever saw Jim Croce perform was treated to his views on many subjects”, explains T.W. In addition to being a blue-collar singer-songwriter, Jim was an approachable star, and a down to earth storyteller. This album illustrates many sides of Jim’s ability to entertain.
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Time in a Bottle: Jim Croce's Greatest Love Songs (1975)
Saja Records/Capitol Records
The only thing Jim wrote better than a pop hit was a pop ballad and on this CD, Jim’s most popular love songs are now standards, still standing the test of time. |


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The 50th Anniversary Collection (1992) Saja Records
A "Favorite" CD with 48 of Jim Croce's most popular songs. It don’t get much better than this! |


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The Final Tour (1993)
When Jim Croce played at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, on September 20, 1973 a fan made a tape. That night when Jim’s plane crashed with 6 onboard including Maury Muehleisen, Jim’s 23 year old lead guitarist and dear friend, we lost them all. This recording was made the night of his “Final Tour”. |


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VH1 Behind the Music: The Jim Croce Collection August 2001 Rhino Records, Viacom International, Inc., Saja Records
Jim Croce, and the artists featured in the VH1 Behind the Music series were selected from Billboard's Hot 100 Chart
And for albums on Billboard's Top Pop Albums chart. These 18 Jim Croce hits span Jim Croce's music career. The VH1 special, with his wife Ingrid Croce and son A.J. tell the story.
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Americana (2003) Shout Factory
Jim Croce’s Career was so short lived thathe made only three professional studio albums. So this first release of new Croce material since 1973 is a “big dea!” Recorded at Jim and Ingrid’s kitchen table on an old Wollensak recorder, these 15 tunes reveal the “rootsy” side of the singer-songwriter. With songs by Merle Haggard, Lefty Frizzell, and Jimmie Rodgers this American Classic CD includes Jim singing “ I’m in the Jailhouse Now”, “ Mama Tried”, “Six Days on the Road”, “Cigarettes, Whiskey and wild, Wild Women”. The notes by Jim’s wife Ingrid and son A.J., add to the intimacy.
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Definitive Jim CD (1996)(2004)
Emi/Capitol Music/Reader’s Digest
Reader’s Digest under the direction of John Alexander, put together this definitive package of 59 songs on 3 CD’s that demonstrates the brilliant musical legacy of an American Original. In addition to the music, the personal interview with Ingrid Croce, Jim’s widow, gives insight into the music, how the songs were written and their Life and Times. |


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Jim Croce Classic Hits (2004) Rhino Records
20 Digitally Remastered Hits. The most complete career retrospective on one CD! Order your own copy today, while supplies last! |


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Jim Croce: Have You Heard CD (2006) Shout Factory
Classic Live Performances on CD for the First Time! In 2003, Ingrid and A.J. Croce along with Shout! Factory released the first and only DVD of Jim Croce’s legendary live television performances, pleasing fans and critics alike. Now, for the first time ever, the music from those live television performances is available on CD, and on an album also entitled Have You Heard Jim Croce Live. Featuring Croce and his collaborator, Maury Muehliesen, performing "Unplugged"-style, the album contains live versions of such classics as "You Don’t Mess Around With Jim," "Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels)," "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," and others, taken from such hit music shows as "Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert," "The Old Grey Whistle Test," "Rollin’ On The River," and others.
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Additional Releases Foreign & Domestic: Authorized/Unauthorized
The Way We Used To Be: The Anthology
Label: Sanctuary
09/13/2004
Very Best of Jim Croce
Label: Disky
04/04/2004
Classic Hits
Lable: Rhino Records
07/27/2004
Original Gold
Label: Disky
08/05/2003
The Complete Collection
Label: DJ Specialist
03/04/2003
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown & Other Favorites
Label: Collectables
01/01/2003
I Got a Name
Label: Rotation
09/09/2002
His Greatest Hits
Label: Import
09/03/2002
Story of Tiime in a Bottle
Label: B.R. Music
07/10/2002
The Definitive Collection: Time in a Bottle
Label: Essential Records - import
05/16/2000
Jim Croce Collection
Label: BMG International
12/28/1999
Words and Music
Label: DCC Compact
09/14/1999
Simply the Best: Time in a Bottle - His Greatest Hits
05/25/1999
Jim Croce Greatest Hits
Label: Platinum Disc
02/23/1999
Best of Jim Croce
Label: Music Club International
10/27/1998
Jim Croce Collection
Label: Serv Rite (Fresh Pic)
09/30/1998
The Very Best of Jim Croce
Label: Import
06/30/1998
His Greatest Recordings
Label: DCC
05/05/1998
Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown: The Definitive Collection
Recall (UK)
04/21/1998
Stories & Characters: Best of Jim Croce
Label: BMG
02/25/1998
Back to Back Hits
Label: EMI- Capitol Special Markets
10/01/1995
His Greatest Hits
01/01/1995
The Singles
Label: Import
01/01/1995
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown & Other Favorites
Label: EMI-Capitol Special Markets
01/01/1994
I Got a Name
Label: EMI-Capitol Special Markets
01/01/1994
24 Karat Gold in a Bottle
Label: DCC Compact Classics
01/01/1994
Smash Hits
03/22/1993
Super Hits
03/22/1993
Jim Croce Collectors Edition
08/01/1992
Jim Croce Collection
Label: Castle Communications (Import)
08/01/1992
Jim Croce Songbook
01/01/1988
Jim Croce Greatest Hits
01/01/1988
Legend of Jim Croce
01/01/1988
Zijn Grootshe Successen
01/01/1987
His Greatest Hits
01/01/1977
Another Day, Another Town
01/01/1977
Down the Highway
Label: Atlantic
01/01/1975
The Jim Croce Collection
01/01/1971
Croce
One Way Records
01/01/1969
Jim Croce
Label: Remind
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