Jim Croce
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Biography
[Edit]In the music industry, arguably the worst tragedy that can befall an artist is to die in his or her prime, when just beginning to break through to the mainstream and reach people on a national or international level. One such artist was Jim Croce, a songwriter with a knack for both upbeat, catchy singles and empathetic, melancholy ballads. Though Croce only recorded a few studio albums before an untimely plane crash, he continues to be remembered posthumously. Croce appealed to fans as a common man, and it was not a gimmick — he was a father and husband who went through a series of blue-collar jobs. And whether he used dry wit, gentle emotions, or sorrow, Croce sang with a rare form of honesty and power. Few artists have ever been able to pull off such down-to-earth storytelling as convincingly as he did.
James Joseph Croce was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 10, 1943. Raised on ragtime and country, Croce played the accordion as a child and would eventually teach himself the guitar. It wasn't until his freshman year of college that he began to take music seriously, forming several bands over the next few years. After graduation, he continued to play various gigs at local bars and parties, working as both a teacher and construction worker to support himself and his wife, Ingrid. In 1969, the Croces and an old friend from college, Tommy West, moved to New York and record an album. When the Jim and Ingrid record failed to sell, they moved to a farm in Lyndell, Pennsylvania, where Jim juggled several jobs, including singing for radio commercials. Eventually he was noticed and signed by the ABC/Dunhill label and released his second album, You Don't Mess Around with Jim, in 1972. The record spawned three hits: "You Don't Mess Around With Jim," "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)," and "Time in a Bottle," the latter ultimately shooting all the way to number one on the Billboard charts. Croce quickly followed with Life and Times in early 1973 and gained his first number one hit with "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown."
After four years of grueling tour schedules, Croce grew homesick. Wishing to spend more time with Ingrid and his infant son Adrian James, he planned to take a break after the Life and Times tour was completed. Tragically, the tour would never finish; just two months after "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" topped the charts, Croce's plane crashed in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Croce and the four other passengers (including bandmember Maury Muehleisen) were killed instantly.
Croce's career peaked after his death. In December of 1973, the album I Got a Name surfaced, but it was "Time in a Bottle," from 1972's You Don't Mess Around with Jim, that would become his second number one single. Shortly afterwards, "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" reached the Top Ten. Several albums were released posthumously, most notably the greatest hits collection Photographs & Memories, which became a best-seller. Several other compilations were later issued, such as the 1992 release The 50th Anniversary Collection and the 2000 compilation Time in a Bottle: The Definitive Collection. Listening to the songs Croce recorded, one cannot help but wonder how far his extraordinary talents could have taken him if he would have lived longer. Unfortunately, such a question may only be looked at rhetorically, but Jim Croce continues to live on in the impressive catalog of songs he left behind.
Title: The Way We Used To Be: The Anthology (CD1)
Artist: Jim Croce
Genre: Rock, World Music, Country, Pop, Folk
Title: The Way We Used To Be: The Anthology (CD2)
Artist: Jim Croce
Genre: Rock, World Music, Country, Pop, Folk
Title: The Legend Of Jim Croce: All His Greatest Hits
Artist: Jim Croce
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits
Artist: Jim Croce
Genre: Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Way We Used To Be: The Anthology (CD3)
Artist: Jim Croce
Genre: World Music, Country, Pop, Folk
Title: The Studio Collection (CD1)
Artist: Jim Croce
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Pop Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: You Don't Mess Around With Jim
Artist: Jim Croce
Genre: Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: '70's Pop Classics
Genre: Rock
Title: Flashback - 70's Party
Genre: Rock
Title: 70's Mixtape, Vol. 1 & 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Party Like It's the 70's
Genre: Rock
Title: Ready, Set.. 70's
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest 60's Music Album
Genre: Pop
Title: Songs About Boys
Genre: Pop
Title: Love Train - Soft Hits of the 70's
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Summer Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: 70's Jams! Hits of the Decade
Genre: Rock
Title: Invincible (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The No. 1 Hits - 1973
Title: 100 Party Hits Collection CD 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Compact Disc Club - Whispers CD 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: Time Life - Sounds Of The Seventies 1972 - Take Two
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Soul Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Pop, Funk
Title: Time Life - Sounds Of The Seventies 1973 - Take Two
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Jazz Rock, Reggae, Dub, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Funk
Title: Time Life - Sounds Of The Seventies 1974 - Take Two
Genre: Electronica, Techno, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk
Title: Get Ready, Here Come The '70s
Genre: World Music, Country, Pop
Title: Los 100 Mejores Lentos De La Historia Cd1
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1972 CD4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Reggae, Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1973 CD1
Title: Top Of The Pops 1974 CD2
Title: Top Of The Pops 1974 CD5
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Christmas Oldies
Genre: New Age, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas Must Be Tonight
Genre: New Age, Soul, Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Django Unchained OST
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Italians: The Next Generation
Genre: Rock
Title: Easy Acoustic CD 02
Genre: Acoustic
Title: Universo Hits 70s Vol. 01
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits: Guitar Heroes (CD 4)
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Hits: Guitar Heroes (CD 5)
Genre: Rock
Title: Acoustics Lounge Vol. 24
Title: Guitar Rock (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Guitar Rock (CD5)
Genre: Rock
Title: 101 Love Songs 2003 (CD1)
Title: 1973 Year End Billboard Hits
Genre: World Music, Disco, Pop, Retro
Title: 100x TopPop (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Retro
Title: Magic Of The Seventies (CD2)
Title: Billboard Year End Hits 1973
Genre: Blues
Title: Get The Dance - Best Of By Markus Schoffl (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop
Title: Billboard Charts Top 1000 Hits 1970-1979 (CD3: 1972)
Genre: Industrial, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Gothic Rock, Grunge, Rock & Roll, Punk, Metal, Reggae, World Music, Country, Pop, Alternative, Psychedelic, Indie, Hardcore, Symphonic
Title: Billboard Charts Top 1000 Hits 1970-1979 (CD4: 1973)
Genre: Industrial, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Gothic Rock, Grunge, Rock & Roll, Punk, Metal, Reggae, World Music, Country, Pop, Alternative, Psychedelic, Indie, Hardcore, Symphonic
Title: Billboard Charts Top 1000 Hits 1970-1979 (CD5: 1974)
Genre: Industrial, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Gothic Rock, Grunge, Rock & Roll, Punk, Metal, Reggae, World Music, Country, Pop, Alternative, Psychedelic, Indie, Hardcore, Symphonic
Title: Pick Up The Pieces - The 70s
Title: The Party Mix - Movies (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk
Title: Latest & Greatest Relaxing Songs (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Rock, Alternative
Title: Las 100 Mejores Canciones De Amor Vol 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 097
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 123
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 150
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Hardcore
Title: Latest & Greatest Relaxing Songs (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Django Unchained (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100 Big Time Love Songs (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits: Guitar Heroes
Title: Billboard Presents - Summer Hits 2015 (CD2)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Greatest Singer-Songwriter Classics (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Party Groove: Gay Days, Vol. 3
Artist: Randy Bettis & Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, House, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: X-Men: Days of Future Past (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: John Ottman
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: 70's Mixtape Vol. 1 & 2 - Music Inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Singers And Songwriters 1972-1973 (CD2)
Artist: The Starlite Orchestra & Singers
Genre: Rock, World Music