The Original Albums…Plus

~ Release by Jim Croce (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 2011 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
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Annotation last modified on 2026-08-02 23:14 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1You Don't Mess Around With Jim
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
You Don’t Mess Around With Jim (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
4.83:03
2Tomorrow’s Gonna Be a Brighter Day
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Tomorrow’s Gonna Be a Brighter Day (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company
3.52:54
3New York's Not My Home
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972) and Saja Music Co. (Saja Music Company, publisher) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
New York’s Not My Home (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
Croce Publishing (publisher), DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3.653:08
4Hard Time Losin’ Man
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Hard Time Losin’ Man (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company
42:29
5Photographs and Memories
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Photographs & Memories (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
version of:
Foto’s en een souvenir
3.52:08
6Walkin’ Back to Georgia
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Walkin’ Back to Georgia (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company
3.52:52
7Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
4.83:50
8Time in a Bottle
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972), BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint) (in 1973), Lastrada Entertainment Co., Ltd. (in 1973) and LeFrak-Moelis Records (in 1973)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Time in a Bottle (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
4.352:29
9Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
2:46
10Box #10
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Box #10 (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company
52:27
11A Long Time Ago
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
A Long Time Ago (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and Wingate Music Corp.
32:22
12Hey Tomorrow
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Hey Tomorrow (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
42:47
13One Less Set of Footsteps
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-08-02)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-08-02)
recording of:
One Less Set of Footsteps (on 1972-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3.352:48
14Roller Derby Queen
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-08-02)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-08-02)
recording of:
Roller Derby Queen (on 1972-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
33:29
15Dreamin’ Again
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-06-02)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-06-02)
recording of:
Dreamin’ Again (on 1972-06-02)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
3.352:42
16Careful Man
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-05-16)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-05-16)
recording of:
Careful Man (on 1972-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
52:23
17Alabama Rain
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-06-02)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-06-02)
recording of:
Alabama Rain (on 1972-06-02)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
3.252:14
18A Good Time Man Like Me Ain't Got No Business (Singin' the Blues)
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-06-02)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-06-02)
recording of:
A Good Time Man Like Me Ain’t Got No Business (Singin’ The Blues) (on 1972-06-02)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
42:07
19Next Time, This Time
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-06-02)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-06-02)
recording of:
Next Time, This Time (on 1972-06-02)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
2:53
20Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-06-02)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-06-02)
recording of:
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (on 1972-06-02)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., Blendingwell Music, Inc., Denjac Music Co., DenJac Music Company, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
4.63:02
21These Dreams
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-05-16)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-05-16)
recording of:
These Dreams (on 1972-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3.53:14
22Speedball Tucker
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-08-02)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-08-02)
recording of:
Speedball Tucker (on 1972-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
42:26
23It Doesn't Have to Be That Way
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-05-16)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-05-16)
recording of:
It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way (on 1972-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
3.652:33
24I Got a Name (stereo version)
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Maury Muehleisen
bass:
Joe Macho
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and piano:
Tommy West
percussion:
George Devens
background vocals:
Jim Croce, Maury Muehleisen and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-06-06)
conductor:
Terence Minogue
arranger:
Terence Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Saja Music Co. (Saja Music Company, publisher) (in 1973)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-06)
recording of:
I Got a Name (on 1973-06-06)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Fox Fanfare Music Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
43:14
25Lover's Cross
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Maury Muehleisen
bass:
Joe Macho
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Croce
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-09-13)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-09-13)
recording of:
Lover’s Cross (on 1973-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3.53:05
26Five Short Minutes
bass:
Stu Woods (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
guitar [electric]:
Henry Gross
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Croce
percussion:
Bobby Matos
piano:
Tommy West
background vocals:
Marty Nelson, Tasha Thomas and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-06-07)
conductor:
Terence Minogue
arranger:
Terence Minogue
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-07)
recording of:
Five Short Minutes (on 1973-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
arranger:
Terence Minogue
4.53:29
27Age
bass:
Joe Macho
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
guitar [electric]:
Maury Muehleisen
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Croce and Tommy West
keyboard:
Tommy West
percussion:
George Devens
background vocals:
Jim Croce
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-08-20)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-08-20)
recording of:
Age (on 1973-08-20)
writer:
Ingrid Croce (Author, singer-songwriter, restaurateur) and Jim Croce
version of:
Op leeftijd
43:45
28Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Maury Muehleisen
bass:
Stu Woods (bass guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Croce
percussion:
Bobby Matos
slide guitar:
Henry Gross
synthesizer [arp "tuba"]:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
background vocals:
Maury Muehleisen and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-08-20)
conductor:
Terence Minogue
arranger:
Terence Minogue
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-08-20)
recording of:
Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues (on 1973-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3.352:34
29I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Maury Muehleisen
bass:
Joe Macho
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
electric piano:
Tommy West
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Croce
percussion:
George Devens
background vocals:
Marty Nelson and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-06-07)
conductor:
Terence Minogue
arranger:
Terence Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint) (in 1973) and Lastrada Entertainment Co., Ltd. (in 1973)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-07)
recording of:
I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song (on 1973-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
4.52:35
30Salon and Saloon
piano:
Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-09-13)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-09-13)
recording of:
Salon and Saloon (on 1973-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Maury Muehleisen
publisher:
Blendingwell Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
Salon and Saloon
lyricist and composer:
Maury Muehleisen
publisher:
Blendingwell Music, Inc.
2.652:31
31Thursday
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Maury Muehleisen
bass:
Joe Macho
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Croce
keyboard:
Tommy West
percussion:
George Devens
background vocals:
Jim Croce, Maury Muehleisen and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-08-20)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-08-20)
recording of:
Thursday (on 1973-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Sal Joseph
cover recording of:
Thursday
lyricist and composer:
Sal Joseph
3.352:28
32Top Hat Bar and Grille
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Maury Muehleisen
bass:
Joe Macho
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Croce
percussion:
George Devens
piano:
Tommy West
background vocals:
Ellie Greenwich, Tasha Thomas and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-09-13)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-09-13)
recording of:
Top Hat Bar and Grill (on 1973-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
42:49
33Recently
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Maury Muehleisen
bass:
Joe Macho
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Croce
keyboard:
Tommy West
percussion:
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist) and Bobby Matos
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-06-07)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-07)
recording of:
Recently (on 1973-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
42:34
34The Hard Way Every Time
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Maury Muehleisen
bass:
Stu Woods (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Croce
oboe and synthesizer:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
piano:
Tommy West
background vocals:
Marty Nelson, Terence Minogue and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-08-20)
conductor:
Terence Minogue
arranger:
Terence Minogue
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-08-20)
recording of:
The Hard Way Every Time (on 1973-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
arranger:
Terence Minogue
42:30
35Mississippi Lady
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-06-02)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-06-02)
recording of:
Mississippi Lady (on 1971-06-02)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company
3:56
36Chain Gang Medley
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-02-15)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-02-15)
medley including a cover recording of:
Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song) (on 1972-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
medley including a cover recording of:
He Will Break Your Heart (on 1972-02-15)
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer), Calvin Carter, Leiber, Curtis Mayfield, S. Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) and Stoller
composer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer), Calvin Carter and Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
medley including a cover recording of:
Searchin’ (on 1972-02-15)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Tiger (publisher)
4:40
37Ol’ Man River
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-02-15)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-02-15)
cover recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1972-02-15)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
2:29
38Which Way Are You Goin’?
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-06-02)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-06-02)
recording of:
Which Way Are You Goin? (on 1971-06-02)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company
2:19
39Stone Walls
2:59
40King’s Song
3:24
41Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild, Wild Women
1:48
42(and) I Remember Her
2:50
43Cotton Mouth River
2:00
44More Than That Tomorrow
2:45
45The Migrant Worker
1:55
46Child of Midnight
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1970-01-22)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-01-22)
recording of:
Child of Midnight (on 1970-01-22)
writer:
Ingrid Croce (Author, singer-songwriter, restaurateur) and Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company
2:51
47Railroad Song
performer:
Ingrid Croce (Author, singer-songwriter, restaurateur)
recording of:
Railroad Song
writer:
Ingrid Croce (Author, singer-songwriter, restaurateur) and Jim Croce
2:55
48Country Girl
1:49
49Maybe Tomorrow
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Maybe Tomorrow (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company
2:31
50The Way We Used To
2:30