The Definitive Croce

~ Release by Jim Croce (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: You Don’t Mess Around With Jim
2▶CD: Life and Times
3▼CD: I Got a Name
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1I Got a Name
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)
43:13
2Lover’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)
3.53:04
3Five 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
4Age
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
5Workin’ 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)
3.352:33
6I’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)
4.52:34
7Salon 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.
2.652:30
8Thursday
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
3.352:27
9Top 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
42:48
10Recently
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
11The 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
42:27