The Way We Used to Be - The Anthology

~ Release by Jim Croce (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This 3-CD anthology is a comprehensive European retrospective released by Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (London) under their Sanctuary Midline imprint. While Jim Croce is an American artist, this specific compilation was manufactured and licensed for the European market, as evidenced by the LC 6448 label code, MCPS branding, and the "Made in the EU" credit on the tray inlay. It features a mix of studio masters, rare early tracks, and live dialogue/performances across three discs.

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-01 18:53 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
live recording of:
Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
4:11
2[Roller Derby Queen (dialogue)]
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
5:27
3Roller Derby Queen
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
live recording of:
Roller Derby Queen (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
2:57
4Next Time, This Time
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
live recording of:
Next Time, This Time (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
3:46
5[Trucker (dialogue)]
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
7:12
6Speedball Tucker
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
live recording of:
Speedball Tucker (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
2:24
7New York’s Not My Home
live recording of:
New York’s Not My Home (in 1973)
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)
2:58
8Hard Time Losin’ Man
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
live recording of:
Hard Time Losin’ Man (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company
2:19
9[Ball of Kerrymuir (dialogue)]
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
2:52
10Ball of Kerrymuir
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
live cover recording of:
Ball of Kerrymuir (in 1973)
3:29
11You Don’t Mess Around With Jim
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
live recording of:
You Don’t Mess Around With Jim (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3:13
12It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
live recording of:
It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
2:53
13[Careful Man (dialogue)]
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
2:10
14Careful Man
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
live recording of:
Careful Man (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
1:59
15Shopping for Clothes
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
live cover recording of:
Shoppin’ for Clothes (in 1973)
writer:
Kent Harris (Boogaloo), Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Five Points Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
version of:
Clothesline (Wrap It Up)
2:33
16These Dreams
guitar:
Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen
vocals:
Jim Croce
live recording of:
These Dreams (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3:54