The Very Best Of

~ Release by Jim Croce (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

A sticker with a 2nd Barcode was placed on the Jewel case covering the original.
The sticker reads:
MADE IN ENGLAND
601042950522

This CD has the same picture and song list as this 2002 release:
https://www.discogs.com/Jim-Croce-The-Very-Best-Of-Jim-Croce/release/6398821

Annotation last modified on 2016-04-05 07:15 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Time 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)
4.52:29
2Bad, 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)
53:02
3Operator
recording of:
Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3:50
4I’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)
4.82:35
5One 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
6You 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)
4.83:04
7Photographs 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
3.652:08
8Next 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
2:54
9I 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. (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
10It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
recording of:
It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
2:35
11Alabama 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
3.252:15
12Which 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
13Lover’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
14Dreamin’ 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
15New 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. (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)
3.653:09
16Working 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
17Mississippi 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
3:55