1973 Jim Croce – Life And Times
Life And Times is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, released in July 1973. The album contains the No. 1 Billboard chart hit “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”. Croce was nominated for two 1973 Grammy awards in the “Pop Male Vocalist” and “Record of the Year” categories for the song “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”. It was Croce’s final album to be released during his lifetime.
Tracks
1 One Less Set Of Footsteps (Jim Croce) 02:46
2 Roller Derby Queen (Jim Croce) 03:29
3 Dreamin’ Again (Jim Croce) 02:38
4 Careful Man (Jim Croce) 02:23
5 Alabama Rain (Jim Croce) 02:11
6 Good Time Man Like Me Ain’t Got No Business (Singin’ The Blues) (Jim Croce) 02:06
7 Next Time, This Time (Jim Croce) 02:53
8 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (Jim Croce) 03:02
9 These Dreams (Jim Croce) 03:14
10 Speedball Tucker (Jim Croce) 02:26
11 It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way (Jim Croce) 02:33
Biography
Musicians
1 One Less Set Of Footsteps
| Bass | Joe Macho |
| Drums | Gary Chester |
| Guitar | Alan Rolnick |
| Guitar | Jim Croce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
| Piano | Tommy West |
| Background Vocals | Tommy West |
| Background Vocals | Terry Cashman |
| Vocals | Jim Croce |
2 Roller Derby Queen
| Bass | Joe Macho |
| Drums | Gary Chester |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Guitar | Jim Croce |
| Piano | Tommy West |
| Background Vocals | Tommy West |
| Background Vocals | Ellie Greenwich |
| Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
| Vocals | Jim Croce |
3 Dreamin’ Again
| Bass | Joe Macho |
| Guitar | Jim Croce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
| Piano | Tommy West |
| Background Vocals | Tommy West |
| Background Vocals | Terry Cashman |
| Vocals | Jim Croce |
4 Careful Man
| Bass | Joe Macho |
| Drums | Gary Chester |
| Guitar | Jim Croce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
| Piano | Tommy West |
| Fiddle | Eric Weissberg |
| Background Vocals | Maury Muehleisen |
| Background Vocals | Terry Cashman |
| Vocals | Jim Croce |
5 Alabama Rain
| Bass | Joe Macho |
| Drums | Gary Chester |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Guitar | Jim Croce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
| Piano | Tommy West |
| Percussion | Tommy West |
| Background Vocals | Maury Muehleisen |
| Vocals | Jim Croce |
6 Good Time Man Like Me Ain’t Got No Business (Singin’ The Blues)
| Bass | Joe Macho |
| Drums | Gary Chester |
| Guitar | Jim Croce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
| Organ | Ken Ascher |
| Background Vocals | Tommy West |
| Background Vocals | Ellie Greenwich |
| Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
| Vocals | Jim Croce |
7 Next Time, This Time
| Bass | Joe Macho |
| Drums | Gary Chester |
| Guitar | Jim Croce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
| Piano | Tommy West |
| Oboe | Michael Kamen |
| Background Vocals | Maury Muehleisen |
| Vocals | Jim Croce |
8 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
| Bass | Joe Macho |
| Drums | Gary Chester |
| Guitar | Jim Croce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
| Piano | Tommy West |
| Background Vocals | Tommy West |
| Background Vocals | Ellie Greenwich |
| Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Willie McCoy |
| Vocals | Jim Croce |
9 These Dreams
| Bass | Joe Macho |
| Drums | Gary Chester |
| Guitar | Jim Croce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
| Vocals | Jim Croce |
10 Speedball Tucker
| Bass | Joe Macho |
| Drums | Gary Chester |
| Guitar | Jim Croce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
| Vocals | Jim Croce |
11 It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way
| Bass | Joe Macho |
| Drums | Gary Chester |
| Guitar | Jim Croce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
| Piano | Tommy West |
| Vocals | Jim Croce |
Liner Notes
Producer – Terry Cashman, Tommy West
Engineer (Mix, Recording) – Bruce Tergesen
Engineer (Assistant) – Corky Stasiak, Greg Davis, Tom Brown
Design – Ruby Mazur
Photography – Paul Wilson
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Phonographic Copyright ABC Records Inc
Copyright ABC Records Inc