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Until his untimely death, Jim Croce was a force to be reckoned with on radio playlists. Photographs & Memories repackages some of his best work. Romantic acoustic-oriented songs were his hallmark, and songs like "Time in a Bottle," were huge hits because of their easy sentimentality. "I Got a Name" was the singer as well-worn folk traveler, while "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and even "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" followed standard boogie chord progressions, albeit with Croce's softer rock feel. There wasn't much really separating the overt emotions of "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" and "Operator" from his sap-dripping contemporaries, but there was just enough of an edge in Croce's warm voice to elevate his love songs to another level. Like a, oh, moderately priced wine, Croce remains a classic--accessible, affordable, and easy to enjoy. -- Steve Gdula
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4.0 out of 5 stars
His "Greatest Hits".,
By H3@+h "Over 1500 reviews!" (thanks for the helpful review votes) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Photographs & Memories (Audio CD)
This is pretty much your typical hits album, though a very good one. "Jim Croce" the man may not be well known, but his songs surely are. Half of these tracks most people probably know word for word. Included are the upbeat hits "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" and "You Don't Mess Around With Jim", and his soft rock/folk hits "Time In A Bottle", "I Got A Name", and "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song". Plus my favorite "Operator (that's not the way it feels)". Overall it's a great collection for most casual fans. It will go great with your "James Taylor" and "Cat Stevens" albums.
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You Don't Mess Around With Jim,
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This review is from: Photographs & Memories (Audio CD)
As with any greatest hits album you get someone else's idea of greatest hits. Yet if you only intend to buy one Jim Croce album you can not go wrong with this one. At least it has my favorites. In case you have not heard Jim before, the album is a mixture of fast and slow paced songs; yet all of them have his signature voice and style. These are his later recordings and were released just before he was killed in a plane crash. You may also want to pick up am album of his earlier recordings to see how he progresses through the years.
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The Great, Late & Marvelous Jim Croce!,
By Barron Laycock "Labradorman" (Temple, New Hampshire United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Photographs & Memories (Audio CD)
For those of us who watched the incredible rise of pop folk and country singer Jim Croce, this was the album that encapsulated his all too brief living of the life of his dreams. Sadly, he was cut down just as his career was reaching its pinnacle, and he left us to sing and perform in other, more ethereal venues. I'm sure he has the angels snapping their fingers and tapping their toes. With the songs that are included her Jim sang his way into our living rooms, automobiles, and our hearts. He was a true original, another of the incredible group of singer songwriters who not only performed so brilliantly, but also wrote the lyrics and composed the music as well.Here we have every thing from "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" to "Photographs and Memories", from "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown" to "You Don't Mess Around With Jim", from "One Less Set Of Footsteps" to "Operator". This is a wonderful album, one filled with all the thoughts and ideas and emotions he evoked so well in his lyrics and his songs. Those of us who came to appreciate his talent and his art were saddened by his death, but are yet thankful he left behind such wonderful photographs and memories, such priceless and timeless reminders of the good times he gave us. That why I wanted to weigh in with this review; I just had to say I loved him in a song... Enjoy!
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