| Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | September 26, 1974[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1973 | |||
| Genre | Rock, folk | |||
| Length | 41:09 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Producer | Terry Cashman, Tommy West | |||
| Jim Croce chronology | ||||
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Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, released on September 26, 1974, by ABC Records. The album was Croce's second posthumous release following his 1973 death in an airplane crash.
The inner photo jacket includes a tributatory essay on one side and a photo of Jim's son Adrian James (A.J.) on the other. The title track originally appeared on the You Don't Mess Around with Jim LP as well as the B-side of the album title track single in 1972. The album has since been reissued on Vinyl in 2020 by BMG.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
In a 1974 review in Billboard magazine, the editors wrote, "It is hard to believe one man poured out a fountain of excellent work in barely two years, but this LP offers proof of the greatness of Croce's career and is, in all respects, truly a greatest hits album. They're all worthwhile and this magnificent collection makes one realize just how greatly this man will be missed. The beauty of music, however, is that he will always be heard."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jim Croce, except "I Got a Name", written by Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" | Life and Times | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" | You Don't Mess Around with Jim | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Photographs and Memories" | You Don't Mess Around with Jim | 2:04 |
| 4. | "Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)" | You Don't Mess Around with Jim | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Time in a Bottle" | You Don't Mess Around with Jim | 2:28 |
| 6. | "New York's Not My Home" | You Don't Mess Around with Jim | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" | I Got a Name | 2:32 |
| 8. | "I Got a Name" | I Got a Name | 3:13 |
| 9. | "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" | I Got a Name | 2:34 |
| 10. | "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" | You Don't Mess Around with Jim | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Lover's Cross" | I Got a Name | 3:05 |
| 12. | "One Less Set of Footsteps" | Life and Times | 2:45 |
| 13. | "These Dreams" | Life and Times | 3:12 |
| 14. | "Roller Derby Queen" | Life and Times | 3:28 |
| Total length: | 41:09 | ||
Chart and certifications
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References
- ↑ Strong, Martin Charles & John Peel Great Rock Discography
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ↑ September 28, 1974 Billboard Magazine
- ↑ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 28, 1974. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Album artist 838 – Jim Croce". Tsort.info. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1975". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 27, 1975. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Album artist 810 – Jim Croce". Tsort. Retrieved January 27, 2011.