You Don't Mess Around with Jim
His first hit, reaching No. 8 in 1972.
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You Don’t Mess Around with Jim
He wrote Time in a Bottle the night he found out he was going to be a dad.
His first album for ABC came out in April 1972, produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West, with Maury Muehleisen on second guitar. The title track and Operator were hits that year. A TV film, She Lives!, used Time in a Bottle and aired eight days before the crash. Released as a single afterwards, it reached No. 1 on 29 December 1973 and stayed two weeks.
Tracks 12 · 33 minutes
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2
Tomorrow’s Gonna Be a Brighter Day
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3
New York's Not My Home
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4
Hard Time Losin’ Man
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Photographs and Memories
Its title was used for his greatest hits album in 1974.
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6
Walkin’ Back to Georgia
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Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)
The album’s second hit, in 1972.
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Time in a Bottle
Written in December 1970, the night Ingrid told him she was pregnant. Their son, A.J., was born the next September. The song went to No. 1 three months after Croce died.
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9
Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
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10
Box #10
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11
A Long Time Ago
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12
Hey Tomorrow