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Jim Croce – You Don't Mess Around With Jim (VG/VG+) – LP, AU
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You Don't Mess Around With Jim is an LP by Jim Croce released on the Vertigo label.
About this album
You Don’t Mess Around With Jim is the breakthrough that made Jim Croce a defining voice in early 1970s pop-rock. Released in 1972, the album pairs his plainspoken storytelling with memorably tuneful writing, balancing character sketches, rueful ballads and the wry title song with the intimate detail that set him apart. Built on Croce’s warm vocals and acoustic-centred arrangements, it introduced the straightforward, human scale that would soon bring him wider success with songs such as Operator and Time in a Bottle. The result is a concise, sharply written set that helped establish Croce as one of the era’s most distinctive singer-songwriters.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Jim CroceLabel: Vertigo – 6360 700Format: LP, Album, ReissueUnits: 1Country: AustraliaGenre: Pop & RockStyle: Pop RockA1 You Don'T Mess Around With Jim
A2 Tomorrow'S Gonna Be A Brighter Day
A3 New York'S Not My Home
A4 Hard Time Losin' Man
A5 A Long Time Ago
A6 Walkin' Back To Georgia
B1 Operator (That'S Not The Way It Feels)
B2 Time In A Bottle
B3 Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
B4 Box #10
B5 Photographs And Memories
B6 Hey Tomorrow