On September 20, 1973, James Joseph “Jim” Croce died aged 30. He was musician (guitar), singer and song-writer, best known for his songs “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “Time in a Bottle”. He has released five albums.
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Frank Sinatra: Some Nice Things I’ve Missed
In July 1974, “Reprise” label released “Some Nice Things I’ve Missed”, the 54th Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded December 1973 – May 1974, in Hollywood, and was produced by Don Costa, Jimmy Bowen and Sonny Burke.
Personnel:
- Frank Sinatra– vocals
- Don Costa, Gordon Jenkins– arranger
Track listing:
- You Turned My World Around – Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein, Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- The Summer Knows – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
- I’m Gonna Make It All the Way – Floyd Huddleston
- Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Ole Oak Tree – Russell Brown, Irwin Levine
- Satisfy Me One More Time – Floyd Huddleston
- If – David Gates
- You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
- What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? – Alan and Marilyn Bergman,Michel Legrand
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce
Jim Croce: Life And Times
On July 1, 1973, “ABC” label released “Life and Times”, the fourth Jim Croce studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West.
Personnel:
- Jim Croce – guitar, vocals
- Maury Muehleisen – vocals, guitar
- Alan Rolnick – vocals, guitar
- Michael Kamen- synthesizer
- Kenny Ascher- organ
- Tommy West – vocals, bass, keyboards
- Joe Macho – bass
- Gary Chester- drums
- Eric Weissberg- violin
- Ellie Greenwich- vocals
- Terry Cashman- vocals
- Tasha Thomas – vocals
- Bruce Tergesen – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim Croce.
- One Less Set of Footsteps
- Roller Derby Queen
- Dreamin’ Again
- Careful Man
- Alabama Rain
- A Good Time Man Like Me Ain’t Got No Business (Singin’ the Blues)
- Next Time, This Time
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
- These Dreams
- Speedball Tucker
- It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way
U2: The Unforgettable Fire
On October 1, 1984, “Island” label released “The Unforgettable Fire”, the fourth U2 studio album. It was recorded May – August, 1984, at the “Slane Castle”, in County Meath and at the “Windmill Lane Studios” in Dublin, and was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois.
Personnel:
- Bono – lead vocals
- The Edge – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Adam Clayton– bass guitar
- Larry Mullen, Jr.– drums
- Brian Eno – instruments, treatments, additional vocals
- Daniel Lanois – instruments, treatments, additional vocals
- Peter Gabriel– vocals
- Chrissie Hynde– backing vocals
- Paul Barret – fairlight
Track listing:
All lyrics by Bono, all music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.
- A Sort of Homecoming
- Pride (In the Name of Love)
- Wire
- The Unforgettable Fire
- Promenade
- 4th of July
- Bad
- Indian Summer Sky
- Elvis Presley and America
- MLK
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