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Frank Sinatra: Some Nice Things I’ve Missed

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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:

  1. You Turned My World Around – Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein, Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson
  2. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
  3. The Summer Knows – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
  4. I’m Gonna Make It All the Way – Floyd Huddleston
  5. Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Ole Oak Tree – Russell Brown, Irwin Levine
  6. Satisfy Me One More Time – Floyd Huddleston
  7. If – David Gates
  8. You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
  9. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? – Alan and Marilyn Bergman,Michel Legrand
  10. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce

Jim Croce: Life And Times

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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.

  1. One Less Set of Footsteps
  2. Roller Derby Queen
  3. Dreamin’ Again
  4. Careful Man
  5. Alabama Rain
  6. A Good Time Man Like Me Ain’t Got No Business (Singin’ the Blues)
  7. Next Time, This Time
  8. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
  9. These Dreams
  10. Speedball Tucker
  11. It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way