Life and Times (Jim Croce album)
Life and Times is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, released in 1973. The album contains the No. 1 Billboard chart hit "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", one of Croce's most successful songs. Croce was nominated for two 1973 Grammy awards in the "Pop Male Vocalist" and "Record of the Year" categories for the song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown".
Track listing
Personnel
- Jim Croce – guitar, vocals
- Kenny Ascher – organ
- Terry Cashman – vocals
- Gary Chester – drums
- Ellie Greenwich – vocals
- Michael Kamen – synthesizer
- Joe Macho – bass
- Maury Muehleisen – guitar, vocals
- Alan Rolnick – guitar, vocals
- Tasha Thomas – vocals
- Eric Weissberg – violin
- Tommy West – bass, keyboards, vocals
Production
- Producers: Terry Cashman, Tommy West
- Engineer: Bruce Tergesen
Chart positions
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
1973 | "One Less Set of Footsteps" | Billboard Hot 100 | 37 |
1973 | "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" | Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
1973 | "It Doesn't Have to Be That Way" | Billboard Hot 100 | 64 |