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Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits is a 1974 compilation (and second posthumous release) by Jim Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Croce, originally released on ABC Records. The album was Hits released a year after Croce's 1973 death in an airplane crash. The inner photo jacket includes a tributatory essay on one side and a photo of Jim's son A.J. on the other. The title track originally appeared on the You Don't Mess Around with Jim LP as well as the B­side of the album title track single in 1972.

Contents

1 Track listing 2 Reception 3 Chart positions 3.1 Weekly charts Greatest hits album by 3.2 Year­end charts Released September 26, 1974[1] 3.3 Certifications 3.4 Chart procession and succession Recorded 1971 ­ 1973 4 References Genre Rock, Folk, Pop Length 41:17 Track listing Label ABC Producer Terry Cashman, No. Title Writer(s) Length Jim Croce chronology 1. "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" Jim Croce 3:00 Photographs & The Faces I've (from Life and Times) (1973) Memories ­ His Been 2. "Operator (That's Not the Jim Croce 3:49 Greatest Hits (1975) Way It Feels)" (from You (1974) Don't Mess Around with Jim) 3. "Photographs and Jim Croce 2:04 Memories" (from You Don't Mess Around With Jim) 4. "Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Jim Croce 2:45 Boy)" (from You Don't Mess Around with Jim) 5. "" (from You Jim Croce 2:28 Don't Mess Around with Jim) 6. "New York's Not My Jim Croce 3:07 Home" (from You Don't Mess Around with Jim) 7. "Workin' at the Car Wash Jim Croce 2:32 Blues" (from I Got a Name) 8. "I Got a Name" (from I Got a , 3:13 Name) 9. "I'll Have to Say I Love Jim Croce 2:34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographs_%26_Memories 1/3 1/31/2017 Photographs & Memories ­ Wikipedia You in a Song" (from I Got a Name) 10. "You Don't Mess Around Jim Croce 3:07 with Jim" (from You Don't Mess Around with Jim) 11. "Lover's Cross" (from I Got a Jim Croce 3:05 Name) 12. "One Less Set of Jim Croce 2:45 Footsteps" (from Life and Times) 13. "These Dreams" (from Life Jim Croce 3:12 and Times) 14. "Roller Derby Queen" (from Jim Croce 3:28 Life and Times)

Reception

In a 1974 review in Billboard Magazine, the editors wrote, "It is Professional ratings hard to believe one man poured out a fountain of excellent work in barely two years, but this LP offers proof of the greatness of Review scores Croce's career and is, in all respects, truly a greatest hits album. Source Rating They're all worthwhile and this magnificent collection makes Allmusic [2] one realize just how greatly this man will be missed. The beauty of music, however, is that he will always be heard."[4] Robert Christgau (B+)[3] Chart positions

Weekly charts Year­end charts Certifications

Year Chart Position Chart (1974) Position Country Certifications

1974 The Billboard 200 2 Canada RPM Top 100 [6] United States Platinum 12 1974 Canadian RPM 100 1[5] Hong Kong Gold[9] US Billboard 200 [7] 2010 Top Pop Catalog 16 21 US Cash Box Top 100 24

Chart (1975) Position

Canada RPM Top 100 [8] Albums 16

Chart procession and succession

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographs_%26_Memories 2/3 1/31/2017 Photographs & Memories ­ Wikipedia Preceded by Canadian RPM 100 number­one album Succeeded by Walls and Bridges by John December 7, ­ December 13, 1974 Greatest Hits by Lennon Canadian RPM 100 number­one album Preceded by Succeeded by (second run) Greatest Hits by Elton John Greatest Hits by Elton John December 28, 1974 ­ January 10, 1975

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles & John Peel Great Rock Discography (https://books.google.com/books?id=_WoRAPJQ58sC&pg =PA357&lpg=PA357&dq=Bad,+Bad+Leroy+Brown:+Jim+Croce's+Greatest+Character+Songs&source=bl&ots=qCqdF7 67K0&sig=Kt8EaHV3l_tlsLDZ0w_xYXZYVWA&hl=en&ei=L8DmTfSHAoP20gGhjvXsCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct =result&resnum=2&ved=0CBoQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=Bad%2C%20Bad%20Leroy%20Brown%3A%20Jim%20Cr oce's%20Greatest%20Character%20Songs&f=false%7CThe) 2. Allmusic review (http://www.allmusic.com/album/r4823) 3. "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2011­08­10. 4. Sep 28, 1974 Billboard Magazine (https://books.google.com/books?id=twcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT73&dq=Review+Jim+ Croce&hl=en&ei=ASqmTeXkN8X40gGOwYH2CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEoQ6AEwC DgU#v=onepage&q=Review%20Jim%20Croce&f=false) 5. "Item Display ­ RPM ­ Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2011­08­10. 6. "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 1974­12­28. Retrieved 2011­01­27. 7. "Album artist 838 ­ Jim Croce". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2011­08­10. 8. "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1975". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 1975­12­27. Retrieved 2011­01­27. 9. "Album artist 810 ­ Jim Croce". Tsort. Retrieved 27 January 2011.

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