Life and Times (Jim Croce album)

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Life and Times is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, released in 1973. (See 1973 in music.) The album contains the #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

All tracks are written by Jim Croce

No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Less Set of Footsteps"	2:46
2.	"Roller Derby Queen"	3:28
3.	"Dreamin' Again"	2:38
4.	"Careful Man"	2:22
5.	"Alabama Rain"	2:14
6.	"A Good Time Man Like Me Ain't Got No Business (Singin' the Blues)"	2:05
7.	"Next Time, This Time"	2:55
8.	"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"	3:02
9.	"These Dreams"	3:12
10.	"Speedball Tucker"	2:26
11.	"It Doesn't Have to Be That Way"	2:31

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	Chart	Position
1973	Canadian RPM 100	1
1973	US Billboard 200	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"One Less Set of Footsteps"	Pop Singles	37
1973	"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"	Pop Singles	1
1973	"It Doesn't Have to Be That Way"	Pop Singles	64

Certifications

Country	Certifications
United States	Gold