You Don't Mess Around With Jim

I thought I did not know Jim Croce, but on this album is "Time in a Bottle" and that is of course a song I know and like a lot. The rest of this You Don't Mess Around With Jim album is also not too bad. A big of singer songwriter stuff of obvious American origin (country influences). Other highlights are "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" and "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)". The lyrics are often great and funny. I liked it a whole lot more than I expected. Thanks for submitting it.

A well deserved add to this project! The album includes Time in a Bottle - one of his most iconic songs. The song wasn't originally released as a single, but after the tragic death of Jim in a plane crash in 1973, the song was released and topped the chart in the USA. I've listened to Jim's greatest hits album many times and he has such a good and familiar voice. This album contains many songs I never listened to before but every song sounds like I've known it my whole life.... RIP Jim. 5/5 If I had a box just for wishes And dreams that had never come true The box would be empty Except for the memory Of how they were answered by you -Time in a Bottle

Big old scary Jim and his big stache

Love it!

Finally a good addition! 5

It has been a long time since I listened to a Jim Croce album. He was one of my dad’s favorites so I grew up listening to him. I loved singing along to the title track of this with my cousin in the back of our car at the tops of our lungs. Superman, the Lone Ranger… and now Jim. As a kid I was focused on those big hit tracks (You Don’t Mess Around With Jim, Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels), Time in a Bottle), but listening now I have grown to greatly appreciate the other tracks. I have to say though that Operator is just about as perfect as a song gets. Love this special album!

This was a fun listen. some good songs on this one.

I’ve heard this one before but it’s always worth a listen. Good album

I'm a casual folk enjoyer but this was really solid. Never heard of him before but he's got a great voice and the songwriting here is really good.

Am I the first reviewer? Well, let's see. I wasn't expecting to like this, that it would be typical 70s garbage experimental, drug fuelled rock. Instead I thought it was great. It's down to earth, poignant and vulnerable. Full of good guitar work (acoustic, Spanish and electric), masterful songwriting with a seamless blend of humour, romance and melancholy. Pleasantly surprised. The snap of that telecaster in "Rapid Roy" is making me desire that butterscotch blonde telecaster I've been looking at for a while now. Where's my credit card?!

Made me realize that I never really knew who wrote ‘Time in a Bottle,’ which (no pun intended) is a pretty timeless track. There’s some great songwriting here, not every track shines in a memorable way but this LP feels incredibly genuine. A nice, mellow listen and addition to the user list for sure.

Some easy-listening folk rock

Time in a Bottle is really an all timer from this era. The rest of the album is here also.

Gotta give it up for Jim

It's fine

Oh! The guy from THAT song!

Harmless enough but I won’t be back