Life and Times (Jim Croce album)
Life and Times is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, released in January 1973. The album contains the No. 1 Billboard chart hit "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown". 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". It would be the last album to be released during Croce's lifetime.
Production
The album was produced by Tommy West and Terry Cashman.Critical reception
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide wrote: "Croce's nostalgic side began to take over and he started to produce strikingly impersonal experiments in the craft of sentiment. It fits him well."Personnel
According to liner notes of the album- Jim Croce – lead vocals ; acoustic rhythm guitar ; backing vocals
- Maury Muehleisen – acoustic lead guitar ; harmonica ; backing vocals
- David Spinozza – electric lead guitar
- Alan Rolnick – electric guitar
- Tommy West – piano ; electric piano ; percussion ; backing vocals
- Kenny Ascher – organ
- Joe Macho – bass guitar
- Gary Chester – drums
- Eric Weissberg – fiddle
- Michael Kamen – oboe
- Terry Cashman – backing vocals
- Ellie Greenwich – backing vocals
- Tasha Thomas – backing vocals
- Willie "Slim" McCoy – backing vocals
- "Briggs" – backing vocals
- "Digs" – backing vocals
- Pete Dino – string arrangements
- Producers: Terry Cashman, Tommy West
- Engineer: Bruce Tergesen
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Singles| 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 |