One Less Set Of Footsteps/Roller Derby Queen/Dreamin' Again/Careful Man/Alabama Man/A Good Time Man Like Me Has No Business(Singin' The Blues)/Next Time This Time/Bad Bad Leroy Brown/These Dreams/Speedball Tucker/It Doesn't Have To Be That Way
Life & Times was the last album released by folk-rock singer songwriter Jim Croce during his lifetime. It features many character songs including the US No.1 hit Bad Bad Leroy Brown, also recorded by Frank Sinatra. (US:7)
“The album title and the weary/rugged man on the cover make it hard to believe that Jim Croce was only thirty and one of the hottest songwriters in the country at the time of its release. Jim also applies the rule that you have to have to lived a bit in order to write good songs and Jim did lots of travelling and worked many dead-end jobs before he could live off his music. And he did hit big time with the #1 hit Bad Bad Leroy Brown, a catchy uptempo bar room rocker.”
“Cheesy singer songwriter tunes clog this album, the rest of the album has various Big Bad Leroy Brown clones, none of which are as good as that number. It really hasn't aged too well.”
“Lots of terrific songs here. I would've preferred a couple fewer character songs and a couple more ballad-type songs, but still a very solid album.”
“Life & Times is a truly amazing record for fans of Jim Croce, or for people who just want to hear some great chill out music. It's got it all, ballads, upbeat songs, and the down and dirty blues songs that Jim does so well. I can't get enough of Jim Croce and this record has given me joy on so many occasions.”
“Jim Croce's Life & Times LP, was his second recorded for ABC, and it is brilliant. It contains several of Jim's popular character songs, such as Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Roller Derby Queen and Speedball Tucker, as well as a couple of quirky tunes, Careful Man and A Good Time Man Like Me, all of which are up-tempo, toe-tapping, good-time fun. There are also a number of ballads here.”
“This was his second mainstream album and the one that featured Bad Bad Leroy Brown, the song that most people know. It doesn't disappoint, along with being an incredibly sentimental and fun listen, all the songs feature Croce's vocals, which held a warm, inviting, compassionate and loving tone to them.”
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