You Don't Mess Around With Jim (studio album)
by Jim Croce
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You Don't Mess Around With Jim is ranked as the best album by Jim Croce.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 11/20/2025 01:47 | PapaShiz86 | 10,819 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2025 05:19 | Esol967 | 60 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2025 11:27 | solunastra | 210 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2025 04:03 |  AAL2014 | 3,498 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2025 20:28 | thepardunk | 2,543 | 69/100 |
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I dont recall listening to this album, although I know and love most of the tracks on it. If you don´t already know Croce´s music, it seems like a very good place to begin
Jboy56 05/26/2022 12:54 | #285737
A Fantastic and personal album from the great year in music.
Uno de mis cantautores favoritos con su disco más destacado.
One of my favorites. Great melodies!
You Don't Mess Around with Jim (1972) by Jim Croce - 7.16666667/10 - Listened to on 10/11/2019
A1 - You Don't Mess Around With Jim - 8/10
A2 - Tomorrow's Gonna Be a Brighter Day - 7/10
A3 - New York's Not My Home - 7/10
A4 - Hard Time Losin' Man - 7/10
A5 - Photographs and Memories - 8/10
A6 - Walkin' Back to Georgia - 7/10
B1 - Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) - 8/10
B2 - Time in a Bottle - 10/10
B3 - Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) - 6/10
B4 - Box #10 - 6/10
B5 - A Long Time Ago - 6/10
B6 - Hey Tomorrow - 6/10
This is the strongest release by Croce, containing many of his timeless hits such as Operator, Photographs and Memories, New York's Not My Home, Rapid Roy, and more. Great guitar, vocals, lyrics and melodies!
Overall, a solid, stripped-down folk rock album from a man who was gone too soon.
jdenny2018 05/17/2018 21:57 | #215057
Great album that doesn't get enough praise
One of the most beautiful albums ever recorded. I wish more people would listen to it.
Almost feels like a greatest hits album because many of the songs that made Mr. Croce famous are here. High quality songs and songwriting throughout. A classic.
louisjwyatt 05/06/2015 15:04 | #140962
Why is this ranked so low? Jim Croce was one of the best songwriters of all time, not to mention a fantastic guitarist, singer and storyteller. He was in the same social circle as Arlo Guthrie, James Taylor and Jimmy Buffett, and I think he was simply the most talented of the four.
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