{"product_id":"jim-croce-photographs-memories-his-greatest-hits","title":"Jim Croce - Photographs \u0026 Memories: His Greatest Hits","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jim Croce - Photographs \u0026amp; Memories: His Greatest Hits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1974, Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Soft Rock, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9\/26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e JZ 35010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG (LM) | Members: Jim C (43' - 73') | Producer: Terry Cashman, Tommy West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorking-Class Years:\u003c\/strong\u003e Before music became his full-time life, Croce worked a string of ordinary jobs including truck driving and construction. Those years around diners, highways and blue-collar workers later gave him many of the characters and details that made songs like “Workin' at the Car Wash Blues” feel lived-in rather than invented.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWritten for His Family:\u003c\/strong\u003e Croce wrote “Time in a Bottle” after learning that his wife Ingrid was pregnant with their son, Adrian. What became one of his most famous songs began as a private reflection on wanting more time with the people he loved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFame Arrived Tragically Late:\u003c\/strong\u003e Croce died in a plane crash in September 1973 at only 30, just as his career was exploding. \u003cem\u003ePhotographs \u0026amp; Memories\u003c\/em\u003e was released the following year, collecting songs that had suddenly become even more poignant for listeners discovering how little time he had actually had in the spotlight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9\/14\/26 LM\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48361581838523,"sku":null,"price":22.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-518397-1407130204-7243.jpg?v=1789419043","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/jim-croce-photographs-memories-his-greatest-hits","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}