14/10/2025

Jim Croce "The Faces I've Been" (1975) -Contemporary Folk-



Label : Lifesong Records


États-Unis Side I

01 - This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)
02 - Greenback Dollar (Hoyt Axton & Ken Ramsey)
03 - Pig's Song (Traditional)
04 - Gunga Din (Traditional)
05 - Sun Come Up (Jim Croce & Richard Croce)
06 - Bit Fat Woman (Eric Von Schmidt)
07 - Charlie Green Play That Slide Trombone (Traditional)

Side II

01 - Railroads And Riverboats (Jim Croce & Ingrid Croce)
02 - Railroad Song (Jim Croce & Ingrid Croce)
03 - The Way We Used To (Jim Croce)
04 - Maybe Tomorrow (Jim Croce)
05 - Stone Walls (Jim Croce)
06 - I Remember Mary (Maury Muchleisen)
07 - Country Girl (Jim Croce)

Side III

01 - Which Way Are You Goin' (Jim Croce)
02 - King's Song (Jim Croce)
03 - Mississippi Lady (Jim Croce)
04 - Chain Gang Medley: He Don't Love You / Searchin' / Chain Gang (Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield & Calvin Carter) / (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller) / (Sam Cooke)
05 - Old Man River (Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein III)

Side IV

01 - Carmella...South Philly: A Rose And A Baby Ruth / Nobody Loves A Fal Girl (J.D. Loudermilk) / (Jim Croce)
02 - Cars And Dates, Chrome And Clubs (Salon & Saloons) (Jim Croce)
03 - The Chinese (Thee Edges Of Your Day) (Maury Muchleisen)
04 - Trucks And Ups (Wear Out The Turnpike) (Jim Croce)
05 - The Army


Produced by Terry Cashman & Tommy West for Cashwest Productions, Inc.
Recording & Mixing Engineer / Production Assistant : Bruce Tergesen
Associate Producer : Rob Stevens
Assistant Engineers : Ted Spencer, Howie Lindeman, Dave Hensen
Orchestral Sessions Engineer : Don Puluse
"This Land Is Your Land" & "Greenback Dollar" Recorded at RPL Studios, Camden, New Jersey, March 26, 1963
"Pig's Song" Recorded at Villanova University, April 1963
"Gunga Din", "Sun Come Up", "Charlie Green Play That Slide Trombone" & "Bit Fat Woman" Recorded at RPL Studios, Camden, New Jersey, July 1966
Strings & Orchestral sweetening Recorded at Columbia Records 30th Street Studios, New York, 1975
All Other recording at The Hit Factory, New York, 1970-1975


Side I

01 - This Land Is Your Land
02 - Greenback Dollar

Jim Croce : Lead vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Tommy West : Lead vocals & Acoustic Guitar
The Spires : Jack Blake, Jim Quinn, John Sperger, Ian Lipton, Mike Collins, Frank Romano, Mike Romano, Jack Armsyrong, Ron Sisca & Santo Agolino

03 - Pig's Song

Jim Croce : Acoustic Guitar & Vocals

04 - Gunga Din

Jim Croce : Lead vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Karl Fehrenbach : Banjo

05 - Sun Come Up
06 - Bit Fat Woman
07 - Charlie Green Play That Slide Trombone

Jim Croce : Lead vocals
Richard Croce : Percussion
Mike DiBenedetto : Keyboards
Karl Fehrenbach : Guitar
Ken Cavender : Bass

Side II

01 - Railroads And Riverboats
02 - Railroad Song
03 - The Way We Used To

Jim Croce : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Ingrid Croce : Vocals
John Stockfish : Bass

04 - Maybe Tomorrow

Jim Croce : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Rob Stevens : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar
David Mansfield : Keyboards
John Stockfish : Bass
Rick Marotta : Drums
Ellie Greenwich, Tasha Thomas, Marty Nelson, Tommy West : Background vocals

05 - Stone Walls

Jim Croce : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Tommy West : Acoustic Guitar, Harmonium, Background vocals
Charlie Brown : Lead Electric Guitar, Harmonica
David Mansfield : Pedal Steel Guitar
Tom Rossette : Drums & Percussion
John Stockfish : Bass

06 - I Remember Mary

Maury Muehleisen : Acoustic Guitar & Vocals
Jim Croce : Rhythm Guitar

07 - Country Girl

Jim Croce : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Rob Stevens : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar
Tommy West : Keyboards
David Mansfield : Pedal Steel Guitar
Joe Macho Bass
George Devens : Percussion
Terry Cashman & Tommy West : Background vocals

Side III

01 - Which Way Are You Goin'

Jim Croce : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Maury Muehleisen : Acoustic Lead Guitar
Tommy West : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Background vocals
David Spinozza : Electric Guitar
Stu Woods : Bass
Rick Marotta Drums
George Devens : Percussion
David Mansfield : Pedal Steel Guitar

02 - King's Song

Jim Croce : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Tommy West : Keyboards
Joe Macho Bass
Rick Marotta Drums
George Devens : Percussion
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Geni Sackson

03 - Mississippi Lady

Jim Croce : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Maury Muehleisen : Acoustic Lead Guitar
Rob Stevens : Acoustic Guitar
Tommy West : Piano
Charlie Brown : Lead Electric Guitar
Stu Woods : Bass
Rick Marotta Drums
George Devens : Percussion
Ellie Greenwich, Tasha Thomas, Marty Nelson, Terry Cashman & Tommy West : Background vocals

04 - Chain Gang Medley : He Don't Love You / Searchin' / Chain Gang

Jim Croce : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Maury Muehleisen : Acoustic Lead Guitar
Rob Stevens : Rhythm Acoustic Guitar
David Spinozza : Lead Electric Guitar
Charlie Brown : Electric Guitar
Tommy West : Keyboards
Joe Macho : Bass
Rick Marotta : Drums
George Devens : Percussion
Tom Rossetter : Percussion
Ellie Greenwich, Tasha Thomas, Marty Nelson, Terry Cashman & Tommy West : Background vocals
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Terence P. Minogue

05 - Old Man River

Jim Croce : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Maury Muehleisen : Acoustic Lead Guitar
Tommy West : Piano
Stu Woods : Bass
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Terence P. Minogue

Side IV

01 - Carmella...South Philly
02 - Cars And Dates, Chrome And Clubs
03 - The Chinese
04 - Trucks And Ups
05 - The Army

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