''Down the Highway'' is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter
Jim Croce
James Joseph Croce (; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a series of odd jobs to pa ...
, released in 1980 on Lifesong Records as LS 8030.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Jim Croce; except where indicated
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I Got a Name
''I Got a Name'' is the fifth and final studio album and first posthumous release by American singer-songwriter, Jim Croce, released on December 1, 1973. It features the ballad " I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song", which reached number 9 in t ...
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Charles Fox,
Norman Gimbel
Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes. He wrote the lyrics for songs including "Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Ready to Take a Chance Again" (both with ...
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#"Mississippi Lady" – 3:59
#"New York's Not My Home" – 3:08
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Chain Gang Medley: Chain Gang/He Don't Love You/Searchin'" (
Sam Cooke
Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer and songwriter. Considered to be a pioneer and one of the most influential soul artists of all time, Cooke is commonly referred ...
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Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler Jr. (born December 8, 1939) is an American soul singer-songwriter, producer, musician, and retired politician. He was the original lead singer of the Rhythm and blues, R&B vocal group the Impressions, inducted into the Rock and Rol ...
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Calvin Carter
Calvin T. Carter (May 27, 1925 – July 9, 1986) was an American record producer, record label manager and songwriter of jazz and pop songs.
Calvin Carter was born in Gary, Indiana, in 1925. He joined Vee-Jay Records, founded by his sister ...
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Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music. ;
Jerry Leiber
Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such Crossover music, crossover hit songs ...
,
Mike Stoller
Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as " Hound Dog" ( ...
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You Don't Mess Around with Jim
''You Don't Mess Around with Jim'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, released in April 1972.
History and release
The album was recorded over a three to four-week period for approximately $18,000, with most fundi ...
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Ol' Man River
"Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 musical ''Show Boat'' with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississipp ...
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Oscar Hammerstein,
Jerome Kern
Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over ...
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#"Which Way Are You Goin'?" – 2:19
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Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" – 3:01
#"Walkin' Back to Georgia" – 2:50
#"Box #10" – 2:26
#"Speedball Tucker" – 2:26
#"Alabama Rain" – 2:12
Production
*Producer: Terry Cashman, Tommy West
Charts
Singles
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Jim Croce albums
Compilation albums published posthumously
1975 compilation albums
Saja Records compilation albums