2022 marks 50 years since Jim Croce released his breakout album, You Don’t Mess Around With Jim.  BMG celebrates the timeless album’s anniversary with 3 limited edition pressings on vinyl, CD, and cassette, complete with matching alternate gold-bordered cover artwork – available THIS FRIDAY, November 25, 2022. Produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West, and featuring the brilliant guitar interplay of Croce and Maury Muehleisen, You Don’t Mess Around With Jim catapulted the seasoned songwriter into the public consciousness and spent 93 weeks on the charts. Over the last 50 years, the tracks “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim,” “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels),” “Time In a Bottle,” and “Photographs and Memories” have become staples of the contemporary folk canon. The album posthumously went to Number 1 on the Billboard 200 in 1974 and has been certified Gold. The release leads into further celebrations in 2023, as BMG and the Croce estate commemorate 50 years since his untimely passing along with what would have been his 80th birthday.

Pre-order the 50th Anniversary Editions and stream the classic album HERE

Vinyl and Cassette Tracklisting
 
Side A
A1. You Don't Mess Around With Jim
A2. Tomorrow's Gonna Be A Brighter Day
A3. New York's Not My Home
A4. Hard Time Losin' Man
A5. Photographs And Memories
A6. Walkin' Back To Georgia
 
Side B
B1. Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)
B2. Time In A Bottle
B3. Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
B4. Box #10
B5. A Long Time Ago
B6. Hey Tomorrow

CD Tracklisting

    You Don't Mess Around With Jim

    Tomorrow's Gonna Be A Brighter Day

    New York's Not My Home

    Hard Time Losin' Man

    Photographs And Memories

    Walkin' Back To Georgia

    Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)

    Time In A Bottle

    Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)

    Box #10

    A Long Time Ago

    Hey Tomorrow