Jerry Reed Sings Jim Croce
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Jerry Reed Sings Jim Croce is an album by American
country music
singer Jerry Reed
, released in 1980. The album is a tribute album
for Jim Croce
who died in 1973 in a plane crash during the peak of his career. Seven of the ten songs were singles released by Croce. The album peaked at number 56 on the Billboard country chart. The song "Age" (b/w "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues
") was the only single released from the album. It peaked at 36 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
United States
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country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
, released in 1980. The album is a tribute album
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
for Jim Croce
Jim Croce
James Joseph "Jim" Croce January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973 was an American singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, Croce released five studio albums and 11 singles...
who died in 1973 in a plane crash during the peak of his career. Seven of the ten songs were singles released by Croce. The album peaked at number 56 on the Billboard country chart. The song "Age" (b/w "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues
Workin' at the Car Wash Blues
"Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" is a 1974 single written and recorded by Jim Croce. It was the second single released from his album Life and Times. It reached a peak of #32 in July 1974 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also the third single released after Jim Croce's passing in September...
") was the only single released from the album. It peaked at 36 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Track listing
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 56 |
Personnel
- Jerry Reed - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Stan Dacus - engineer
- Wayne 'The Professor' Harrison - keyboards
- Paul Cooke - drums