The Jim Croce Songbook — The Ventures

A respectful, sun-drenched instrumental tribute that feels like a warm memory of a lost friend.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 34m

I Got a Name

3:10

Bad Bad Leroy Brown

3:01

I Have to Say I Love You in a Song

2:45

Lover’s Cross

2:57

It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way

2:37

Age

3:37

Time in a Bottle

2:26

Don’t Mess Around With Jim

3:02

One Less Set of Footsteps

2:56

Operator

3:10

Five Short Minutes

2:35

Speedball Tucker

2:25

Moments Worth Listening For

The delicate lead guitar line on Time in a Bottle that mimics the fragile phrasing of the original vocal.

The surprising transition into a more driving, classic Ventures rhythm during the chorus of Bad Bad Leroy Brown.

The way the clean, dry electric guitar tone on Operator captures the lonely, telephonic atmosphere of the lyrics.

Where This Album Departs

How does The Jim Croce Songbook sound next to the rest of The Ventures's catalogue?

Nostalgia+3.2σ

The writing leans far further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

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