Jim Croce, The Best of (PVG)

Best of Jim Croce is a Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook featuring 20 songs by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce. Created for pianists, vocalists, guitarists, Jim Croce fans, and musicians interested in soft rock and folk rock repertoire, this sheet music collection presents familiar favorites alongside songs that invite a deeper exploration of Croce's distinctive storytelling. The stated difficulty is medium.

Each arrangement includes vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names, and guitar chord diagrams, giving performers several musical elements to work from within the same edition. The Piano/Vocal/Guitar format makes the collection useful for learning songs, rehearsing vocal and instrumental parts, accompanying a singer, or preparing selections for informal and live performance. The combination of melody, harmony, lyrics, and chords also supports closer study of the songwriting behind these enduring recordings.

Across reflective ballads, character-driven narratives, and energetic soft rock songs, the collection offers variety for practice while preserving the lyrical character associated with Jim Croce's music. Songs such as Time in a Bottle, Operator, I Got a Name, and You Don't Mess Around with Jim provide opportunities to explore phrasing, accompaniment, chord movement, and musical expression through recognizable repertoire.

Song List

Alabama Rain * Another Day, Another Town * Bad, Bad Leroy Brown * Big Wheel * Hey Tomorrow * I Got a Name * It Doesn't Have to Be That Way * A Long Time Ago * The Man That Is Me * New York's Not My Home * One Less Set of Footsteps * Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) * Photographs and Memories * Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) * Roller Derby Queen * Speedball Tucker * These Dreams * Time in a Bottle * Tomorrow's Gonna Be a Brighter Day * You Don't Mess Around with Jim