Fit To Serve

A.J. Croce

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 10, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ruf
• ASIN: B000006BEA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #107,415 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

People
[A.J] is often loud, crass and given to flights of rhetorical fancy. In this his third solo album, [he] often sounds more like the son of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler than the offspring of Jim Croce.... Croce wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the album except for two.... The original tunes are uniformly lacking in warmth and narrative flow. A.J. doesn't have his dad's touch for small, emotional songs....

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good change of pace, July 7, 1998

By A Customer

Jim Croce follows in his father's footsteps of producing entertainment for people who appreciate talent. His blues/jazz talent on the piano make this CD a delight to listen to. His music is unlike Jim Croce (his father's) but is in a league of it's own. I would recomend this to anyone with a love for a good piano and a guy who loves to feel the entire span of the ivorys! It isn't a CD to fall to sleep with but definately one to use as a help to bang on the steering wheel as you pound pavement at balls out speed across the highway.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PLAY IT AGAIN A.J., January 2, 2002

By	Patrick Earley (Edmond, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

His first album was very good. His second album was OK. But "Fit To Serve" is Croce's best one yet. His vocals sound stronger here, but even more important, the songs are much better. Croce can play a mean barrelhouse type piano too. He's the kind of guy you might see playing behind the chicken wire in an old roadhouse somewhere. Unlike his more folk oriented dad, Croce is a tougher, hard edged blues/r&b/soul player. This guy can both ravage your soul and touch your heart with his music. What I like most about this album is that it retains the raw energy of a live show. Good examples of this are the jumpy tunes "I Don't Mind", "I'll Get Through", "Texas Ruby" (a good one), and the very Ray Charles-like "Judgement Day". He saves his best for last on "Nobody Else". A great song with heart-tugging lyrics about the battle of kicking alcohol. This is an excellent album by an artist who obviously has a great love for his craft. I have a feeling one day everyone is going to catch on to this guys music, and he'll eventually get his "time in a bottle". He's just too talented to go unnoticed for long. In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy "Fit To Serve". His best album to date, and it comes highly recommended.!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The big voice, December 2, 1999

By	Valerie Ackaouy "Akaouette" (Paris France) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a fan from France (so sorry for my english). I heard AJ's 1st album on french tv channel and then I became a fan ! His voice is so incredible and his blues/jazz sound is so deep ! My favorite is his 1st and 3rd album and I really expect a show soon in France ! This last Album will enjoy you !