Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)

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"Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" is a 1972 single written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce. It was released August 23, 1972, and was the second single released from his album "You Don't Mess Around with Jim". It reached a peak of #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1972, spending twelve weeks on the chart. The story is said to have been inspired during Croce's military service where he saw lines of soldiers waiting to use the outdoor phone on base, many of them calling their wives or girlfriends to see if their Dear… read more
"Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" is a 1972 single written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce. It was release… read more
"Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" is a 1972 single written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce. It was released August 23, 1972, and was the second… read more

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Jim Croce (Jan 10, 1943 ‒ Sept 20, 1973) was an American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia whose biggest single "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit number 1 on the US charts in the summer of 1973. His influences included Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and Woody Guthrie. Sadly, Croce died in a small commercial plane crash one day before his third album, "I Got a Name" was to be released. Early life Croce was born in South Philadelphia. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania in 1960 where in 1976, he was the first former student t… read more
Jim Croce (Jan 10, 1943 ‒ Sept 20, 1973) was an American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia whose biggest single "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit number 1 on the US charts in the… read more
Jim Croce (Jan 10, 1943 ‒ Sept 20, 1973) was an American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia whose biggest single "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit number 1 on the US charts in the summer of 1973. His influences included Ian &… read more

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