I Got a Name

I Got a Name
Studio album by
Jim Croce
ReleasedDecember 1973
Recorded1973
StudiosHit Factory, New York City
GenreFolk rock
Length30:57
LabelsABC (USA)
Vertigo (UK)
ProducersTerry Cashman, Tommy West
Jim Croce chronology
Life & Times
(1973)		 I Got a Name
(1973)		 Photographs & Memories
(1974)
Singles from I Got a Name
  1. "I Got a Name / "Alabama Rain""
    Released: September 1973
  2. "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" / "Salon and Saloon"
    Released: March 1974
  3. "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" / "Thursday"
    Released: June 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
Christgau's Record GuideC+
Rolling Stone(favorable)

I Got a Name is the fifth and final studio album and first posthumous release by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, released in December 1973. It features the ballad "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song", which reached number 9 on the US singles chart, and the ballad "Salon and Saloon", the last song Croce recorded in his lifetime. The song, which is noted for its sparse piano-only vocal backing, was written by his guitarist and friend Maury Muehleisen and was included on the album as a gift to the writer.

This would be Croce's final album, as he died in a plane crash on September 20, 1973.

"I Got a Name" was used as the theme for the films The Last American Hero and Invincible. It was a posthumous hit for Croce, reaching number 10 on the US singles chart.

The album reached number 2 on the US charts behind his earlier album You Don't Mess Around with Jim in first place.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jim Croce, unless stated otherwise:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Got a Name"Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel3:11
2."Lover's Cross" 3:04
3."Five Short Minutes" 3:29
4."Age"Jim Croce, Ingrid Croce3:46
5."Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" 2:32
6."I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" 2:34
7."Salon and Saloon"Maury Muehleisen2:31
8."Thursday"Sal Joseph2:28
9."Top Hat Bar and Grille" 2:47
10."Recently" 2:34
11."The Hard Way Every Time" 2:29

Personnel

Credits taken from album's liner notes

Additional musicians

Chart positions

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1973 "I Got a Name" Adult Contemporary 4
Pop Singles 10
1974 "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" Adult Contemporary 1
Pop Singles 9
Country 68
"Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" Adult Contemporary 9
Pop Singles 32

Certifications

Country Certifications
United States Gold

References

  1. ↑ "I Got a Name - Jim Croce | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ "Album Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ Grein, Paul (October 5, 1991). "Chart Beat" (PDF). Billboard. p. 4. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ "January 26, 1974". Billboard 200.
  6. ↑ "Jim Croce - I Got A Name". Discogs.com. December 1, 1973. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 20, Issue 26 (1974-02-09)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  8. ↑ "Jim Croce Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 28, 1974. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1974". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  11. ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)