I Got a Name 1973 Jim Croce

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"I Got a Name" is a 1973 single recorded by Jim Croce with lyrics by Norman Gimbel and music by Charles Fox. It was the first single from his album and also Croce's first posthumous single, released the day after his death in a plane crash on September 20, 1973. Though Croce wrote most of his own songs, 'I Got a Name' wasn’t one of them. He chose to record it because his father had dreamed of his success but passed away before seeing it happen.

James Joseph Croce (1943-1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released 5 studio albums and numerous singles, during this period, he took a series of odd jobs to pay bills while he continued to write, record and perform concerts. After Croce formed a partnership with the songwriter Maury Muehleisen, his fortunes turned. Croce's breakthrough came in 1972, when his third album, You Don't Mess Around with Jim, produced three charting singles, including "Time in a Bottle" which reached No. 1 after Croce died. The follow-up album Life and Times included the song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", Croce's only No. 1 hit during his lifetime.

On September 20, 1973, at the height of his popularity and the day before the lead single to his fifth album, I Got a Name, was released, Croce and five others died in a plane crash. His music continued to chart throughout the 1970s following his death. Croce's widow and early songwriting partner, Ingrid, continued to write and record after his death. Their son, A. J. Croce, became a singer-songwriter in the 1990s.