1973 Jim Croce – I Got A Name
I Got A Name is the fifth and final studio album and first posthumous release by American singer-songwriter, Jim Croce. released on December 1, 1973. It features the ballad “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song”, which reached number 9 in the US singles chart, and the ballad “Salon and Saloon”, the last song Croce recorded in his lifetime. The song was written by his guitarist Maury Muehleisen and was included on the album as a gift to the writer. The song is noted for its sparse piano-only vocal backing. This would be Croce’s final album recorded during his lifetime, as Croce died in a plane crash on September 20, 1973, the day before the album’s title song was released, leaving wife Ingrid Croce and son Adrian J. Croce. The title track, the theme from the film The Last American Hero, was another posthumous hit for Croce, reaching number 10 in the US singles chart.
Tracks
1 I Got A Name (Charles Fox; Norman Gimbel) 03:14
2 Lover’s Cross (Jim Croce) 03:03
3 Five Short Minutes (Jim Croce) 03:29
4 Age (Jim Croce) 03:45
5 Workin’ At The Car Wash Blues (Jim Croce) 02:34
6 I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song (Jim Croce) 02:32
7 Salon And Saloon (Maury Muehleisen) 02:27
8 Thursday (Sal Joseph) 02:26
9 Top Hat Bar And Grille (Jim Croce) 02:48
10 Recently (Jim Croce) 02:34
11 The Hard Way Every Time (Jim Croce) 02:30
Biography
Musicians
1 I Got A Name
Bass | Joe Macho |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Tommy West |
Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
Piano | Tommy West |
Percussion | George Devens |
Background Vocals | Maury Muehleisen |
Background Vocals | Tommy West |
Vocals | Jim Croce |
2 Lover’s Cross
Bass | Joe Macho |
Guitar | Jim Croce |
Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
Vocals | Jim Croce |
3 Five Short Minutes
Bass | Stu Woods |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Guitar | Henry Gross |
Guitar | Jim Croce |
Piano | Tommy West |
Percussion | Bobby Matos |
Background Vocals | Leroy Brown |
Background Vocals | Marty Nelson |
Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
Background Vocals | Tommy West |
Vocals | Jim Croce |
4 Age
Bass | Joe Macho |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
Guitar | Jim Croce |
Guitar | Tommy West |
Keyboards | Tommy West |
Percussion | George Devens |
Vocals | Jim Croce |
5 Workin’ At The Car Wash Blues
Bass | Stu Woods |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Guitar | Jim Croce |
Slide Guitar | Henry Gross |
Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
Synthesizer | Michael Kamen |
Percussion | Bobby Matos |
Background Vocals | Maury Muehleisen |
Background Vocals | Tommy West |
Vocals | Jim Croce |
6 I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
Bass | Joe Macho |
Drums | Gary Chester |
Guitar | Jim Croce |
Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
Electric Piano | Tommy West |
Percussion | George Devens |
Background Vocals | Alan Rolnick |
Background Vocals | Marty Nelson |
Background Vocals | Tommy West |
Vocals | Jim Croce |
7 Salon And Saloon
Piano | Tommy West |
Vocals | Jim Croce |
8 Thursday
Bass | Joe Macho |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Jim Croce |
Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
Keyboards | Tommy West |
Background Vocals | Maury Muehleisen |
Background Vocals | Tommy West |
Vocals | Jim Croce |
9 Top Hat Bar And Grille
Bass | Joe Macho |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
Guitar | Jim Croce |
Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
Piano | Tommy West |
Percussion | George Devens |
Background Vocals | Ellie Greenwich |
Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
Background Vocals | Tommy West |
Vocals | Jim Croce |
10 Recently
Bass | Joe Macho |
Guitar | Jim Croce |
Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
Piano | Tommy West |
Percussion | Bobby Matos |
Percussion | Rick Marotta |
Vocals | Jim Croce |
11 The Hard Way Every Time
Bass | Stu Woods |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Guitar | Jim Croce |
Acoustic Guitar | Maury Muehleisen |
Piano | Tommy West |
Synthesizer | Michael Kamen |
Oboe | Michael Kamen |
Background Vocals | Marty Nelson |
Background Vocals | Terence Minogue |
Background Vocals | Tommy West |
Vocals | Jim Croce |
Liner Notes
Producer – Terry Cashman, Tommy West
Arranged By (Strings)- Terence Minogue (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
Conductor – Terence Minogue (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
Engineer – Bruce Tergesen
Art Direction, Design – Robert L. Heimall
Photography – Benno Friedman
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Phonographic Copyright ABC Records Inc
Copyright ABC Records Inc