You Don't Mess Around with Jim is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter [artistJim Croce[/artist, released in 1972. On release, the album spent 93 weeks on the US album charts, longer than any other Jim Croce album. Read more on Last.fm.
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 Read more on Last.fm
