Time in a Bottle
| "Time in a Bottle" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Jim Croce | ||||
| from the album You Don't Mess Around with Jim | ||||
| B-side | "Hard Time Losin' Man" | |||
| Released | November 1973 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 1972 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory (New York, NY) | |||
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| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jim Croce | |||
| Producer(s) | Terry Cashman, Tommy West | |||
| Jim Croce singles chronology | ||||
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"Time in a Bottle" is a song by singer-songwriter Jim Croce. It appeared on Croce's 1972 ABC third album You Don't Mess Around with Jim and was featured in the 1973 ABC made-for-television movie She Lives! After Croce was killed in a plane crash in September 1973, the song was aired frequently on radio, and demand for a single release built. The single of "Time in a Bottle" became Croce's second and final track to reach number one in the United States.