You Don't Mess Around with Jim (song)
| "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" | ||||
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| Single by Jim Croce | ||||
| from the album You Don't Mess Around with Jim | ||||
| B-side | "Photographs and Memories" | |||
| Released | June 1972 | |||
| Recorded | October 11, 1971; The Hit Factory (New York City) | |||
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| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jim Croce | |||
| Producer(s) | Terry Cashman, Tommy West | |||
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"You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is a 1972 story song by Jim Croce from his album of the same name. It was Croce's debut single, released on ABC Records as ABC-11328. ABC Records promotion man Marty Kupps took it to KHJ 930 AM in Los Angeles, CA where it first aired. It made the KHJ "30" chart (at #27) that week of June 6, 1972. After spending 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song peaked at No. 8 the week ending September 9. Croce performed the song on American Bandstand on August 12, 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 68 song for 1972.