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You Don't Mess Around with Jim (song)
1972 single by Jim Croce
You Don't Mess Around with Jim (song)
"You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is a 1972 story song by Jim Croce from his album of the same name. It was his debut single, released on ABC Records as ABC-11328. ABC Records promotion man Marty Kupps took the song to KHJ 930 AM in Los Angeles, CA where it first aired. The song made the KHJ "30" chart (at #27) that week of June 6, 1972. After spending 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it 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.
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