who sings if i could save time in a bottle
singer-songwriter Jim Croce
title: Time in a Bottle text: Time in a Bottle "Time in a Bottle" is a hit single by singer-songwriter Jim Croce. Croce wrote the lyrics after his wife Ingrid told him she was pregnant, in December 1970. It appeared on his 1972 ABC debut album "You Don't Mess Around with Jim". ABC originally did not intend to release the song as a single; but when Croce was killed in a plane crash in September 1973, the song's lyrics, dealing with mortality and the wish to have more time, had additional resonance. The song subsequently received a large amount of airplay as an album track and title: Time in a Bottle text: told the movers they could remove it, walked into Jerry's office and asked if I could borrow the electric bass that was sitting on his couch, played that on just the second verse and the outro, and that was that! Radio compression worked in our favor on that record. It made the harpsichord blend with the two guitars in an unusual way. But we thought this record would only be an album cut." 7" Single (ABC-11405) Time in a Bottle "Time in a Bottle" is a hit single by singer-songwriter Jim Croce. Croce wrote the lyrics after his wife Ingrid title: Jim Croce text: Jim Croce James Joseph Croce (; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, Croce released five studio albums and singles. His songs "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and "Time in a Bottle" reached No. 1 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. Croce was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to James Albert Croce and Flora Mary (Babucci) Croce, both Italian Americans. Croce grew up in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania just outside of Philadelphia and attended Upper Darby High School. Graduating in 1960, he studied at Malvern Preparatory School for a year title: Message in a Bottle (song) text: guitar with Andy Summers and Kanye West performing a rap verse over the chorus of the song. The song exemplifies the reggae/post-punk style of early Police. It is composed in the key of C minor with a chord progression of C#m9-Amaj9-B7-F#m. Message in a Bottle (song) "Message in a Bottle" is a song by English rock band The Police. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, "Reggatta de Blanc" (1979). Written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sting, the song is ostensibly about a story of a castaway on an island, who sends out title: Message in a Bottle (film) text: 5 feet. Irish music group Clannad wrote the song "" for the film. Singer Richard Marx also composed the song "One More Time", sung by Laura Pausini, which played during the credits. "Message in a Bottle" has grossed $52,880,016 in North America and $66,000,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $118,880,016. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $18,852,976, finishing first at the box office, knocking off "Payback" from the top box office ($17,719,502). The film received negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 32% rating, based on 38 reviews, with