The heartfelt ballad became an even bigger success after the singer-songwriter’s tragic death.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sadly, Croce never knew he had the year-ending No. 1 single. The singer died tragically three months prior, on Sept 20, 1973, in a ...

In 1973, a tender soft rock ballad about time, love and mortality took on an even deeper meaning after the sudden death of the man who wrote it. "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce became a No. 1 hit on ...