Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1176377 By Jim Croce. By Jim Croce. Arranged by Dave Gingras and John E. Dosher. Country,Rock. Score. 2 pages. DAVID LEE GINGRAS #776504. Published by DAVID LEE GINGRAS (A0.1176377). I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song is the title of a posthumously released single by the American singer-songwriter Jim Croce. The song was written by Croce and was originally released on his album I Got a Name. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at position No. 73 in March 1974. It peaked at No. 9 in April 1974, becoming his fifth and final Top 10 hit. In addition, the song went to No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart and reached No. 68 on the Billboard country music chart, Croce's only song to chart there. This version features a root-based chord blocking that John and I have used in a number of our arrangements. For interest and to keep the rhythm moving, we added some pretty cool left-hand fills. We hope you like what we've done with the song!