Sixteen Tons

~ Recording by B.B. King

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.16Sixteen Tons2:36B.B. KingB.B. King Sings SpiritualsB.B. KingAlbum
  • GB2006-04-25
Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# “CH” “CHD” “CDCHD”)CDCHM 1093
1.16Sixteen Tons2:34B.B. KingB.B. King Sings Spirituals (16 bit - 44.1 kHz Stereo Reissue)B.B. KingAlbum
Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# “CH” “CHD” “CDCHD”)[none]

Relationships

recording of:Sixteen Tons (cover)

Sixteen Tons

lyricist and composer:Merle Travis
publisher:American Music, Inc.
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
referred to in medleys:Way Out West (K-Tel mix/medley) (order: 6)
later parody versions:16 Months
Diamond Dog Hole
Sixteen Tons (Parody)
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
later translated versions:Dieciséis toneladas
Seksten tonn
Sexton ton
Sie hieß Mary Ann
Zestien ton
靜心等
is the basis for:Seize tonnes
נח היה איש צדיק ותמים
adaptations:16 Tons