Sixteen Tons

~ Recording by Tennessee Ernie Ford

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.9Sixteen Tons2:35Tennessee Ernie FordLa Grande Epoque Du Rock'N'Roll - 1954-1955Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time-LifeTL 946/02/02
1.4Sixteen Tons2:35Tennessee Ernie FordThe Number One Collection (Australian edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest0350684-1/2/3/4
1.3Sixteen Tons2:35Tennessee Ernie FordDance For EverVarious ArtistsAlbum + CompilationEMI France

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